Warren Buffett: I bought $12 billion of stock after Trump won

(Reuters) - The failure of Warren Buffett's favored candidate to capture the White House has not dimmed the billionaire's appetite for stocks.

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Exclusive: Only a third of Americans think Trump's travel ban will make them more safe

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Imposing a temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim countries, President Donald Trump said the move would help protect the United States from terrorism. But less than one-third of Americans believe the move makes them "more safe," according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday.

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Trump's orders on immigration face new legal challenges in U.S

BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Legal challenges to President Donald Trump's first moves to restrict the flow of people into the United States spread on Tuesday as Massachusetts and San Francisco sued to challenge two of his early executive orders.

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Trump's go-to man Bannon takes hardline view on immigration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Donald Trump's administration put together its controversial executive order on immigration, it was Steve Bannon – the populist firebrand fast emerging as the president's right-hand man – pushing a hard line.

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Senate Democrats boycott, delay committee vote on Mnuchin, Price

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday boycotted a planned committee vote on two of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, Steve Mnuchin to be Treasury secretary and Tom Price to head the Health and Human Services department, delaying the vote.

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Senate committee approves Trump picks for Energy, Interior

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Energy Committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved President Donald Trump's nominees to head the Interior and Energy Departments.

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Trump meets with drugmakers, seeks lower prices, U.S. production

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in a meeting with the chief executives of several top drugmakers on Tuesday, called on the pharmaceutical industry to boost their U.S. production and lower their prices, and vowed to speed up approval times for new medicines.

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White House says no changes to NSC, but Trump's is different

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday tried to tamp down the furor over President Donald Trump's reorganization of the National Security Council, saying "nothing has changed."

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Exclusive: Trump administration to allow 872 refugees into U.S. this week - document

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has granted waivers to let 872 refugees into the country this week, despite President Donald Trump's executive order on Friday temporarily banning entry of refugees from any country, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security document seen by Reuters.

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Trump order targeting business rules leaves key regulations untouched

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed an order on Monday that will seek to dramatically reduce federal regulations, but the policy will not apply to most of the financial reform rules introduced by the Obama administration.

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Trump brushes off outcry over travel ban, airport chaos

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday brushed off outcry at home and abroad over an immigration ban on refugees and people from seven predominantly Muslim countries, a move that caused chaos at U.S. airports over the weekend.

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Police seek motive after Quebec mosque attack kills six; vigils planned

QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - Police searched for a motive on Monday after two gunmen opened fire on worshippers at a Quebec City mosque, killing six and wounding eight, during Sunday night prayers as vigils were planned across Canada.

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Ukraine says more soldiers killed in deadliest clashes in weeks

KIEV (Reuters) - Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and nine wounded as a result of an offensive by pro-Russian separatists over the weekend, the Ukrainian military said on Monday - the deadliest fighting in eastern regions since mid-December

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Koch network launches effort to kill Republican border tax plan

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (Reuters) - Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch is launching a campaign to sink a border tax under consideration by Republican leaders in Congress, a move that could complicate the lawmakers' efforts to find a way to pay for President Donald Trump's proposed wall on the U.S. border with Mexico.

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Five dead in Quebec City mosque shooting: mosque president

QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - Five people were killed after gunmen opened fire in a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers, the mosque's president told reporters on Sunday.

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Commando dies in U.S. raid in Yemen, first military op OK'd by Trump

SANAA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. commando died and three others were wounded carrying out a deadly dawn raid on the al Qaeda militant group in southern Yemen on Sunday, in the first military operation authorized by President Donald Trump.

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U.S. stock futures fall after Trump immigration controversy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. equity index futures opened down about 0.2 percent on Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday introduced immigration curbs that sparked a backlash in the United States and abroad.

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Trump says U.S. will resume issuing visas to all countries over next 90 days

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, trying to quell a backlash over his "extreme vetting" order, said the United States would resume issuing visas to all countries once secure policies are put in place over the next 90 days.

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Tens of thousands in U.S. cities protest Trump immigration policies

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people rallied in U.S. cities and at airports on Sunday to voice outrage over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting entry into the country for travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations.

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Global backlash grows against Trump's immigration order

BAGHDAD/CAIRO (Reuters) - A global backlash against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration curbs gathered strength on Sunday as several countries including long-standing American allies criticised the measures as discriminatory and divisive.

