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U.S. House votes to overturn heavy duty truck emissions rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted 221 to 203 on Tuesday to overturn Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that aim to drastically cut smog- and s...
May 23, 2023
Explainer-What is Twitter Spaces where DeSantis will announce his presidential run?
By Tiyashi Datta (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will announce on Wednesday he is entering the 2024 presidential race during a Twitter Spaces discussion with billionaire Elon Musk, the first...
May 23, 2023
South Carolina lawmakers pass six-week abortion ban, send to governor
By Sharon Bernstein and Julia Harte (Reuters) -South Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday passed a ban on most abortions after fetal cardiac activity begins, around six weeks. The hotly contested bill, which...
May 23, 2023
Abortion pill maker seeks to keep challenge to W. Va. abortion ban alive
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Lawyers for abortion pill maker GenBioPro Inc on Tuesday urged a West Virginia federal judge to allow them to proceed with their challenge to the state's near-total abor...
May 23, 2023
Explainer-How could a US debt ceiling default hit regular Americans?
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What could happen on Main Street if Washington's political showdown over the debt ceiling stopped the government from cutting checks that fund a quarter of the ec...
May 23, 2023
Biden administration asks US court to dismiss airplane mask case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked an appeals court panel to dismiss its appeal and vacate an April 2021 ruling that declared unlawful a government order requiring masks on...
May 23, 2023
Illinois dioceses tolerated decades of abuse by clergy, report finds
By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - Some 2,000 Illinois children were sexually abused by Roman Catholic clergy between the 1950s and 2010s, the state attorney general said in a report released on Tuesday th...
May 23, 2023
New Chinese ambassador to US acknowledges challenges in relations
By Echo Wang and Michael Martina NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's new ambassador to Washington Xie Feng said on Tuesday that he will seek to enhance China-U.S. cooperation, but that relations face serious...
May 23, 2023
Factbox-Who is Ron DeSantis, 2024 presidential hopeful
By James Oliphant (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who will announce on Wednesday he is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is likely to be former President Donald Trump's t...
May 23, 2023
China’s new ambassador to the United States arrives in New York – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new ambassador to the United States Xie Feng arrived in New York on Tuesday to take up his duties, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. Xie was most recently vice forei...
May 23, 2023
