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Finland joins NATO, Russia warns of counter-measures
HELSINKI/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Finland formally joined the NATO military alliance on Tuesday in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of "coun...
Julia Bradley Apr 04, 2023 Finnish and Nato flags flutter at the courtyard of the Foreign Ministry, ahead of Finland's accession to NATO, in Helsinki, Finland, April 4, 2023. Lehtikuva/Antti Hamalainen via REUTERS

Update: Trump to turn himself in, facing historic day in New York court
Updated 10:20 a.m. NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump, the former U.S. president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, will appear in court on Tuesday to be fingerprinted, photographed an...
Julia Bradley Apr 04, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump and his son Eric Trump arrive at Trump Tower, after former President Trump's indictment by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in New York City, U.S April 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Biden Midwest factory tour offers contrast to Trump hush money case
FRIDLEY, Minnesota (Reuters) - While the drama over Donald Trump's arraignment unfolded in New York, President Joe Biden pressed ahead with his official duties, visiting the Midwestern state of Minnes...
Will Stevenson Apr 03, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during his visit to the Cummins Power Generation Facility in Fridley, Minnesota, U.S., April 3, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

EV maker Rivian misses production estimates on supply chain hurdles
(Reuters) - Rivian Automotive Inc on Monday missed first-quarter production estimates as the electric-vehicle maker grappled with supply chain constraints. Calling supply chain hurdles as Rivian's "bi...
TJ Carson Apr 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Rivian name is shown on one of their new electric SUV vehicles in San Diego, U.S., December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake

UPDATE: U.S. says it cannot confirm China collected real-time data from spy balloon
UPDATED 2:38 P.M. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Monday it could not confirm reports that China was able to collect real-time data from a spy balloon as it flew over sens...
Julia Bradley Apr 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Air Force U-2 pilot looks down at the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon as it hovers over the central continental United States on February 3, 2023 before later being shot down by the Air Force off the coast of South Carolina, in this photo released by the U.S. Air Force through the Defense Department on February 22, 2023. U.S. Air Force/Department of Defense/Handout via Reuters

UPDATE: Trump lands in New York for surrender, opposes TV court coverage
UPDATED 3:12 P.M. NEW YORK/PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump landed in New York City on Monday after flying from Florida on his private plane to face charges stemming f...
Julia Bradley Apr 03, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures in a vehicle as he leaves his Mar-a-Lago resort after he was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 3, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Republican Hutchinson to run for US president in 2024, urges Trump to go
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced his 2024 U.S. presidential candidacy on Sunday with a proclamation that set him apart from other current or potential Republica...
TJ Carson Apr 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson walks through the Dirksen Senate office building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

Trump's ex-fixer Michael Cohen poised to be key witness in criminal case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former lawyer for Donald Trump who once said he would do anything to protect the former U.S. president is now poised to serve as a key witness in the criminal trial of his longt...
TJ Carson Apr 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, is sworn in to testify before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

UPDATE: Violent US storms kill at least 32 people
UPDATED 7:09 p.m. (Reuters) - The death toll from a violent storm that whipped up tornadoes in the southern and midwestern regions of the United States rose to at least 32 over the weekend, according ...
TJ Carson Apr 02, 2023 A view of destroyed buildings following the tornado in Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S., March 31, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media. @ZHarris07/@thezaneharris/via REUTERS

US Republicans defend Trump by attacking criminal justice system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many Republicans in the U.S. Congress have responded to Donald Trump's looming Tuesday arraignment by characterizing the criminal justice system as corrupt, in accusations that ...
Will Stevenson Apr 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an update on the so-called Operation Warp Speed program in an address from the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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