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Trump immigration order restricted by more U.S. judges

(Reuters) - Federal judges in three states followed one in New York in barring authorities from deporting travelers affected by U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order imposing restrictions on immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations.

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Trump fights criticism, protests, legal challenges over travel bans

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump fought back on Sunday amid growing international criticism, outrage from civil rights activists and legal challenges over his abrupt order for a halt on arrivals of refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries.

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Under fire, British PM May criticizes Trump curb on refugees

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain did not agree with U.S. President Donald Trump's curbs on immigration after coming under criticism from lawmakers in her own party for not condemning his executive order when initially questioned.

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Trump's call for deadlier Islamic State push may hit limits

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's call for a military plan to defeat Islamic State is likely to see the Pentagon revisiting options for a more aggressive use of firepower and American troops.

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Trump puts five-year lobbying ban on his political appointees

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Saturday put restrictions on the kind of lucrative lobbying gigs his White House aides and other administration officials can accept after they leave government.

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Middle Eastern immigrants to U.S. confront upended lives

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Families, students, engineers and doctors from across the Middle East who have made the United States their home on Saturday found themselves potentially uprooting established lives, after President Donald Trump this week curtailed immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.

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Trump says new order on refugees is not a Muslim ban

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday his executive order curbing immigration into the United States was not a ban on Muslims and was working out well.

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'Case by case' approach for U.S. green card holders under Trump's new order

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. green card holders from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries traveling outside the United States need to check with a U.S. consulate to see whether they can return, senior U.S. administration officials said on Saturday.

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Canada's WestJet turns back U.S.-bound passenger, to give refund

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's WestJet Airlines said it turned back a passenger bound for the United States on Saturday in order to comply with an executive order that prohibits people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.

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In Middle East, U.S. travel curbs decried as unjust, insulting

CAIRO/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Arabs and Iranians planning U.S. trips reacted with fury on Saturday to new American travel curbs they said were insulting and discriminatory, as five Iraqis and a Yemeni were stopped from boarding a New York-bound flight in Cairo.

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Trump aides divided over policy shielding 'dreamer' immigrants: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Divisions have emerged among advisers to President Donald Trump over whether to rescind a signature policy of his predecessor, President Barack Obama, that shields young immigrants from deportation, according to congressional sources and Republicans close to the White House.

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Trump refugee ban causes chaos, panic, anger worldwide

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's sweeping ban on people seeking refuge in the United States and visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries caused confusion and panic among travelers on Saturday, with some turned back from U.S.-bound flights.

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U.S. lawyers for Iraqis sue to block Trump immigration order

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Immigration lawyers sued on Saturday to block President Donald Trump's order halting the entry of refugees and foreign nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries to the United States, saying numerous people have already been unlawfully detained.

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Five Iraqis, one Yemeni barred from Cairo-New York flight - airport sources

CAIRO (Reuters) - Five Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York on Saturday following President Donald Trump's ban on the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, sources at Cairo airport said.

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Trump bars door to refugees, visitors from seven nations

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries, saying the moves would help protect Americans from terrorist attacks.

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Prosecutors will not pursue Bridgegate charges against New Jersey governor

(Reuters) - New Jersey prosecutors on Friday said they would not pursue criminal misconduct charges against Governor Chris Christie in connection with the "Bridgegate" scandal.

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Trump has 'friendly' call with Mexican leader but demands change

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a friendly phone call with Mexico's president on Friday but asserted he will renegotiate trade deals and other aspects of the countries' ties because Mexico has "beat us to a pulp" in the past.

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NATO, Russia and trade top the agenda for Trump talks with Britain's May

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May, who share an unusual bond as the products of anti-establishment uprisings, will sit down on Friday for what could be a difficult search for unity on NATO, Russia and trade.

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Trump to halt refugee flow from some Muslim-majority nations: White House official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order on Friday to temporarily halt refugees from some Muslim-majority nations, a White House official said.

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NATO, Russia and trade top the agenda for Trump talks with Britain's May

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May, who share an unusual bond as the products of anti-establishment uprisings, will sit down on Friday for what could be a difficult search for unity on NATO, Russia and trade.

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Trump to halt refugee flow from some Muslim-majority nations: White House official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order on Friday to temporarily halt refugees from some Muslim-majority nations, a White House official said.

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Trump says Mexico has taken advantage of U.S. 'for long enough'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump kept up his criticism of Mexico on Friday, saying it "has taken advantage of the U.S. for long enough," as a crisis over border security and trade deepened.

