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Former UK ambassador to Iran says the current situation is “the most dangerous it has ever been”

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Escalation of Tensions: Tensions between the United States and Iran have reached unprecedented levels, with concerns about potential (More...)

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Texas governor signs ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban, exposing abortion providers to lawsuits

By Gabriella Borter

(Reuters) -Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law a “fetal heartbeat” abortion bill that (More…)

Texas governor bars mask mandates for schools, other government entities

(Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered all government entities in the state, including school districts, to lift mask (More…)

U.S. vaccinated 600,000 12-15 year old’s last week

By Carl O’Donnell

(Reuters) -The United States administered COVID-19 vaccinations to around 600,000 children ages 12 to 15 last week (More…)

End new oil, gas and coal funding to reach net zero, says IEA

By Nina Chestney

LONDON (Reuters) -Investors should not fund new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world wants (More…)

Mexico eyes easing U.S. border curbs from June 22, depending on COVID

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico and the United States are discussing relaxing curbs on non-essential land border crossings from June 22, (More…)

Biden’s tax hike, spending plans to boost profits, Yellen tells U.S. Chamber

By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tried to sell President Joe Biden’s $2.2 trillion corporate tax (More…)

Colonial Pipeline hit by network outage just days after hack shutdown

By Stephanie Kelly, Laura Sanicola and Jessica Resnick-Ault

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Colonial Pipeline is having network issues preventing shippers (More…)

New York lifts mask requirements for the vaccinated, California waits

By Jonathan Allen and Barbara Goldberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York state this week will drop face mask requirements in (More…)

U.S. weekly deaths from COVID fall to lowest in 14 months

(Reuters) – U.S. deaths from COVID-19 last week fell to their lowest in nearly 14 months and the number of (More…)