California boat captain gets prison term for fire deaths of 34 people
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The captain of a dive boat that caught fire and sank off the California coast in 2019, killing 34 people in one of the state's deadliest maritime disasters, was sentenced on Thursday to four years in prison for his conviction on ...
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Trump warns he may not accept Wisconsin election results
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he may not accept the 2024 election results in Wisconsin, a key battleground state in his matchup with President Joe Biden, leaving open the possibility of post-election turmoil. In an inte...
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Maryland estimates bridge replacement cost at $1.7 billion - $1.9 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Maryland said on Thursday it estimates it will cost $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion to rebuild a collapsed Baltimore bridge and anticipates it will be completed by fall 2028. The Maryland Department of Transportatio...
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Bird flu likely circulated in US cows for four months before diagnosis -paper
By Tom Polansek and Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bird flu likely circulated in U.S. dairy cows on a limited basis for about four months before federal officials confirmed the disease that has now spread to nine states, according to a new f...
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Argentina farmlands face cold snap that could slow leafhopper plague
By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina farm regions will see near-freezing temperatures in the coming days, the Buenos Aires grains exchange said in a report on Thursday, which could help against an insect plague hitting the corn cr...
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Bird flu outbreak in dairy cows fails to deter US raw milk sellers
By Lisa Baertlein, Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. sellers of raw milk appear undeterred by federal health warnings for consumers to avoid drinking unpasteurized milk in light of a bird flu outbreak that has ...
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Pentagon acknowledges US mistakenly killed civilian in 2023 Syria strike, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon has acknowledged in an internal investigation that the United States mistakenly killed a civilian in Syria in a 2023 drone strike, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The U.S. Central Command assessment con...
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Heavy rains in big Brazil farm state disrupt soy, corn harvests in final stages
By Ana Mano and Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Torrential rainfall in Brazil's second-largest soybean and sixth-largest corn state is disrupting the final stages of the harvest, according to a meteorologist's bulletin on Thursday, a grains br...
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Why Palestinians can count on American students but not Arab allies to protest
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maya Gebeily CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Palestinians may be gratified to see American university campuses erupt in outrage over Israel's offensive in Gaza, but some in the embattled enclave are also wondering why no similar p...
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Looted gold, royal treasures go on show back home in Ghana
By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) - Gold neck discs, a sword, a royal chair and dozens of other treasures looted during British colonial rule went on show in Ghana this week for the first time since their historic return. People travelle...
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