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Arkansas governor signs abortion law banning common procedure

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) - Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed into law on Thursday a bill banning the most common abortion procedure employed in the second trimester of a pregnancy, among the most restrictive abortion legislation in the United States.

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Dollar recoups losses, shares lower as banks weigh

LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar extended its recovery against a basket of other currencies on Friday, while banks dragged European shares slightly lower following underwhelming results from Swiss major UBS.

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Putin, Trump phone call expected on Saturday: Kremlin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to talk by telephone this Saturday, the Kremlin said, their first conversation since Trump took office.

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Weak exports seen crimping U.S fourth-quarter economic growth

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth likely slowed in the fourth quarter as a plunge in shipments of soybeans weighed on exports, but a healthy increase in consumer spending and rising business investment should underscore the economy's underlying momentum.

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Red tape chokes off drilling on Native American reservations

FORT BERTHOLD, North Dakota (Reuters) - When the U.S. oil boom hit North Dakota a decade ago, wells sprang up quickly on the edges of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, an expanse of prairie and rolling hills three times larger than Los Angeles.

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Sanctuary cities see legal holes in Trump's immigration orders

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump's executive order directing federal agencies to take away funding from self-proclaimed sanctuary cities had one big exemption for one of his favorite constituencies: the police, who would be protected from cuts.

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Exclusive: Expecting Trump action, U.S. suspends refugee resettlement interviews

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has temporarily halted trips by staff to interview refugees abroad as it prepares for a likely shakeup of refugee policy by President Donald Trump, two sources with knowledge of the decision said on Thursday.

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U.S. new home sales fall; weekly jobless claims rise

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. single-family home sales fell to a 10-month low in December after three straight months of solid gains, but the housing market recovery remains intact as a tightening labor market boosts wage growth.

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'Opposites attract,' UK PM calls on Trump for deeper special relationship

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Saying "opposites attract," Prime Minister Theresa May called on President Donald Trump on Thursday to build a stronger "special relationship" between Britain and the United States to withstand new, modern-day threats.

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Several senior U.S. State Department diplomats leave posts: officials

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least three senior U.S. diplomats at the State Department have left their posts, State Department officials told Reuters on Thursday.

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Speculation builds on a Verizon-Charter tie-up, no offer made

(Reuters) - U.S. cable company Charter Communication Inc shares rose as much as 10 percent on Thursday after the Wall Street Journal reported a preliminary approach by Verizon Communications Inc about a tie-up, but Reuters sources said no proposal was made.

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Trump: Mexico should cancel meeting if they won't pay for wall

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto should cancel his upcoming visit to Washington if Mexico refuses to pay for a wall along the border.

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U.S. government scientists go 'rogue' in defiance of Trump

(Reuters) - Employees from more than a dozen U.S. government agencies have established a network of unofficial "rogue" Twitter feeds in defiance of what they see as attempts by President Donald Trump to muzzle federal climate change research and other science.

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Six shot during vigil for gunshot victim in Chicago: media

(Reuters) - A 12-year-old girl was among six people shot on Wednesday evening during a vigil in Chicago for a gunshot victim, local media said, the day after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened federal intervention to tackle gun violence in the city.

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U.S. Congress member met with Assad in Syria, discussed peace: CNN

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard said on Wednesday she met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Syria and discussed the possibility of achieving peace.

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Trump could reinstate secret CIA 'black site' prisons: U.S. officials

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review that could lead to bringing back a CIA program for holding terrorist suspects in secret overseas "black site" prisons where interrogation techniques often condemned as torture were used, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

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Republicans to kill U.S. rules on corruption, environment, labor and guns next week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans are set to overturn a slew of Obama-era regulations next week, including a controversial anti-bribery rule aimed at U.S. resource companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp , according to a top lawmaker.

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Trump to seek 'major investigation' on voter fraud: Twitter

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would seek a "major investigation" on voter fraud that will focus on two states and illegal voters, despite numerous studies showing that voter fraud is rare in the United States.

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Republicans to map out strategy for Trump's agenda

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican lawmakers will map out strategy for enacting President Donald Trump's agenda of repealing and replacing Obamacare and overhauling the tax code as they gather in Philadelphia on Wednesday for a three-day policy retreat.

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Trump clears way for controversial oil pipelines

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders on Tuesday smoothing the path for the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines in a move to expand energy infrastructure and roll back key Obama administration environmental actions.

