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Teen shot dead after aiming toy gun at Maryland State Police trooper
(Corrects typographical error in penultimate paragraph to make it "leave" instead of "lead") (Reuters) - A Maryland State Police trooper shot a 16-year-old boy dead after the teenager aimed what inves...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. spy chiefs warn of ‘unparalleled’ China threat in return to Congress
By Patricia Zengerle, Mark Hosenball and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. spy agency leaders warned on Wednesday of the "unparalleled threat" posted by China, citing Beijing's regional ag...
Apr 14, 2021
Charges expected against Minnesota ex-police officer who fatally shot Black man
(Reuters) - A police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a scuffle in a Minneapolis suburb that followed a routine traffic stop could face criminal charges on Wednesday, according to the count...
Apr 14, 2021
Temporary White House fence erected after Capitol attack starts to come down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Temporary fencing installed around the White House following the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol began to come down on Wednesday, more than three months after supporter...
Apr 14, 2021
Federal Bureau of Prisons says Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff has passed away
By Jonathan Stempel and Bill Trott NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bernard Madoff, who was convicted for running the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, died on Wednesday in federal prison where he was servin...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. senators to receive classified briefing on Afghanistan: Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators will receive a classified briefing on President Joe Biden's goal of withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. CDC to weigh rare clot risk with J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine as use paused
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. health advisory panel on Wednesday is set to review six reported cases of rare blood clots in women who received Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine one day after federa...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden to cancel Trump’s pandemic food aid after high costs, delivery problems
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - Yogurt was everywhere as volunteers opened boxes of fruit, frozen meat and dairy products that had shifted and spilled in transit to a food bank in Walwor...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. Senate to consider hate crimes bill in potential filibuster test
By Makini Brice and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will take up hate crime legislation on Wednesday intended to combat violence against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemi...
Apr 14, 2021
‘A cry for an acknowledgement:’ U.S. House Democrats urge reparations bill
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday will try to advance a bill that could lead to reparations for Black Americans as part of a broader e...
Apr 14, 2021
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