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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration is devising a strategy for the possible arrival of tens of thousands more migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border after the anticipated end of COVID-19 restrictions next month, scrambling to find holding centers, speed deportations and increase processing of refugees abroad. The administration is expected to announce new measures as soon as this week that would include stepping up the number of Latin Americans […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol announced Wednesday the two nations will bolster the response to North Korea’s persistent nuclear threat with an agreement that includes plans to dock U.S. nuclear-armed submarines in South Korea for the first time in over 40 years, bolster training between the two countries and improve information sharing between the allies. The new extended nuclear deterrence effort was unveiled […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol announced Wednesday the two nations will bolster the response to North Korea’s persistent nuclear threat with an agreement that includes plans to dock U.S. nuclear-armed submarines in South Korea for the first time in over 40 years, bolster training between the two countries and improve information sharing between the allies. The new extended nuclear deterrence effort was unveiled […]

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it was shutting down its Halo division that sells health and sleep trackers as the technology giant kicks off wider company layoffs. The company said it will stop supporting Halo services from July 31, and will fully refund Halo devices purchases made in the preceding 12 months. “We notified impacted employees in the U.S. and Canada today,” the company said in a blog […]

By Jonathan Stempel and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The writer suing Donald Trump for allegedly raping her nearly 30 years ago told jurors at a civil trial on Wednesday that the former U.S. president sexually assaulted her and defamed her by lying about it. “I’m here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he lied and said it didn’t happen,” E. Jean Carroll said in […]

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it was shutting down its Halo division that sells health and sleep trackers as the technology giant kicks off wider company layoffs. The company said it will stop supporting Halo services from July 31, and will fully refund Halo devices purchases made in the preceding 12 months. “We notified impacted employees in the U.S. and Canada today,” the company said in a blog […]

By Priyamvada C (Reuters) – U.S. hotel operators are expected to post a rise in first-quarter profit even as they pour in money to lure travelers to make bookings directly through their websites, instead of turning to travel agencies. While bookings have been getting a boost from increased business and leisure travel, the investments hotels have made to reduce their reliance on online travel agencies (OTAs), which tend to have […]

By Ted Hesson and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration is devising a strategy for the possible arrival of tens of thousands more migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border after the anticipated end of COVID-19 restrictions next month, scrambling to find holding centers, speed deportations and increase processing of refugees abroad. The administration is expected to announce new measures as soon as this week that would include stepping up […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said President Joe Biden would veto a bill seeking to overturn Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that aim to drastically cut smog- and soot-forming emissions from heavy-duty trucks. The U.S. Senate is set to vote later Wednesday on a measure seeking to repeal the Biden administration rule finalized in December. Republicans argue it was overly challenging to implement, would make trucks cost prohibitive for […]