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Exclusive: Trump expected to sign executive orders on immigration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was expected to sign several executive orders restricting immigration on Wednesday, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to several congressional aides and immigration experts briefed on the matter.

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White House says Trump stands by voter fraud belief, offers no evidence

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump stands by his belief that millions of people voted illegally in the U.S. election, the White House said on Tuesday, but it offered no evidence to support the contention.

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Trump signs executive orders on manufacturing, infrastructure

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing that the permitting process and regulatory burden for domestic manufacturers should be streamlined to reduce what he called "the incredibly cumbersome, long, horrible" process.

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Trump urges U.S. automakers to make big push for new plants

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pushed the chief executives of General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Tuesday to increase production in the United States and boost American employment.

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White House temporarily freezes EPA grants, contracts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to temporarily halt all contracts, grants and interagency agreements pending a review, according to sources.

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Trump administration offers to increase assistance to Iraq: Abadi

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The new U.S. administration under Donald Trump has sent messages offering to increase the level of assistance to Iraq, Iraqi state television cited Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi as saying on Tuesday.

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Trump plans to keep Comey as FBI director - New York Times

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump intends to keep FBI Director James Comey in his post, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, as the bureau continues its investigation into potential ties between Trump aides and the Russian government.

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After U.S. exit, Asian nations try to save TPP trade deal

WELLINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand said on Tuesday they hope to salvage the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by encouraging China and other Asian countries to join the trade pact after U.S. President Donald Trump kept a promise to abandon the accord.

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Trump White House vows to stop China taking South China Sea islands

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump vowed on Monday the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese state media has warned would require Washington to "wage war."

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Minnesota governor collapses while addressing legislators

(Reuters) - Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton collapsed on Monday while delivering his state-of-the-state address to legislators in St. Paul, but aides said afterward that Dayton quickly recovered from what they described as a fainting spell and returned home.

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U.S. Senate confirms Pompeo to be Trump's CIA director

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed Representative Mike Pompeo to be President Donald Trump's Central Intelligence Agency director on Monday, despite some lawmakers' concerns that he might expand surveillance or allow the use of so-called Enhanced Interrogation Techniques widely considered torture.

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U.S. Senate committee backs Tillerson as Trump's secretary of state

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, former Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson, narrowly won approval from a Senate committee on Monday but is expected to win confirmation from the full Senate.

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Trump's press spokesman promises reporters 'never to lie'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's press secretary promised reporters on Monday that he would never lie after a weekend briefing in which he made statements about the crowd size for Trump's inauguration that were debunked.

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Yahoo results beat; sees Verizon deal closing later than expected

(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly adjusted profit and revenue, and said it expected the sale of its core internet business to Verizon Communications Inc to complete in the second quarter from the first.

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White House says to have Supreme Court nominee in next couple of weeks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will announce a nominee in the next couple of weeks to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, the White House said on Monday.

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Federal judge blocks Aetna Inc's plan to buy rival Humana

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge blocked on Monday health insurer Aetna Inc's proposed $34 billion merger with rival Humana, and Aetna said it was considering an appeal.

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Trump tells manufacturers he will cut regulations, taxes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump met with a dozen American manufacturers at the White House on Monday, pledging to slash regulations and cut corporate taxes, but warning them he would impose taxes on imports if they move production outside the country.

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Samsung says batteries caused Note 7 fires, may delay new phone launch

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd indicated on Monday that its latest flagship Galaxy S smartphone could be delayed as it pledged to enhance product safety following an investigation into the cause of fires in its premium Note 7 devices.

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Ethics lawyers to sue Trump over foreign payments

(Reuters) - A group including former White House ethics attorneys will file a lawsuit on Monday accusing President Donald Trump of allowing his businesses to accept payments from foreign governments, in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

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Dollar slips, stocks on defensive after Trump's protectionist address

TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar slipped and Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday as worries about President Donald Trump's protectionist policies outweighed optimism that he will follow through on promises of tax cuts and other stimulus.

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U.S. in 'beginning stages' of talks on Jerusalem embassy move: spokesman

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Sunday that it is only in the early stages of talks to fulfill President Donald Trump's pledge to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, an action that would likely spark anger in the Arab world.

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White House says media delegitimizing Trump, won't 'take it'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House vowed on Sunday to fight the news media "tooth and nail" over what officials see as unfair attacks on President Donald Trump, setting a tone that could ratchet up a traditionally adversarial relationship to a new level of rancor.

