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FAA bars Boeing from increasing MAX output but ends partial grounding

By David Shepardson, Valerie Insinna and Tim Hepher WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration late on Wednesday tightened pressure on Boeing by barring the troubled planemaker from expanding production of its best-selling 737 MAX narrowbody planes, following “unacceptable” quality issues. The unprecedented decision looked set to deepen turmoil at Boeing even as the FAA …

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Israel denies attack on UN refuge in Gaza that drew rebuke from Washington

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Fadi Shana and Henriette Chacar GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The United Nations said on Wednesday that Israeli tanks struck a huge U.N. compound in Gaza sheltering displaced Palestinians, causing “mass casualties”, but Israel denied its forces were responsible and suggested Hamas may have launched the shelling. The attack, which the U.N. said hit a …

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Trump and Biden shift focus to general election rematch as Haley fights on

By Nathan Layne, Gram Slattery and James Oliphant MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Donald Trump and Joe Biden attacked each other on Wednesday as they prepared for a likely election rematch in November after Trump’s win in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary made his White House nomination increasingly likely, although his last remaining rival Nikki …

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Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own PoWs by shooting down plane

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of deliberately shooting down a Russian military transport plane carrying 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers to a prisoner exchange in what it called a barbaric act of terrorism that had killed a total of 74 people. Ukraine called for full clarification of the circumstances of the incident and …

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S&P 500 ekes out another record high as Netflix and chipmakers leap

By Noel Randewich and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -The S&P 500 climbed to its fourth straight record high close on Wednesday, as Netflix surged following blowout quarterly results and a strong report from ASML fueled gains in chipmakers. Riding optimism about Wall Street’s most valuable companies, Microsoft hit an all-time high, lifting its market value …

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UAW, Fain endorse Biden, say Trump ‘stands against everything we stand for’

By Andrea Shalal, David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union endorsed U.S. President Joe Biden’s reelection bid on Wednesday, with the union president delivering a fiery speech in Washington that was also harshly critical of Republican former President Donald Trump. In a full-throated endorsement of the Democratic incumbent, UAW President …

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