
US House Republicans reject Senate deal to restore airport security funding
March 27 (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday rejected a bipartisan Senate compromise to end a six-week partial government shutdown, raising the prospect that travelers may continue to see long security lines at U.S. airports through the busy spring break season. Instead, the Ho...
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UPDATE: Two arrested after alleged East Peoria home invasion and Peoria standoff
UPDATED 8:58 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Two men were arrested in Peoria after an alleged armed home invasion incident in East Peoria. East Peoria Police says 68-year-old Larry Wallace and 37-year-old Gabriel Sheegog are charged with home invasion, aggravated sexual assault, and armed violence. Police say a reported victim of ...
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Rideshare driver unionization, human composting bills among 264 to advance
Article Summary Friday marked the House's deadline to pass bills out of committee, with lawmakers sending more than 260 bills to the floor this week. Initiatives such as allowing rideshare drivers to unionize and composting human remains were among the bills approved. Another bill prohibits the state from charging high...
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DHS orders payment of 50,000 US airport workers in emergency action
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Friday it was taking emergency action to pay 50,000 airport security officers who have gone unpaid since mid-February, after work absences brought chaos ...
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EU and CPTPP agree to progress with "historic" digital trade deal, Canada's international trade minister says
By Olivia Le Poidevin YAOUNDE, March 27 (Reuters) - The European Union and the parties to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership agreed on Friday to move forward with reaching a "historic" digital trade agreement be...
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Tiger Woods involved in rollover crash in Florida, ABC News reports
March 27 (Reuters) - Golf star Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover crash in Florida on Friday afternoon, ABC News reported, citing the local sheriff's office. His condition was not immediately clear, ABC News said. Woods has played a limi...
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Merz says he will fight for future of Franco-German fighter jet project
BERLIN, March 27 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday he is doing everything in his power to salvage the crisis-hit FCAS fighter jet programme with France and Spain and to generally foster greater cooperation within Europe's de...
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Refiners say new US biofuel quotas may worsen Iran war price spike
By Siddharth Cavale and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - The Trump administration ordered U.S. refiners on Friday to increase the amount of biofuels they blend into gasoline and diesel this year and next, a move the industry said would ...
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Musk joined Trump and Modi call on Iran, says New York Times
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - Elon Musk joined a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday about the war in Iran, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing two U.S. officials. ...
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More than 400 Hezbollah fighters killed in new war with Israel so far, sources say
BEIRUT, March 27 (Reuters) - More than 400 fighters from Hezbollah have been killed since the Lebanese armed group launched the opening salvoes of a new war with Israel on March 2, two sources familiar with Hezbollah's count told Reuters. The figure ...
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