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Deadly storms track across U.S. South, triggering tornados

(Reuters) - Eleven people were killed in Georgia as severe storms tracked across the state, media outlets reported on Sunday, bringing the death toll from a dangerous weekend weather system to at least 15.

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White House accuses media of playing down inauguration crowds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Saturday accused the media of framing photographs to understate the crowd that attended Donald Trump's inauguration, a new jab in a long-running fight between the new president and the news organizations who cover him.

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Denying feud over Russia hacking, Trump vows support to CIA

LANGLEY, Va./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump tried to ease tensions with the CIA on Saturday, telling officers he had their back after he had leveled unprecedented criticism against spy agencies for their investigation into Russian hacking during the election.

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Trump order paves way for agencies to weaken health law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is ordering federal agencies to undermine Obamacare through regulatory action, a move that could weaken enforcement of the requirement for Americans to buy health coverage and give insurers leeway to drop some benefits.

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Trump says he respects CIA in his first visit to headquarters

LANGLEY, Va. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told CIA officers on Saturday that he has great respect for the agency, denying that he had a feud with the intelligence community.

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Trump son-in-law Kushner cleared to serve as White House adviser: NY Times

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has decided that President Donald Trump can hire his son-in-law Jared Kushner as a senior White House adviser without breaking federal anti-nepotism laws, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

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On Trump's second day, thousands of women to march in D.C. in protest

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the United States are expected to pack into downtown Washington on Saturday for a women's march in opposition to the agenda and rhetoric of President Donald Trump.

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Trump, now president, pledges to put 'America First' in nationalist speech

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump took power as the 45th president of the United States on Friday and pledged to end what he called an "American carnage" of rusted factories and crime in an inaugural address that was a populist and nationalist rallying cry.

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Trump is now president, but he still sees himself as leading an insurgency

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump took over as U.S. president on Friday in the same way he conducted his upstart campaign, with a mixture of blustery salesmanship and naked contempt for the established political order.

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Trump admin targets violent Islamist groups as foreign policy priority

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will make defeating "radical Islamic terror groups" its top foreign policy goal, according to a statement posted on the White House website moments after Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president.

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Trump to get first sign of U.S. economic health

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Donald Trump's policy plans in his first days in office are likely to dominate headlines in the coming week, but the new president himself will also get a first read-out on the health of the U.S. economy.

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Washington braces for massive protests as Trump becomes U.S. president

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of law enforcement officers and miles of barriers were in place in Washington on Friday, as officials braced for hundreds of thousands of people planning to celebrate or protest Donald Trump's inauguration as president of the United States.

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Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' to appear in New York court on Friday

NEW YORK CITY (Reuters) - Mexican cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is expected to appear in a court in New York on Friday, shortly after his surprise extradition from Mexico ended a decades-long career in drug-trafficking, dare-devil jail breaks and murder.

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Executive actions ready to go as Trump prepares to take office

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump is preparing to sign executive actions on his first day in the White House on Friday to take the opening steps to crack down on immigration, build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border and roll back outgoing President Barack Obama's policies.

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Davos CEOs 'go local' on supply chain in Trump era

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Business leaders in Davos, traditionally the high priests of globalization, are talking up the benefits of local production this week to shield themselves from criticism from incoming U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Fortress Washington girds for days of anti-Trump protests

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington will turn into a virtual fortress ahead of Donald Trump's presidential inauguration on Friday, as the U.S. capital braces for more than a quarter-million protesters expected during the Republican's swearing-in.

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Avalanche hits Italian hotel, many feared dead under snow

PENNE, Italy (Reuters) - A huge avalanche ploughed into a luxury mountain hotel in central Italy after a series of strong earthquakes rattled the area, and up to 30 people might be buried under the snow, officials said on Thursday.

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Kremlin hits out at Obama, says was always ready for nuclear arms cuts

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday disputed a statement by outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama on nuclear arms cuts, saying Russia had always been ready to consider making proportional cuts to its arsenal.

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Obama says reducing leaker Chelsea Manning's prison term serves justice

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that former military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning had served a tough prison term and his decision to commute her 35-year sentence to about seven years served would not signal leniency toward leakers of U.S. government secrets.

