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The U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) – U.S. government offices in the Washington area closed early on Monday due to approaching thunderstorms with severe winds, while the Federal Aviation Administration halted departing flights at numerous East Coast airports.
A Memorial Day vigil in the East Bay remembered veterans who lost their lives in the most recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Dozens of people, including veterans and the dependent survivors of the fallen service men and women, attended the event. It also served as a reminder of what veterans and surviving dependents will […]
March 31 (Reuters) – An immense spring storm emerging from the Western U.S. was expected to form a 1,000-mile (1609 km) front of extreme weather from the Great Lakes to Texas on Friday, spawning blizzards, freezing rain, tornadoes and torrential showers, forecasters said. Widespread, severe thunderstorms were forecast for Friday afternoon into early Saturday across […]
Over five million Ukrainians have been displaced within their country because of the war. The number of those seeking refuge across Europe has reached eight million. Photo: WFP/Marco Frattini In Ukraine, it’s the scale of things that strikes one the most – the scale of the challenge, of the threat, of the country itself. “We […]
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Bond investors are starting to trim holdings of U.S. debt to brace for a possible government default that they see as highly unlikely but potentially seismic for financial markets around the world. The U.S. Treasury hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit last month. Unless congress raises or suspends that […]
NEW YORK, Jan 19 (Reuters) – A debt ceiling fight is looming in the United States yet again, giving investors another worry for markets this year. The United States will likely hit its mandated $31.4 trillion borrowing limit on Thursday, forcing the Treasury to launch extraordinary cash management measures that can likely prevent a debt […]
Comment on this story Comment Every January, as the NFL’s best teams head into the playoffs, many of its worst dive into the task of finding a new head coach, a chaotic and mysterious process that inevitably brings fresh scrutiny of the league’s commitment to diversity and equity at the sport’s most public-facing management position.
CNN — As the world enters a new year, many public health and infectious disease experts predict that monitoring for new coronavirus variants will be an increasingly important part of Covid-19 mitigation efforts – and some are turning their attention to a surge in cases in China.
On one of the quietest weekends of the year in movie theaters, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” topped the North American box office for the fifth straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. With the release of “Avatar: The Way of Water” looming, studios opted not to open any new films in wide release. That enabled Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” […]
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