US railroads mostly on board with lawmakers’ safety push-CSX CEO
By Lisa Baertlein CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. freight railroads agree with most of federal lawmakers’ efforts to make the industry…
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U.S. agrees to renew strategic pact with second Pacific island state
By Kirsty Needham and David Brunnstrom SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Palau agreed on Wednesday to renew a…
US lawmakers want to bar automakers from eliminating AM radio in new vehicles
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday to bar automakers from eliminating AM…
U.S. Republican-led states move to block Biden ESG investing rule
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A group of Republican-led U.S. states has asked a federal judge in Texas to strike…
Biden adviser Sullivan has ‘total faith’ in Secret Service after reported home break-in
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, asked on Wednesday about a recent break-in…
Russia says hypersonic missile scientists face ‘very serious’ treason accusations
By Tatiana Gomozova and Lucy Papachristou MOSCOW (Reuters) – Three Russian academics who have worked on hypersonic missile technology face…
Southern Europe braces for climate change-fuelled summer of drought
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Southern Europe is bracing for a summer of ferocious drought, with some regions already suffering…
UN expert says Russia, China sending deadly aid to Myanmar’s military
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and other material since it…
Jailed Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza faces ‘psychological torture’, wife says
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, said authorities were torturing…
Massachusetts US attorney accused of election meddling and lying
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Rachael Rollins, the top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, improperly used her U.S. Justice Department…