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President Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Sunday
ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Sunday, a White House spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman, speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Mond...
Julia Bradley Nov 01, 2021 U.S President Joe Biden holds a press conference in the G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Taylor Swift, Obama lead tributes in star-studded Rock Hall of Fame ceremony
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - Taylor Swift serenaded Carole King, former U.S. President Barack Obama praised rapper JAY-Z, and Paul McCartney paid tribute to the Foo Fighters on Saturday at a Rock &...
Ed Hammond Oct 31, 2021 REUTERS/Gaelen Morse

CDC says unvaccinated young foreign travelers do not need to quarantine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Saturday that unvaccinated foreign nationals under the age of 18 traveling to the United States by air do not have to...
Ed Hammond Oct 31, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

American Airlines cancels flights due to staff shortages, bad weather
(Reuters) - American Airlines Group Inc said on Saturday it has canceled hundreds of scheduled flights over the weekend due to staff shortages and unfavorable weather conditions. The airline said it h...
Ed Hammond Oct 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski

Deere, UAW agree on new 6-year contract subject to union vote
(Reuters) - U.S. tractor maker Deere & Co agreed on a new six-year contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union that would be subject to a vote by the company's striking workers, the company ...
Ed Hammond Oct 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Scott Morgan

Alec Baldwin calls movie shooting death 'one in a trillion episode'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Alec Baldwin on Saturday described the fatal shooting on the set of his movie as a "one in a trillion episode" and said he support limits on the use of real guns in films and t...
Ed Hammond Oct 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo

Climate, COVID and the economy top G20 agenda at Rome summit
ROME (Reuters) -The heads of the world's 20 biggest economies kicked off two days of talks on Saturday where they were set to acknowledge the existential threat of climate change, but stop short of ra...
Will Stevenson Oct 30, 2021 World leaders gather for the official family photograph on day one of the G20 leaders summit at the convention center of La Nuvola, in Rome, October 30, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. spy agencies say origins of COVID-19 may never be known
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. intelligence agencies said on Friday they may never be able to identify the origins of COVID-19, as they released a new, more detailed version of their review of whether the...
Will Stevenson Oct 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Security personnel keep watch outside Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

U.S. FDA authorizes first COVID-19 shot for young kids
(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator on Friday authorized the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, making it the first COVID-19 shot for young children in th...
Will Stevenson Oct 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A child wears a face mask on the first day of New York City schools, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Biden meets with France's Macron, calls U.S. 'clumsy' in submarine deal
ROME (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday called U.S. government actions "clumsy" during his first meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron since a diplomatic crisis erupted last month over a...
Will Stevenson Oct 29, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden meets with French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of the G20 summit in Rome, Italy October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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