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Texas judge transfers lawsuit over card fees to Washington, D.C
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - A federal judge in a Texas court that has become a favorite for conservative challenges to Biden administration policies transferred a lawsuit challenging a rule curbing credit card late fees to a court in Washington, ...
Russian forces attacking infrastructure near Dnipro city, regional governor says
(Reuters) - Russian forces attacked infrastructure sites early on Friday in Kamianske district near the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro and at least one person was injured, the regional governor said. "The enemy's main aim is our people and ...
New York to test gun-detection systems for city's subway
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City will begin testing gun-detecting technology in a pilot program at several subway stations, Mayor Eric Adams said on Thursday. The announcement comes after several shootings on the subway ...
US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule for states
By David Shepardson and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Texas struck down a climate rule adopted by the Biden administration requiring states to measure and set declining targets for greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles ...
US urges UN Security Council action to get aid into Sudan from Chad
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States warned on Thursday that it would push the U.N. Security Council to take action to get aid to starving people in Sudan, possibly by authorizing cross-border deliveries from Chad, if ...
US gives Maryland $60 million to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. government awarded the state of Maryland $60 million in federal emergency relief on Thursday in response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an extraordinarily fast disbursement after ...
CSIS alerted Elections Canada of 'foreign interference allegation' in Toronto's Don Valley riding
OTTAWA – Canada’s chief electoral officer says Canadian Security Intelligence Service raised “allegations of foreign interference” in the nomination contest of a Toronto-area riding during the 2019 election, but he ultimately determined “no ...
Liberal MPs accuse premiers of 'screaming hypocrisy' over testimony for carbon-tax relief
OTTAWA — The premiers of New Brunswick and Alberta lambasted the impending federal carbon tax increase in a House of Commons committee and insisted that Canada needs to instead focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions on the world stage. But ...
Nigeria to free 313 suspected Boko Haram insurgents for lack of evidence
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's military will free more than 300 people suspected of being part of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency after a court ruled there was no evidence they committed any crimes, a defence spokesperson said on Thursday. In ...
US FDA extends review of Applied Therapeutics' genetic disease drug
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended its review of Applied Therapeutics' experimental drug to treat galactosemia, a rare genetic metabolic disease, the company said on Thursday. The health regulator will now give its decision ...