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UN COP16 nature summit creates permanent body for Indigenous peoples
CALI, Colombia (Reuters) - Countries at the U.N. COP16 summit on nature in Cali, Colombia, on Friday approved a measure to cr...
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Jury acquits Kentucky officer on one count in Breonna Taylor's death
(Reuters) - A Kentucky jury on Friday acquitted a police officer of violating the civil rights of the neighbors of Breonna Ta...
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Washington state activates National Guard in case of election violence
(Reuters) - The governor of Washington state on Friday said he was activating some members of the National Guard to be on sta...
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Judge orders Pennsylvania county to issue ballots for voters who did not receive them
By Jasper Ward (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge on Friday ordered the Erie County Board of Elections to issue ballots for up ...
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Despite bans, firecrackers sizzle across India for Diwali
By Amit Dave VANCH VILLAGE, India (Reuters) - Firecrackers are central to Diwali celebrations for millions of Indian Hindus a...
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US Supreme Court won't block Pennsylvania provisional ballots decision
(Corrects number of justices who issued a statement - three instead of four - in paragraph 10) By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The...
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Ecuador's Indigenous defenders face growing threats, activists say at UN summit
By Oliver Griffin CALI, Colombia (Reuters) -Indigenous environmental defenders in Ecuador are suffering an increasing number ...
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US agency settles with Chicago mortgage firm over racial discrimination claims
(Reuters) - The top U.S. consumer financial watchdog agency on Friday said it had reached a settlement in a long-running laws...
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Trump says he would charge Stellantis 100% tariff if it moves jobs to Mexico
WARREN, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Friday that if he is elected he would put...
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Another US oil refinery to vanish with Lyondell Houston plant closing
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chemical maker LyondellBasell Industries on Friday detailed its long-announced plan to perm...
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Appeals court to revisit Ohio school district's transgender anti-bullying policy
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal appeals court decided on Friday to revisit its recent decision to uphold a central ...
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Georgia county sued over delay in mailing out US absentee ballots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A county in the U.S. state of Georgia violated the law by failing to promptly send out some 3,000 mail...
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New York Mayor Eric Adams corruption trial set for April 21, 2025
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams will go on trial on corruption charges starting April 21, 20...
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Elon Musk loses bid to move case over $1 million voter prizes
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday denied Elon Musk's bid to move a Pennsylvania lawsuit over his $1 million vot...
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Democrats have a plan if Trump prematurely declares election victory
By Jarrett Renshaw and Gram Slattery (Reuters) - Democrats are readying a rapid-fire response to flood social media and the a...
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U.S. regulators mull issues around siting data centers at power plants
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Costs and reliability concerns related to the burgeoning trend of building energy-inten...
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US to blame Russia over video falsely alleging fraudulent voting in Georgia, WSJ reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies are poised to blame Russia for pushing a video that falsely purports to sho...
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Major airlines criticize Biden air competition review, seek more time
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Groups representing major airlines on Friday criticized the Biden administration's broad public inquir...
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Azerbaijan aims to launch green investment rule book at COP29
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan as host of COP29 U.N. climate talks will this month launch a set of standards agreed by more than...
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US Supreme Court girds for rush of election-related litigation
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Following the 2020 election that he lost to Joe Biden, Donald Trump and his allies brought a stor...
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