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China says can resolve trade disputes with new U.S. government

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States can resolve any trade disputes through talks, the government said on Thursday, as a Chinese newspaper warned U.S. business could be targets for retaliation in any trade war ushered in by President-elect Donald Trump.

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Exclusive: Pentagon, Lockheed near deal on $9 billion F-35 contract - sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin Corp are close to deal for a contract worth almost $9 billion as negotiations are poised to bring the price per F-35 below $100 million for the first time, people familiar with the talks said Wednesday.

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CIA unveils new rules for collecting information on Americans

LANGLEY, Va. (Reuters) - The Central Intelligence Agency on Wednesday unveiled revised rules for collecting, analyzing and storing information on American citizens, updating the rules for the information age and publishing them in full for the first time.

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U.S. protest group vows to disrupt Trump inaugural festivities

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of an ad hoc group of protesters enraged by Republican Donald Trump's election as president of the United States vowed on Wednesday to disrupt his inauguration this week by blocking public access to the event.

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Obama says good U.S.-Russia relations in world's interest

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday it is in the world's interest for the United States and Russia to have a constructive relationship, but Russia's return to an "adversarial spirit" under President Vladimir Putin made that difficult.

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One habit Trump says he will keep as president: tweeting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump scrapped a proposal to move news briefings out of the White House, but said he wants his team to choose who gets into the press room.

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Trump U.N. pick echoes his criticism but breaks from him on Russia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's pick for U.N. ambassador echoed his condemnation of the world body and pledged to push for reforms at her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, but broke from the president-elect on some foreign policy issues, including Russia.

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Credit Suisse finalizes $5.3 billion mortgage deal with U.S.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Credit Suisse formally agreed to pay $5.3 billion to settle with U.S. authorities over claims it misled investors in residential mortgage-backed securities it sold in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday.

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Trump's protectionist policies top risk to U.S. economy in 2017: Reuters poll

(Reuters) - The top risk to U.S. growth would come if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump keeps his protectionist promises, according to a Reuters poll that shows economists have not joined in the market exuberance since the shock November vote.

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U.S. sues JPMorgan for alleged mortgage discrimination

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday sued JPMorgan Chase & Co , accusing the bank of discriminating against minority borrowers by charging them higher rates and fees on home mortgage loans between 2006 and at least 2009.

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Business euphoria over Trump gives way to caution, confusion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Early optimism among business lobbyists and executives that Donald Trump's election heralded better days has slowly given way to uncertainty as the president-elect fires off mixed and sometimes confusing messages on healthcare, taxes and trade.

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China urges U.S. to bar Taiwan delegation from Trump inauguration

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States should not allow a delegation from Taiwan to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, raising a new bone of contention in Beijing's relations with the incoming government.

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Obama shortens sentence of Manning, who gave secrets to WikiLeaks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. military intelligence analyst who was responsible for a 2010 leak of classified materials to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, the biggest such breach in U.S. history.

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Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush hospitalized: media

(Reuters) - Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU television reported on Wednesday, citing his office chief of staff.

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Woman sues Trump in New York for defamation over sexual assault denial

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One of about a dozen women who previously accused President-elect Donald Trump of making unwanted sexual advances filed a lawsuit against him in New York on Tuesday, alleging he had made false and defamatory statements about her in rejecting the accusation, causing her emotional and economic harm.

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Despite showman reputation, Trump inauguration shaping up as low-key

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump made his name with opulent hotels and a dramatic reality TV show, but his inauguration on Friday as the 45th U.S. president is shaping up as a more understated affair, with big names in entertainment staying away.

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Senate Democrats ask Trump attorney general pick to recuse himself from Russia probes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine Democratic senators asked President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. attorney general, Senator Jeff Sessions, on Tuesday to recuse himself from any FBI or Justice Department investigation into Russia's efforts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election.

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Quarter of Republicans would keep Obamacare: Reuters/Ipsos poll

NEW YORK (Reuters) - About a quarter of U.S. Republicans do not want to see Obamacare repealed, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.

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Trump team defends health pick Tom Price over ethics charge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team defended his nominee for health and human services (HHS) secretary, Tom Price, from charges that he bought shares in a company days before introducing legislation that would have benefited the firm.

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Wilbur Ross, Trump's Commerce pick, offshored 2,700 jobs since 2004

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire Wilbur Ross, chosen by Donald Trump to help implement the president-elect's trade agenda, earned his fortune in part by running businesses that have offshored thousands of U.S. jobs, according to Labor Department data attained by Reuters.

