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Olympics-Basketball 3×3-At first medal matches, DJ Lass is there to pump up the volume
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - When a 3x3 basketball https://fiba3x3.com match goes into sudden death overtime, the haunting beat of Kanye West's "Power" is just the right track to heighten the inte...
Jul 27, 2021
Republican Texas lawmaker projected to beat Trump-backed candidate in U.S. House race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Texas state legislator Jake Ellzey was projected to beat Susan Wright, the candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, and win a special election to a U.S. Hou...
Jul 27, 2021
California expands state healthcare to undocumented residents 50 and up
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's governor on Tuesday signed into law a major expansion of the state's Medicaid coverage to all low-income residents aged 50 and up regardless of the...
Jul 27, 2021
U.S. Justice Dept won't defend Republican lawmaker in Capitol riot lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department in a court filing on Tuesday declined to defend Republican congressman Mo Brooks in a lawsuit that alleges he conspired to instigate the Jan. 6 riot a...
Jul 27, 2021
White House wants broadband funding in infrastructure bill-sources
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of senators and the White House are debating extending a program started early in the COVID-19 pandemic to help lower-income Americans get broadband ac...
Jul 27, 2021
Illinois Department of Public Health aligns with new CDC guidance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Tuesday it is fully adopting updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) masking recommendations. The C...
Jul 27, 2021
Biden to tap ex-ambassador Gitenstein as EU envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has nominated former U.S. ambassador Mark Gitenstein to serve as ambassador to the European Union, the White House said on Tuesday. Gitenstein, U.S. ambassad...
Jul 27, 2021
Biden considers requiring COVID-19 vaccines for federal workers
By Nandita Bose MCLEAN, Va. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Tuesday his administration is considering whether to require U.S. federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. "That's under ...
Jul 27, 2021
U.S. sells 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli's unique Wu-Tang Clan album
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government said it sold imprisoned drug company executive Martin Shkreli's one-of-a-kind album by Wu-Tang Clan to pay off the $7.36 million he was ord...
Jul 27, 2021
Schumer says he hopes U.S. Senate can vote on bipartisan infrastructure plan by week's end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he was optimistic an agreement could be reached soon on the details of a bipartisan infrastructure plan and hoped a bill c...
Jul 27, 2021
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