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North America leaders to discuss economy, drug gangs and migration at summit

By Dave Graham and Jarrett Renshaw MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart aim to make progress on strengthening economic integration, combating drug cartels and managing immigration on Monday, even as friction over Mexico’s energy policies weighs on joint cooperation. In initial remarks at the start of a U.S.-Mexico bilateral meeting …

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New Jersey, Ohio join other states in banning TikTok from state devices

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New Jersey and Ohio said on Monday they were joining other states in banning use of the popular video app TikTok on government-owned and managed devices. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said in addition to banning the short-video app owned by Chinese technology conglomerate ByteDance from state …

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New Mexico police arrest suspect in shootings at Democratic officials’ homes

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -Police in New Mexico on Monday said they had arrested a man in connection with shootings at the homes and offices of six elected Democratic officials, incidents that have raised concerns of political violence. “There is a suspect in custody, on unrelated charges, related to these incidents,” Albuquerque police Chief Harold …

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NFL-Bills safety Hamlin released from Cincinnati hospital, returns to Buffalo

By Frank Pingue (Reuters) – Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been released from a Cincinnati hospital one week after suffering a cardiac arrest during an NFL game and has returned to Buffalo, New York, doctors said on Monday. Doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center (UCMC) where Hamlin spent the last week said …

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Teacher shot by 6-year-old hailed as a hero for evacuating kids

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Police on Monday hailed a 25-year-old Virginia teacher as a hero for evacuating students from her classroom even after she was shot by a 6-year-old student. The teacher, Abigail Zwerner, was in stable condition on Monday, following the Friday afternoon shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, Police …

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More than 7,000 nurses go on strike in New York City

(Reuters) -Thousands of nurses at two New York City hospitals went on strike on Monday after contract negotiations stalled over pay and staffing levels, a move that caused one of the facilities to postpone procedures and appointments. The walkout involves more than 7,000 nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and Mount Sinai Hospital …

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S&P 500 near flat as investors weigh chances of less aggressive rate hikes

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 index erased early gains to close nearly flat on Monday as expectations that the Federal Reserve will become less aggressive with its interest rate hikes were offset by lingering worries about inflation. The Dow ended lower, and the Nasdaq Composite ended well off the day’s …

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South Korea’s Nov current account turns to deficit from surplus in Oct

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea had its third month of current account deficit in 2022 in November, mainly hit by still high import costs of energy at a time of shrinking exports, central bank data showed on Tuesday. The country’s current account turned to a deficit of $621.7 million in November 2022 from a surplus …

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Georgia grand jury probing Trump ends work, unclear if charges coming

By Joseph Ax and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Georgia special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies unlawfully sought to interfere in the state’s 2020 U.S. presidential election results has issued its final report, a court filing showed on Monday, but it remained unclear whether criminal charges will follow. …

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Republican bid to defend Trump immigration rule

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed an effort by a group of Republican state officials to revive former President Donald Trump’s hardline policy that barred certain immigrants deemed likely to require government benefits from gaining lawful permanent residency. The justices turned away an appeal by 14 Republican state …

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