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Chinese leader pushes back against Trump on free trade

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping offered a vigorous defense of globalization and free trade in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, which underscored Beijing's desire to play a greater global role as the United States turns inward.

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At Davos, retreat of globalization stokes fears for poor nations

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - In 2014, Arnold Kamler, CEO of New Jersey-based Kent International, took a big step: he resumed making bicycles in the United States, 23 years after uprooting production to China. This year, he hopes to sell half a million U.S.-made bikes.

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PM May indicates Britain will seek 'hard Brexit' in EU talks

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not seek a Brexit deal that leaves it "half in, half out" of the EU, Prime Minister Theresa May will say on Tuesday in a speech setting out her priorities for divorce talks which indicates she is prepared to leave the single market.

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Germany says NATO concerned about Trump 'obsolete' remark

BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Foreign Minister said on Monday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's comments that NATO was obsolete had aroused concern across the 28-member alliance.

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Luxottica's Del Vecchio says listing in both Italy and France still an option: report

(Reuters) - The group created by the merger of Italy's Luxottica and France's Essilor will consider a listing in both Italy and France, as well as the United States, Luxottica founder Leonardo del Vecchio was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

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Samsung chief faces long day as South Korean court weighs arrest warrant

SEOUL (Reuters) - The head of South Korea's giant Samsung Group faces a long day in court on Wednesday as a judge decides whether he should be arrested for bribery in a corruption scandal that has engulfed President Park Geun-hye's administration.

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Bankrupt U.S. retailer American Apparel starts layoffs

(Reuters) - American Apparel LLC said it had started to lay off staff on Monday, after Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear Inc withdrew its initial plan to acquire some of the bankrupt U.S. fashion retailer's manufacturing operations.

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Wife of Orlando nightclub gunman arrested on federal charges

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The FBI on Monday arrested the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub last year, a massacre that intensified fears about attacks against Americans inspired by Islamic State, officials said.

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Asia stocks and pound sag, May speech awaited for Brexit stance

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks and the pound sagged on Tuesday ahead of a speech by British Prime Minister Theresa May that could have implications for broader risk sentiment.

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Trump threatens German carmakers with 35 percent U.S. import tariff

FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S President-elect Donald Trump warned German car companies he would impose a border tax of 35 percent on vehicles imported to the U.S. market, a plan that drew sharp rebukes from Berlin and hit the automakers' shares.

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At least four dead, 12 hurt in gun fight at Mexico music festival: organizers

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and 12 were injured early on Monday when a gunman opened fire outside the Blue Parrot nightclub in Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort, during the BPM electronic music festival, organizers said in a statement.

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Trump says NATO is obsolete but still 'very important to me'

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said NATO was obsolete because it had not defended against terror attacks, but that the military alliance was still very important to him, The Times of London reported.

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Beijing will 'take off the gloves' if Trump continues on Taiwan: China Daily

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has shown restraint in the face of provocations by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over Taiwan, but if he continues after assuming office Beijing will "take off the gloves", an official Chinese state-run newspaper said on Monday.

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Trump's offer to Putin: an end to sanctions for nuclear arms cut - London Times

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will propose offering to end sanctions imposed on Russia for its annexation of Crimea in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he told The Times of London.

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Israel, Palestinians warned against solo steps harmful to peace

PARIS (Reuters) - Some 70 countries reaffirmed on Sunday that only a two-state solution could resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and warned against any unilateral steps by either side that could prejudge negotiations.

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Trump says Brexit to be 'a great thing', wants very substantial cut in nuclear weapons

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Brexit will turn out to be a "great thing" and that he wants a stocks of nuclear weapons should be reduced very substantially as part of any deal with Russia, The Times newspaper reported.

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CIA director warns Trump to watch what he says, be careful on Russia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CIA Director John Brennan on Sunday had a stern parting message for Republican Donald Trump days before he assumes the U.S. presidency, cautioning him against loosening sanctions on Russia and warning him to watch what he says.

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Israel says Kerry sought to reassure Netanyahu over Paris conference

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had sought to reassure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a Middle East peace conference being held in Paris, which neither Israel nor the Palestinians are attending.

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Ice storm pelts central U.S., upper Midwest

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A winter storm brought more ice and freezing rain to a large swath of the central United States on Sunday, creating dangerous driving conditions and power outages from northeast New Mexico to central Illinois during the long holiday weekend.

