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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank’s steering committee and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday called for further reforms this year to expand the bank’s ability to respond to climate change, pandemics and other crises that are reversing development gains. Yellen hosted talks with global finance officials to discuss an initial spate …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Feinstein, recuperating from a bout of shingles and facing calls from fellow Democrats to resign, said on Wednesday her return to the Senate has been delayed and she would temporarily step down from the Judiciary Committee. Feinstein, 89, who has not voted in the narrowly divided Senate since mid-February, said …

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(Reuters) – The judge overseeing the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems on Wednesday sanctioned Fox News, handing the ballot-machine company a fresh chance to gather evidence after Fox withheld records until the eve of trial, a person present during Wednesday’s court hearing said. Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said he would …

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By Luc Cohen (Reuters) -Donald Trump sued his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday seeking at least $500 million in damages, as the former U.S. president steps up attacks on his onetime loyal “fixer” after Cohen testified before the Manhattan grand jury that indicted Trump. In a complaint filed in federal court in Miami, Trump accused …

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By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Monster Beverage Corp, the maker of Monster Energy drink, on Wednesday persuaded a California federal court to block rival Vital Pharmaceuticals, maker of Bang Energy, from marketing its drinks as containing “Super Creatine.” The decision follows a jury verdict in September that awarded Monster $293 million in its lawsuit against …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s proposal on Wednesday to sharply cut tailpipe emissions and vehicle pollutants is on a fast track as the future of U.S. auto production could become a presidential campaign issue next year. The Environmental Protection Agency is moving with urgency to mandate a 56% cut in vehicle …

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By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is racing this week to convince a federal appeals court, or possibly the U.S. Supreme Court, to put on hold a judge’s order suspending the government’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, which is used in more than half of all abortions in the …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A new version of a lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of aiding in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking includes claims that the bank ignored pleas to cut ties with the financier, and that someone joked about whether Epstein knew Miley Cyrus. In a complaint made public on Wednesday, …

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RIYADH (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia and Syria’s foreign ministers on Wednesday welcomed a thaw in bilateral ties, including steps to resume consular services and flights, and agreed to cooperate to fight drug trafficking and facilitate Syria’s return to the Arab fold.     Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad landed in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah …

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