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U.S. lawmakers to introduce bill to reform internet surveillance
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would overhaul aspects of the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program in an effort to install additional privacy protections. The…
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Special Report: The bankrupt utility behind Puerto Rico’s power crisis
[ad_1] SALINAS, Puerto Rico/NEW YORK (Reuters) – In the rural village of Salinas in southern Puerto Rico, frayed electric lines hanging from a utility pole blew in the breeze last week near the town square.…
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Las Vegas massacre probe turns to gunman's girlfriend ahead of Trump visit
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The quest by police to comprehend why a retiree shot 58 people to death in Las Vegas has turned to the gunman’s girlfriend, who has flown back to the United…
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Las Vegas massacre probe turns to gunman's girlfriend in Philippines
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The investigation into the motives of a Las Vegas retiree who killed 59 people in the bloodiest mass shooting in modern U.S. history turned on Tuesday to the gunman’s girlfriend…
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Wisconsin judge denies new trial for 'Making a Murderer' convict
[ad_1] CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday denied a bid for a new trial by Steven Avery, who is serving life sentence for a 2005 slaying featured in the popular Netflix documentary “Making…
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Trump administration backpedals on citizenship for 'Dreamers'
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. official told Congress on Tuesday it would be “rational” to legislate a path for citizenship for illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children, but within hours…
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Russia threatens retaliation over U.S. 'break-in' at consulate
[ad_1] MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Foreign Ministry said U.S. officials had broken into residences at Russia’s consulate in San Francisco, and threatened retaliation over what it called an illegal act. Russian staff left the…
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House Republicans seek $1 billion in Medicaid funds for Puerto Rico
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Puerto Rico, struggling to recover from hurricane damage, could receive $1 billion in additional funding for the Medicaid health insurance program for the poor under a proposal from a U.S. House…
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Russia threatens retaliation over U.S. 'break-in' at San Francisco consulate
[ad_1] MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. officials broke into residences at Russia’s consulate in San Francisco, the foreign ministry in Moscow said, threatening retaliation over what it called a hostile and illegal act. Russian staff had…
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Police seek clues to Las Vegas mass shooting, bloodiest in modern U.S. history
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Police sought clues on Tuesday to explain why a retiree with a penchant for gambling but no criminal record set up a sniper’s nest in a high-rise Las Vegas hotel…
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As Trump set to visit Puerto Rico, 95 percent lack power
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is set to make his first visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday, two weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory, and is likely to…
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Lone gunman kills 59, injures hundreds, in Las Vegas concert attack
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A retiree armed with multiple assault rifles strafed an outdoor country music festival in Las Vegas from a high-rise hotel window on Sunday, slaughtering at least 59 people in the…
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Oracle Co-CEO denounces Trump immigration policies
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) Co-Chief Executive Mark Hurd on Monday said he does not understand Trump administration immigration policies that make it difficult for foreigners to work in the United States…
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Gunman kills at least 58 people in Las Vegas concert attack
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A 64-year-old man armed with more than 10 rifles rained down gunfire on a Las Vegas country music festival on Sunday, slaughtering at least 58 people in the largest mass…
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Gunman kills at least 50, wounds 200 in Las Vegas concert attack
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) – A gunman killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 200 at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, raining down rapid fire from…
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Shooting at Las Vegas concert kills at least two
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and 24 were hospitalized after a shooting at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, a local hospital spokeswoman said, and…
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A cell signal, an open bar: tiny wins for Puerto Rico in ruins
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Puerto Ricans still living largely in darkness 12 days after Hurricane Maria leveled their island reveled in small victories on Sunday in what promises to be a months-long…
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Fewer NFL players kneel during anthem as Trump repeats call for protest to end
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Several dozen NFL players, fewer than last week, chose to kneel during the U.S. national anthem before league games on Sunday, a day after President Donald Trump again demanded an end to…
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In Puerto Rico, acute shortages plunge the masses into survival struggle
[ad_1] FAJARDO, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Brian Jimenez had burned through dwindling supplies of scarce gasoline on a 45-minute drive in search of somewhere to fill his grandmother’s blood thinner prescription. He ended up in…
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Three Miami Dolphins players defy Trump order to stand during anthem
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Three Miami Dolphins players knelt for the American national anthem before their NFL game in London on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump had said the previous day that it was…
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Health and safety rules targeted as Trump begins to slash red tape
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When disaster hits the chemical plants in Port Arthur, Texas, triggering fires like those that flared in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Hilton Kelley is the man fielding panicked calls from…
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Puerto Rico governor says relief arriving to storm-ravaged rural areas
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor says efforts to restore cell service, gas and other basic needs to the island’s rural residents are progressing, even as many in those towns report…
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Trump lays blame on Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday placed blame squarely on Puerto Ricans for the slow recovery from Hurricane Maria after critics and the mayor of San Juan complained…
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Hurricane Maria power outage puts old, vulnerable at risk in Puerto Rico
[ad_1] MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Few people in Puerto Rico have suffered more from the devastation of Hurricane Maria than the elderly and the infirm. Isolated from their families due to phone blackouts, short…
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Trump blames Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Puerto Ricans on Saturday for failing to do enough to dig out from damage caused by Hurricane Maria, saying criticism leveled at his…
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Under fire, Trump blames Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/BRANCHBURG, N.J (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Puerto Ricans on Saturday for the slow pace of relief from the devastating damage caused by Hurricane Maria, saying his government, which…
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Demonstrators unveil "Stop Killing Us" banner at St. Louis baseball game
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Demonstrators unfurled a banner that read “Stop Killing Us” at a Major League baseball game on Friday in St. Louis, where they were protesting the acquittal of a white former police officer…
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Oklahoma man convicted of murder in beheading case: media
[ad_1] (Reuters) – An Oklahoma man who had converted to Islam was convicted of murder on Friday in the case of a female co-worker who was beheaded three years ago, after the jury rejected his…
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San Juan mayor calls hurricane disaster 'a people-are-dying' story
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – The mayor of Puerto Rico’s hurricane-battered capital spoke on Friday of thirsty children drinking from creeks. A woman with diabetes said a lack of refrigeration had spoiled her…
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American convicted of supporting al Qaeda, aiding bomb attack
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American citizen was found guilty by jurors in Brooklyn federal court on Friday of supporting the militant group al Qaeda and helping to prepare a 2009 car bomb attack…





