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Forest Service says it started all of New Mexico’s largest wildfire
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - Two blazes that grew into New Mexico's largest ever wildfire were both started by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the agency said on Friday, prompting the state's ...
May 27, 2022
S&P cuts Ukraine’s ratings on bigger fallout from Russia invasion
(Reuters) - Global ratings agency S&P on Friday cut Ukraine's sovereign rating to 'CCC+/C' from 'B-/B', citing a larger fallout from Russia's military attack on the country. (Reporting by Bhanvi Satij...
May 27, 2022
U.S. prosecutors get guilty verdict in Capitol riot case, extending win streak
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday extended its streak of victories in jury trials against rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, securing a guilty verdict in its...
May 27, 2022
In the wake of Texas shooting, locals turn to churches for support
By Brad Brooks and Tim Reid UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) - Pastor Julian Moreno stood at the pulpit of the Primera Iglesia Baptist church in Uvalde where he's preached for 50 years, speaking of his great-g...
May 27, 2022
Calls to 911 emergency number by Texas students during massacre
(Reuters) - At least two girls cowering in their classrooms at Robb Elementary School in Texas called the police emergency number 911 during the massacre, a law enforcement official said on Friday. Gu...
May 27, 2022
‘The Worst Ones’ wins ‘Certain Regard’ competition at Cannes
CANNES, France (Reuters) - A film set in the working class suburbs of the northern French city Boulogne-sur-Mer won the top prize in the "Un Certain Regard" competition at the Cannes Film Festival on ...
May 27, 2022
Fed carrying $330 billion in unrealized losses on its assets according to Q1 financial statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is carrying $330 billion in unrealized losses on its holdings of U.S. Treasury and mortgage-backed securities as of the end of March, according to newly...
May 27, 2022
JBS U.S. units to adopt pandemic response plans after COVID outbreaks
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Subsidiaries of meat processor JBS USA LLC have agreed to implement infectious disease preparedness plans at seven U.S. plants, in the wake of a U.S. congressional repor...
May 27, 2022
U.S. extends tariff exclusions on Chinese COVID-19 medical products
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative's office on Friday said it extended tariff exclusions on Chinese-made medical products needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic for another six mont...
May 27, 2022
Blinken stresses importance of concluding Israeli probe into reporter’s killing
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Friday to Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and stressed the importance of concluding Israel's probes into the...
May 27, 2022
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