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Illegal luxury timber from Brazil's COP state makes its way to US and Europe, investigation finds
By Alexander Villegas (Reuters) -Almost 2,000 container ships carrying illegally harvested timber from the Brazilian Amazonia...
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Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000; forecast rains pose new threat for rescuers
BANGKOK (Reuters) -The death toll from Myanmar's devastating earthquake has surpassed 3,000, with hundreds more missing, as f...
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Tornadoes, heavy rains rip across central, southern US
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Tornadoes ripped across a wide swath of the central and southern United States on Wednesday, destro...
2h ago
Musk's cuts at US Social Security agency are illegal, lawsuit claims
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Disability rights groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming the Trump administration and bil...
5h ago
White House fact sheet accompanying Trump's new tariff orders
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled sweeping global tariffs of at least 10% on goods imported from most ...
7h ago
FTC puts hold on insulin lawsuit against drug middlemen
(Reuters) -The Federal Trade Commission put on hold a lawsuit against pharmacy-benefit manager (PBM) units of UnitedHealth, C...
7h ago
Doctor with wish list for more vaccine scrutiny named assistant to new FDA chief, sources say
By Rachael Levy (Reuters) -Tracy Beth Hoeg, a sports medicine physician and epidemiologist who opposed key U.S. health polici...
7h ago
Brazil announces auto industry executive as COP30 climate champion
By Lisandra Paraguassu (Reuters) -Brazil on Wednesday announced the nomination of auto industry executive Dan Ioschpe, who re...
7h ago
'The Simpsons,' 'Family Guy' renewed for four seasons at Fox
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Animated television sitcoms "The Simpsons," "Family Guy," an...
8h ago
US arrests alleged MS-13 gang leader linked to Nevada murders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities arrested an alleged leader in a local MS-13 gang who had been a fugitive for nearly f...
8h ago
Exclusive-Trump administration moves to more easily fire some agency employees
By Leah Douglas and Timothy Gardner (Reuters) - The Trump administration has begun the process of reclassifying workers at so...
8h ago
Trump unveils global reciprocal tariffs
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled global reciprocal tariffs during an event at the White House. Followi...
8h ago
In Wisconsin court race, megadonor Musk's role helps fuel Democratic turnout
By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) -Elon Musk poured millions of dollars into a Wisconsin Supreme Court race and even donned a loca...
9h ago
US Senate vote protesting Trump's tariff moves draws some Republican support
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Wednesday is expected to vote on a measure protesting President Don...
10h ago
USDA freezes some funds to Maine over support for transgender athletes, secretary says
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen funds to some Maine educational programs over the st...
10h ago
Trump approval falls to 43%, lowest since returning to office, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 43%, the lowest since his return to of...
10h ago
Researchers, ACLU sue over Trump's 'ideological purge' of NIH grants
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -Scientific researchers on Wednesday sued to secure reinstatement of National Institutes of ...
10h ago
Senate Republicans unveil blueprint for Trump agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee released its budget blueprint for enacting Presi...
10h ago
US senators urge energy secretary to follow law on clean energy grants, loans
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Democratic senators on Wednesday urged Energy Secretary Chris Wright to follow ...
10h ago
Trump taps lawyer for top aides as senior Justice Department official
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday named a lawyer who represented several of his ...
11h ago