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New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal
By William James, Simon Jessop and Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) -The United Nations climate body published on Thursday fresh ...
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Lutnick's China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead US in trade, tariffs
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investment banker Howard Lutnick's exposure to China came into sharp relief on Wedn...
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Duct-taped banana goes for $6.2 million in Sotheby's art auction
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - A piece of art that is little more than a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at auction for $6.2 m...
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US says 13.5 tons of deadly gas released at Texas refinery in Oct incident
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said on Wednesday that 27,000 pounds (13.5 tons) of de...
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US arrests homeless man in New York Stock Exchange bomb plot
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement on Wednesday arrested a homeless Florida man and charged him with plotting ...
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Rosenworcel to step down as US Federal Communications Commission chair on Jan. 20
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said on Wednesday she will step d...
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Iceland volcano erupts for the tenth time in three years
OSLO (Reuters) - A volcano near Iceland's capital erupted late on Wednesday for the tenth time in three years, spewing founta...
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Trump likely to pick Johns Hopkins surgeon, COVID mandate critic Makary for FDA, sources say
By Stephanie Kelly and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely choose Johns Hopkins surgeon an...
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Britain announces plan to boost heat pump uptake
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain announced on Thursday a doubling of funds available to help people switch to environmentally frien...
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Lower turkey costs set table for cheaper US Thanksgiving feast this year
By Renee Hickman and Karl Plume (Reuters) - Inflation-weary consumers should see the cost of their classic Thanksgiving dinne...
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Trump planning to tap loyalist Vought to lead OMB, sources say
By Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump is planning to tap conservative loyalist Russel...
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Boeing gives lay off notices to nearly 700 in Missouri
SEATTLE - Boeing issued lay off notices to 692 workers in Missouri, home to the company's Defense, Space & Security divis...
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Biden administrations moves to forgive $4.7 billion of loans to Ukraine
By Simon Lewis and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has moved to forgive about $4.7 billion ...
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Joe Biden turns 82 years old, a first for a sitting US president
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden turned 82 years old on Wednesday, an age milestone never before reached by a sitting com...
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Senators want Biden administration to back hiking mandatory pilot retirement age
(Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators including incoming Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday urged the Biden ad...
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US charges five in 'Scattered Spider' hacking scheme
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Wednesday against five alleged members of Scatt...
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US CDC expects COVID and RSV levels to increase in coming weeks
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it expects to see an increase in levels of ...
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Trump team weighs creating first-ever White House crypto role, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's team is holding discussions with the digital asset industry about whether to creat...
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Musk, Ramaswamy plan to lean on Supreme Court rulings to reduce federal agencies reach
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's government efficiency panel said in a Wall Street Journal opinion story on Wednesday that they will a...
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US awards up to $2.2 billion to speed clean-hydrogen development
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy said on Wednesday it has awarded up to $2.2 billion t...
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