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CIA tries to recruit double agents in Russia with new video
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has released a Russian-language video to try to persuade Russian intelligence employees to switch sides and work as double agents for Washington. CIA Director William Burns said in July that disaffection among some Russians over the war in Ukraine was creating a rare opportunity to…
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Biden’s New Hampshire votes matter, even though he’s not on the ballot
By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats are trying to temper expectations for U.S. President Joe Biden in next week’s Democratic primary election in New Hampshire, as supporters scramble to gin up write-in support for him since his name is not on the ballot. The primary on Jan. 23 offers the first…
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Atlas Air Boeing 747 cargo plane makes emergency landing after engine fire
By David Shepardson and Lisa Barrington WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane made an emergency landing in Miami late Thursday shortly after departure after suffering an engine fire. The plane with five crew members safely returned and no injuries were reported. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board are…
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More grain ships divert from Red Sea after attacks
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea region have in past days led to a sharp rise in the number of grain cargoes being diverted around the Cape of Good Hope, rather than using the Suez Canal, grain traders and analysts said on Friday. Earlier this week, shipping sources had said they…
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Trump is warned he may be ejected from Carroll trial
By Jonathan Stempel and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge warned Donald Trump on Wednesday he could be kicked out of writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation trial if he kept making disparaging comments that the jury could hear. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan’s threat came after a lawyer for Carroll said Trump was…
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Severe US cold snap prompts peak power and natural gas demand
By Deep Kaushik Vakil and Scott DiSavino (Reuters) -Freezing temperatures in several U.S. regions triggered peak power demand in parts of the country on Wednesday, after homes and businesses consumed a record amount of natural gas for heating and power generation. The severe winter storm dumped snow across a broad part of the country this…
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Woman accused of killing Russian war blogger says handler lied about bomb
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – A Russian woman accused of assassinating a prominent pro-war blogger told a court on Tuesday she had thought the package she handed to him in a St Petersburg cafe contained a listening device, not a bomb. Darya Trepova said she was acting under orders from a man in Ukraine whom…
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U.S. FDA finds no evidence yet linking weight-loss drugs to suicidal thoughts
By Bhanvi Satija and Mariam Sunny (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday its preliminary review did not find evidence that weight-loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy were tied to suicidal thoughts and the agency will continue to study the issue. Still, the FDA, which has listed suicidal thoughts as a…
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Ecuador battles drug gangs behind surge of violence
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s president has declared war on drugs gangs holding scores of prison guards hostage in a wave of violence that saw the storming of a TV station on-air and explosions around the nation. The unrest appears to be in response to President Daniel Noboa’s efforts to tackle cocaine trafficking,…
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US condemns attacks by armed groups in Ecuador, offers more cooperation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States strongly condemns recent attacks by armed groups in Ecuador and pledged to increase cooperation with the government, the White House said on Wednesday as violence escalated in the South American country. Inmates in Ecuador are holding more than 130 prison guards and other staff hostage in at least five prisons,…