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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will veto a Republican-backed bill to overturn police reforms in Washington, D.C., if it passes in Congress, a White House official said on Thursday. “Congress should respect D.C.’s right to pass to pass measures that improve public safety and public trust,” said the official, who was not authorized to be named. “The president will veto this resolution if it reaches […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co has withdrawn a petition seeking approval from U.S. regulators to deploy up to 2,500 self-driving vehicles annually without required human controls, according to a letter made public Thursday. The automaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it was no longer seeking approval for the petition it filed in July 2021 citing its decision to close its self-driving venture Argo AI last year. “As […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration proposed a list of new measures Thursday that it says can be done without Congress, including telling midsized banks to hold more liquid assets, increase their capital, submit to regular stress tests and write “living wills” that detail how they can be wound down. “These are all actions that can be taken under existing law and as a result, there’s no need for congressional […]

By Hussein Waaile, Michael Martina and Ben Blanchard NEW YORK/TAIPEI (Reuters) -The U.S. and Taiwan are closer than ever, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen told supporters during a stopover in New York that so far, according to Taipei, has not triggered unusual military actions by China. Tsai arrived in New York on Wednesday on her way to Central America, and on her way back to Taipei next week will stop in […]

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Israel’s government is “on a rampage” against human rights, the new head of Human Rights Watch said on Thursday and urged the United States and other allies to do more to hold it accountable for alleged abuses and persuade it to change course. A planned overhaul of the judiciary by Israel’s religious-nationalist government would be “a disaster” for human rights, HRW Executive Director Tirana […]

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock indexes rose and the dollar declined on Thursday on easing fears about banking sector troubles, encouraging economic signs from the chip industry and rising oil prices. Two-year Treasury yields rose to a one-week high as investors grew more confident that recent stress in the banking sector would be contained, but remained cautious about the impact that recent bank failures would have on […]

By Julia Harte (Reuters) – Emergency rooms in the U.S. saw a significant rise in the number of patients with gun injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Thursday. Of all age groups, those between 0–14 years experienced the largest increase in the proportion of gun injury emergency room visits, the study said. About 40 children and […]

QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s opposition has compelling evidence to present against President Guillermo Lasso at his impeachment hearing, a lawmaker said on Thursday, including irregularities in a crude oil shipping contract overseen by Lasso. The Constitutional Court gave the green light on Wednesday night to begin impeachment hearings for alleged embezzlement in the National Assembly, where Lasso does not have a majority and has clashed with legislators. “The evidence is […]

By Hussein Waaile, Michael Martina and Ben Blanchard NEW YORK/TAIPEI (Reuters) -The U.S. and Taiwan are closer than ever, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen told supporters during a stopover in New York that so far, according to Taipei, has not triggered unusual military actions by China. Tsai arrived in New York on Wednesday on her way to Central America, and on her way back to Taipei next week will stop in […]