(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy has rejected the first batch of bids from oil companies to resupply a small amount of oil to the nation’s emergency crude oil stockpile in February, according to a DOE spokesperson. The DOE last month had said it would purchase up to 3 million barrels for delivery to …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. and Mexican immigration officials are set to meet in El Paso Saturday, the day before U.S. President Joe Biden’s first visit to the border since taking office, Mexico’s immigration institute said Friday. The meeting between Mexican immigration head Francisco Garduno and Border Patrol officials in the Texas border city will …
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By Rich McKay (Reuters) – Yet another “atmospheric river” of dense, moist tropical air will clobber California on Monday with rain and mountain snow – the fifth of the weather phenomenon since Christmas – even as the state was being pummeled by storms this weekend, forecasters said. The current bout of heavy showers and gale-force …
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By Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro discussed binational investment and trade at a meeting in Caracas on Saturday, the Colombian government said. The countries have renewed political ties since Petro took office in August 2022, reopening trade and promising to work together on issues including …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kevin McCarthy woke up on Saturday morning with a long-held dream fulfilled: After a four-day standoff, he was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the most powerful member of the Republican Party. But that role could turn into a nightmare because it requires leading a caucus that …
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By Isabel Woodford and Valentine Hilaire MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Nineteen suspected gang members and 10 military personnel were killed in a wave of violence surrounding the arrest of Mexican drug cartel boss Ovidio Guzman in the northern state of Sinaloa, Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval said on Friday. Mexican security forces captured Guzman, the 32-year-old …
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By Jorge Garcia and Steve Gorman SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (Reuters) -Utility crews in northern California worked to restore power to tens of thousands of homes on Friday following two days of fierce winds and torrential rain, even as the region braced for another onslaught of stormy weather heading into the weekend. The next bout of …
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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hours after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy finally clinched the U.S. House speaker role, his party was already rolling out its initial legislative steps: the creation of committees to investigate China and the “weaponization of the federal government,” and a bill that could potentially limit abortion care nationwide. McCarthy won …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. House of Representatives Republican Kevin McCarthy could achieve his long-held dream of wielding the speaker’s gavel this week – if he can survive a nightmare of infighting that threatens to hobble his party’s new majority. The 57-year-old California Republican is widely favored to replace Democrat Nancy Pelosi …
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By David Morgan, Moira Warburton and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives early on Saturday, after making extensive concessions to right-wing hardliners that raised questions about the party’s ability to govern. The 57-year-old Californian suffered one final humiliation when Representative Matt Gaetz withheld his vote …
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