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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against nine individuals, including Iran’s designated ambassador to Lebanon, for obstructing the peace process in the Middle Eastern country and impeding the disarmament of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said the officials were embedded across Lebanon’s parliament, military, and security sectors, where they worked to preserve Hezbollah’s influence over key […]

BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told visiting Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popsoi that Beijing “cherishes” ties with the Eastern European country and aims to deepen them, a statement on Friday said, despite differences over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Popsoi’s Thursday meeting with China’s top diplomat came on the heels of a pomp-filled 24-hour visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin for a summit with President […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) – Daylight saving time would stay in effect year-round under a U.S. House proposal that advanced on Thursday, reviving an idea that Americans weary of biannual clock switching have long supported but has repeatedly fizzled in Congress. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 48-1 in favor of the Sunshine Protection Act, which would likely implement the change as part of a five-year […]

May 21 (Reuters) – The United States arrested Adys Lastres Morera, the sister of the executive president of GAESA, a sprawling conglomerate of military-run businesses, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. Morera, who entered the United States as a lawful permanent resident in 2023, is now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pending removal proceedings, according to separate statement from ICE. Morera’s presence poses a […]

Florida officials will pay nearly half a million dollars to a biologist who was fired by a state agency for criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk on social media after his death. The state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission fired biologist Brittney Brown in September after she reposted a meme on her personal Instagram account that claimed Kirk wouldn’t care about children being shot in their classrooms. She filed a lawsuit […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, stirring confusion following weeks of changing statements from Trump and his administration about reducing — not increasing — the American military footprint in Europe. The Trump administration has said it was reducing levels in Europe by about 5,000 troops, and U.S. officials confirmed about 4,000 service members were no longer deploying […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — What started as a widely backed proposal to locate a new Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on the National Mall devolved into a partisan fight Thursday after Republicans revised the legislation to ensure no transgender people are included in the exhibits. The House rejected the bill, 204-216, an outcome that leaves the next steps uncertain. The revised bill also would ban a “diversity” of views and give […]

May 21 (Reuters) – SpaceX on Thursday scrubbed the launch of its 12th Starship rocket from Texas and said it will attempt it again on Friday. (Reporting by Chris Thomas in Mexico City; Editing by Christian Schmollinger) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Stephen Nellis FREMONT, California, May 21 (Reuters) – Lam Research is focused on adding sensing and AI capabilities to its semiconductor manufacturing tools to make them more productive as it plans expanded operations in Arizona and California, its chief executive told Reuters on Thursday. Shares of Lam, which supplies chipmakers such as Micron Technology and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, have risen more than 75% this year as huge demand for […]