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Exclusive: Family of Black man killed by Cincinnati store owner seeks federal civil rights probe
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - The family of an unarmed Black man who was shot dead by a white store owner in Cincinnati asked the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to open a civil rights investigati...
Jan 27, 2021
Biden administration temporarily holds some U.S. weapons exports: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming Biden administration has temporarily paused some pending arms sales to U.S. allies in order to review them, a U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday. Weap...
Jan 27, 2021
Biden says he will ask Congress to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he will ask the U.S. Congress to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels on a day he signed executive actions to combat climate change. The co...
Jan 27, 2021
Biden, Harris directly engaged in building support for COVID-19 recovery plan: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are directly engaged in building support for a $1.9 trillion economic recovery plan, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki s...
Jan 27, 2021
Analysis: A ‘transitory way to govern’ – Biden reverses Trump’s orders with the stroke of a pen
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - In his first week in office, U.S. President Joe Biden has rolled out a wave of executive orders to fulfill a roster of campaign promises, underscoring just how easy it i...
Jan 27, 2021
Factbox: What Biden plans to do next on refugees, separated families and regional migration
By Ted Hesson (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected on Friday to issue executive orders on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, refugee resettlement and the reunification of migrant families, ...
Jan 27, 2021
U.S. warns of heightened domestic terrorism threat after presidential inauguration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States faces a heightened threat of domestic terrorism from people disgruntled with the outcome of the November presidential election, the Department of Homeland Secu...
Jan 27, 2021
Yellen, UK’s Sunak discuss cooperation on pandemic, climate, taxes: U.S. Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday spoke with British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, and discussed the need for cooperation on the COVID-19 pandemic, including sup...
Jan 27, 2021
Explainer: Why Trump’s post-presidency perks, like a pension and office, are safe for the rest of his life
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The impeachment proceeding against Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has fueled speculation online that he could lose some of the bene...
Jan 27, 2021
On his first day, Secretary of State Blinken commits to rebuilding U.S. diplomacy worldwide
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Antony Blinken began his first full day as U.S. secretary of state on Wednesday promising to repair ties with global partners and show the world...
Jan 27, 2021
