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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls 57% in September
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell 56.8% in September compared to a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, while the region is struggling with a historic d...
Oct 06, 2023
Amazon drought strands floating Brazilian village on lake turned into mud
By Bruno Kelly MANAUS (Reuters) - Life has come to a standstill for a floating village now stranded on mud flats left by severe drought in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Motor boats lie tilting in the mu...
Oct 06, 2023
New York appeals court pauses breakup of Trump businesses during civil fraud trial
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - A New York state appeals court on Friday temporarily halted the dissolution of some of Donald Trump's most valuable properties as it weighs the former U.S. president's appeal...
Oct 06, 2023
No charges filed in shooting death of Atlanta ‘Cop City’ protester
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Six Georgia state troopers will not face charges in the January shooting death of a protestor who fired at officers at the construction site of a controversial Atlant...
Oct 06, 2023
US lawmakers press White House for tougher enforcement of China chip rules
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Two senior Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday pressed the Biden administration for tougher enforcement of export controls on sending adva...
Oct 06, 2023
New Mexico judge rejects Republican challenge to Democratic-drawn congressional map
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A New Mexico judge on Friday rejected a Republican challenge to the state's Democratic-drawn congressional lines, improving the odds that Democrats will maintain their hold on...
Oct 06, 2023
Starbucks must disclose spending on response to union campaign, judge rules
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp must provide U.S. regulators with documents detailing its spending on efforts to discuss unionizing with workers, part of the agency's probe into whether ...
Oct 06, 2023
US Postal Service seeks to hike stamp prices to 68 cents
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - The United States Postal Service (USPS) said on Friday it wants to raise the price of first-class mail stamps to 68 cents from 66 cents effective Jan. 21. The proposal,...
Oct 06, 2023
US House’s McCarthy says he won’t resign after ouster as speaker -CBS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday he will finish his term and run for re-election, CBS News reported after media reports suggested the Republican would re...
Oct 06, 2023
Judge lets Oklahoma ban on gender treatments for minors take effect
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal judge in Oklahoma has allowed a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect, adding to a growing split among courts on whethe...
Oct 06, 2023
