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Biden approves $571 million in defense support for Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense support for Taiwan, the...
4h ago
US Senate approves Social Security change despite fiscal concerns
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress early on Saturday passed a measure to boost Social Security retiremen...
5h ago
Biden administration withdraws proposed rule limiting transgender bans in sports
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday withdrew a proposed rule change that would have prohibited scho...
9h ago
Biden secures 235th confirmed judicial appointee, one more than Trump
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden secured his 235th appointment to the federal judiciary on Fri...
9h ago
Australian authorities urge hundreds to flee out-of-control bushfires
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bushfires in Australia's Victoria state burnt out of control on Saturday, with authorities issuing an evac...
12h ago
Exclusive-Fed's Barr seeks legal advice amid speculation Trump might remove him, sources say
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr has sought legal advice to ex...
13h ago
US government shutdown could cost travel sector $1 billion per week, disrupt holiday travel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A partial government shutdown could cost the U.S. travel industry $1 billion per week and lead to wide...
15h ago
Hardline Republicans reject Trump's debt ceiling demand, focused on deficit worry
By Steve Holland and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican hardliners who normally are ardent supporters of Preside...
17h ago
US charges Iranian over alleged role in 2022 death of American
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday that it had charged Mohammad Reza Nouri, a captain in Iran's Revolutio...
18h ago
Volunteers battle to clear spilled oil on Russia's Black Sea coast
By Sergei Pivovarov VITYAZEVO, Russia (Reuters) - Volunteers struggled on Friday to shovel up tons of sticky oil from Russia'...
18h ago
Top Biden environmental official to step down on Dec. 31
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Environmental Protection Agency plans to step down on Dec. 31 afte...
18h ago
Wells Fargo departs climate banking group in another high-profile exit after Goldman
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo has withdrawn from a group of global banks committed to curbing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing ...
18h ago
US agency proposes to streamline self-driving car exemption reviews
(Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday proposed a new process to streamline reviews of exem...
19h ago
Sigourney Weaver makes West End debut in 'The Tempest'
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver has made her West End debut as the magician...
21h ago
US Congress scrambles to try to avert looming shutdown after Trump demand rejected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress was scrambling to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours after more th...
22h ago
Bird flu drives US egg prices to all-time highs before Christmas
By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale egg prices are shattering records as an accelerating outbreak of ...
Dec 20, 2024
Florence's landmark passageway over Ponte Vecchio reopens to public
By Cristiano Corvino and Alvise Armellini FLORENCE (Reuters) - A Renaissance-era raised passageway that connects Florence's U...
Dec 20, 2024
Explainer-Trump aims at Biden's Inflation Reduction Act: EVs, clean energy and manufacturing
(Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal Joe Biden's signature climate bill called the Inflation Reductio...
Dec 20, 2024
Biden cancels another $4.28 billion in U.S. student loans
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday canceled another $4.28 billion in student debt for nearly 55,000 public servic...
Dec 20, 2024
Factbox-Donald Trump's lawsuits against media companies
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is making good on his threats to go after the media in court, wit...
Dec 20, 2024
