US bolstering defense posture in the Persian Gulf after Iran seized two merchant ships in recent weeks
The US will bolster its defensive posture with heightened patrols in the Persian Gulf after destabilizing actions by Iran this past month to interfere with and seize commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and other strategic waterways, according to a US National Security Council spokesperson.
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Amid banking woes, faltering US small-caps offer ominous economic sign
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK A U.S. stocks rally is leaving behind smaller companies, a sign that investors
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US consumer sentiment plummets to six-month low on debt ceiling debacle
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON U.S. consumer sentiment slumped to a six-month low in May on worries that political
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Former US Marine charged with manslaughter in New York subway choking death
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A former U.S. Marine who killed a homeless man by putting him in a
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Uncertainty clouds U.S. transition at Mexico border as new rules take effect
By Daina Beth Solomon and Julio-Cesar Chavez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico/EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) -The Biden administration began implementing a sweeping
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What to know about Florida's challenge to the immigration parole policy
A federal judge late Thursday night temporarily blocked one of the Biden's administration's key tools to try to manage the number of migrants in US Customs and Border Protection custody.
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Unaccompanied Honduran migrant teen dies while under Office of Refugee Resettlement care
An unaccompanied Honduran teen housed at a Florida shelter died Wednesday while under the care of the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement, according to a congressional notice obtained by CNN on Friday.
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U.S. metals magnate Sabin sours on DeSantis, backs Scott in 2024 race
By Alexandra Ulmer Metals magnate and Republican donor Andy Sabin said he has soured on Florida Governor Ron
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Wendy Sherman, US official who led diplomacy with China and Russia, to retire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, the country's number two diplomat, said on Friday she will retire
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Philadelphia mayoral race homes in on crime policies
In Philadelphia’s first mayoral race since crime spiked during the coronavirus pandemic, the crowded Democratic field is trying to make public safety a campaign cornerstone
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US-Spain collaboration on migration looms large as Biden, Sánchez hold White House talks
The White House says President Joe Biden will thank Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for Spain’s recent commitment to collaborate with the United States “to expand safe, humane and regular migration pathways” for people from Latin America
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Biden taps Philip Jefferson to be Fed's vice chair, Adriana Kugler as first Hispanic on Fed board
President Joe Biden has nominated Philip Jefferson, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, to serve as vice chair of the board
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