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At least 13 killed in Philadelphia house fire – media reports
(Reuters) -At least 13 people were killed in an early morning fire on Wednesday in a Philadelphia row house, according to local media citing police and fire department officials. The Philadelphia Fire...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. lawmakers weigh new COVID-19 stimulus funding -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are discussing another possible round of COVID-19 stimulus spending for businesses, seeking to blunt the impact of the fast-spreading Omicron variant, the Washing...
Jan 05, 2022
Tree touching PG&E power line sparked California’s Dixie wildfire, investigation finds
(Reuters) - California's second largest ever wildfire, which scorched just under 100,000 acres last year, was sparked by a tree coming in contact with cables operated by Pacific Gas and Electric power...
Jan 05, 2022
Pandemic-wary U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Biden vaccine mandates
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court, which has restricted its own operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, is preparing to decide whether to block President Joe Biden's va...
Jan 05, 2022
Riot shields and metal detectors are a reminder of deadly U.S. Capitol assault
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A year after then-President Donald Trump's supporters launched a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, signs of heightened security are visible everywhere, fr...
Jan 05, 2022
Some Ghislaine Maxwell jurors initially doubted accusers, juror says
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - During jury deliberations after the trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, some jurors initially doubted the accounts of two of her accusers, one member of the...
Jan 05, 2022
Exclusive-Walmart arm did not deliberately remove Xinjiang goods, China exec tells analysts
BEIJING (Reuters) - Walmart Inc arm Sam's Club, responding to the furore in China over what local media said was its deliberate removal of Xinjiang-sourced products from its app, denied the move in a ...
Jan 05, 2022
Boy Scouts fall short in vote on $2.7 billion abuse settlement – WSJ
(Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America fell short of winning the support it sought from sex-abuse victims for a near $2.7 billion settlement that could bring the organization out of bankruptcy, the Wal...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. reports nearly 1 million COVID-19 cases in a day, setting global record
By Joseph Ax and Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) -The United States reported nearly 1 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, the highest daily tally of any country in the world and nearly double the pr...
Jan 04, 2022
Rio de Janeiro cancels Carnival parade due to rising COVID-19 cases, Omicron threat
(Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro has canceled its world-famous Carnival parade for a second year due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and the threat from the arrival of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the ...
Jan 04, 2022
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