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Analysis-Democrats’ downgrade of Iowa’s role is a blow to Corn Belt, biofuels

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – The Democratic Party’s unseating of Iowa from its position as host of the first U.S. presidential nominating contest every four years is a blow that could also reshape the corn and biofuels industries throughout the Midwest, lobbyists and political consultants say. Backed by President Joe Biden, the party is set …

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U.S. defends Biden’s student debt relief plan in Supreme Court brief

By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department filed a brief with the Supreme Court late on Wednesday defending President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in federal student loans, arguing that two cases lacked standing to challenge the debt relief. Biden in August said the U.S. government would …

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NFL-Bills’ Hamlin shows improvement, remains in critical condition

By Frank Pingue (Reuters) -The Buffalo Bills said on Wednesday that safety Damar Hamlin has shown “signs of improvement” since suffering a cardiac arrest during a Monday night NFL game in Cincinnati, but that he is still in critical condition. “Damar remains in the ICU (intensive care unit) in critical condition with signs of improvement …

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U.S. college scam mastermind gets longest ‘Varsity Blues’ probe sentence

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -The architect of the largest U.S. college admissions fraud scheme ever uncovered was sentenced on Wednesday to 3-1/2 years in prison for helping wealthy parents secure the admission of their children to elite universities through cheating and bribery. The sentence imposed on former college admissions consultant William “Rick” Singer by …

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U.S. would accept up to 30,000 migrants a month in expanded program -sources

By Steve Holland, Ted Hesson and Dave Graham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States plans to accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela under a program paired with expulsions of people from those countries caught at the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. and Mexican officials said. The expanded humanitarian program would build …

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Peru police use tear gas to clear protests after Machu Picchu evacuated

LIMA (Reuters) -Police used tear gas to disperse protesters trying to approach Peru’s Congress headquarters on Wednesday, as thousands took to the streets two weeks after a wave of deadly protests over the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo. By early evening, there were no reports of clashes with police, who closed off access to …

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Latest ‘atmospheric river’ storm renews flood threat in California

By Sharon Bernstein and Steve Gorman SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) -Emergency crews braced for the latest bout of high winds and torrential rains sweeping California on Wednesday, renewing the threat of power outages and deadly flooding that gripped parts of San Francisco Bay and Sacramento over New Year’s weekend. The “atmospheric river” – an airborne current …

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