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US rejects “absurd” claims it is plotting violence against Cuba
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department denied on Tuesday it was plotting violent attacks against Cuba, a day after the Communist-run island claimed Washington was seeking to fom...
Dec 12, 2023
Countries push for COP28 deal on fossil fuels as talks spill into overtime
By Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett and Jake Spring DUBAI (Reuters) - Negotiations for a climate deal spilled into overtime at the COP28 summit in Dubai on Wednesday, as nearly 200 countries sought to b...
Dec 12, 2023
NY high court paves way for Democrats to redraw congressional map
(Reuters) - New York's top court on Tuesday threw out the state's congressional map, a decision that could eventually pave the way for the Democratic-controlled legislature to draw a new map that give...
Dec 12, 2023
Top US Senate Republican says Ukraine aid deal ‘practically impossible’ before Christmas
(Deletes extraneous words in paragraph 2) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday it would be "practically impossible" for Congress to pass a supplemental ...
Dec 12, 2023
Biden strongly supports swift passage of annual defense policy bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Tuesday it strongly supports swift passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual bill setting policy for the Pen...
Dec 12, 2023
US FTC finalizes car-buying rules to rein in junk fees, bait-and-switch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Auto dealers will be barred from luring vehicle buyers with promises they do not keep and will not be able to charge junk fees - like a service contract for an oil change for an...
Dec 12, 2023
US budget deficit hits record high for November on interest costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. federal budget deficit jumped 26% in November from a year earlier to $314 billion, a record for the month and the highest since March, the Treasury Department said on T...
Dec 12, 2023
US committee offers 2024 legislative ‘blueprint’ for countering China
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee issued an extensive list of bipartisan recommendations on Tuesday to reset America's economic ties with China, setting out legi...
Dec 12, 2023
COP28 enters the final hours of climate negotiations
DUBAI (Reuters) - The COP28 climate summit went into overtime on Tuesday night, with negotiators trying to reach a deal for this year's U.N. meeting. Reuters reporters were on the ground delivering th...
Dec 12, 2023
Lawyers challenging Kentucky abortion ban call for more plaintiffs
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A Kentucky woman who filed a class action last week challenging the state's near-total ban on abortion is no longer pregnant, her lawyers said Tuesday, calling for more ...
Dec 12, 2023
