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Israeli airstrike kills 7 aid workers in Gaza, Netanyahu says it was 'unintentional'
(Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday an Israeli airstrike that killed seven people working for celebrity chef Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen charity in Gaza was unintended...
Apr 02, 2024 A Palestinian man rides a bicycle past a damaged vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen (WCK), including foreigners, were killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to the NGO as the Israeli military said it was conducting a thorough review at the highest levels to understand the circumstances of this "tragic" incident, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza, Strip April 2, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot
UPDATE: US job openings nudge higher in February
UPDATED 11:08 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job openings edged up in February, though labor market conditions are gradually easing in support of expectations that the Federal Reserve will start cutt...
Apr 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Judge rejects Hunter Biden's request to dismiss tax charges, court documents show
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday rejected a string of motions filed by U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, to dismiss tax charges filed against him, court documents show....
Apr 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs following a closed deposition with members of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee conducting an impeachment inquiry into the president, at the O'Neill House Office Building in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/FILE PHOTO
No one wins Monday's Powerball drawing
CHICAGO, Ill. - No one matched all six numbers in Monday's Powerball drawing. With no winner Monday night, the estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing increases to $1.09 billion, with an estim...
Apr 02, 2024 (Powerball)
Uvalde, TX mayor resigns due to health issues
UVALDE, Tx. - The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, Cody Smith, abruptly resigned from office Monday, effective immediately. Smith said in a statement he was resigning over medical concerns. The statement read,...
Apr 02, 2024 (Uvalde, TX Mayor Cody Smith--Facebook)
Trapped vessels start moving out of Baltimore after bridge collapse
(Reuters) -The Port of Baltimore opened a temporary channel on Monday, freeing some tugs and barges that had been trapped by last week's bridge collapse, but officials said wider restoration of commer...
Apr 02, 2024 Wreckage of the Francis Scott Key bridge lies across the deck of the Dali cargo vessel as salvage work continues, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
Iran vows revenge on Israel after Damascus embassy attack
DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Iran vowed on Tuesday to take revenge on Israel for an airstrike that killed two of its top generals and five other military advisers at the Iranian embassy compound in Dam...
Apr 02, 2024 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gives a speech during the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2024. Iran's Presidency/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Last USS Arizona survivor of Pearl Harbor attack dies at 102
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. Navy veteran Louis Conter, the last surviving crew member from the battleship USS Arizona, which was destroyed by Japanese warplanes in the attack on Pearl Harbor more tha...
Apr 02, 2024 Pearl Harbor survivor Louis Conter poses for the camera at the Hale Koa hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii December 4, 2010. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry/ File Photo
Trump posts $175 million bond in civil fraud case, averting asset seizures
(Reuters) - Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case on Monday, averting asset seizures by state authorities that could have hobbled the former U.S. president's busines...
Apr 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Pool/File Photo
Israelis agree to consider US concerns about Rafah offensive-joint statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli officials agreed on Monday to take U.S. concerns about a planned offensive in Rafah into account, said a joint statement issued after a virtual meeting with U.S. official...
Apr 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot/File Photo