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Pence hopes Lewis 'reconsiders' decision to skip Trump inauguration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President-elect Mike Pence said on Sunday he hoped that U.S. Representative John Lewis reconsiders his decision to not attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

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Trump says U.S. automakers should make products in the country

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that American automakers should starting assembling motor vehicles in the United States if they wanted to do business in country.

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Trump aides deny summit with Putin planned

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two top aides to President-elect Donald Trump denied a published report on Saturday that he is planning to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin weeks after taking office.

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On sensitive U.S. stopover, Taiwan leader connects to Twitter

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, carving a careful diplomatic path on her stopovers in the United States, visited the headquarters of micro-messaging service Twitter Inc and opened her official account on Saturday.

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Women knit pink 'pussyhats' for rally after Trump inauguration

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Trump blasts black congressman who said he is not a 'legitimate' president

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump began a long holiday weekend that honors slain black civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. by blasting another African-American activist and politician who said he doesn't see Trump as a "legitimate president".

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Anti-Trump protesters stage Washington civil rights march

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. civil rights activists kicked off a week of protests ahead of Donald Trump's presidential inauguration with a march in Washington on Saturday, vowing to keep fighting for equality and justice under the upcoming administration.

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Trump suggests he may do away with Russia sanctions if Moscow helpful: WSJ

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal he would keep intact sanctions against Russia "at least for a period of time," and also said he wouldn't commit to the "one China" policy until he sees progress from Beijing in its currency and trade practices.

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Trump suggests he may do away with Russia sanctions if Moscow helpful: WSJ

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal he would keep intact sanctions against Russia "at least for a period of time," and also said he wouldn't commit to the "one China" policy until he sees progress from Beijing in its currency and trade practices.

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Senate intelligence panel to probe Russia hacking

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee said the panel will investigate allegations Russia used cyber attacks to influence the U.S. presidential election, including any links between Russia and the political campaigns.

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Big security risks in Trump feud with spy agencies, officials say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unprecedented pre-presidential inauguration feud between Donald Trump and intelligence agencies that soon will be under his command could harm U.S. security if not quickly defused, current and former government officials said.

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U.S. House takes first step toward Obamacare repeal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a measure making the first move toward scrapping Obamacare, joining the Senate in instructing key committees to write legislation repealing the health insurance law.

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Trump adviser Flynn held multiple calls with Russian envoy: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Flynn, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for national security adviser, held multiple phone conversations with Russia's ambassador to Washington on the day the United States announced retaliation for Moscow's interference in the U.S. presidential election, two people familiar with the issue said.

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U.S. Justice Department blasts Chicago police over excessive force

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago's police routinely used excessive force, tolerated racially discriminatory conduct and often maintained a "code of silence" among officers to thwart investigations into misconduct, federal officials said in a blistering report released on Friday.

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Woman kidnapped as baby in Florida found after 18 years

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - A woman who was taken as a baby from hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1998 has been found safe, Florida authorities said on Friday.

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Exclusive: Assad linked to Syrian chemical attacks for first time

(Reuters) - International investigators have said for the first time that they suspect President Bashar al-Assad and his brother are responsible for the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict, according to a document seen by Reuters.

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Trump scorns probe into FBI pre-election handling of Clinton emails

(Reuters) - Donald Trump responded with derision on Friday to news of an investigation into the FBI decision to make public an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails days before the Nov. 8 presidential election, a decision that Clinton said was a factor in her defeat.

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House Republicans to vote on Obamacare repeal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans were moving ahead on Friday with legislation aimed at dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a replacement for the healthcare program and the potential financial costs in repealing President Barack Obama's landmark law.

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Trump blames 'both Democrats and Republicans' for allegations

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday accused his political opponents, "both Democrats and Republicans," for putting together a dossier of unverified claims linking him to Russia and said the document was probably released by intelligence agencies.

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Kerry says confident new U.S. administration will stick to same principles on regional security

HANOI (Reuters) - Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he was confident that the Trump administration would stick to the same principles on regional security as those of the Obama administration.

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Nintendo Switch to launch March 3, to cost $299.99 in U.S.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd will launch the Switch, its first new game console in about four years, on March 3 for $299.99 in the United States and 29,980 yen in Japan, the video game maker said on Friday.

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Chinese tabloid says U.S. needs to 'wage war' to block off South China Sea islands

BEIJING (Reuters) - Blocking Chinese access to islands in the South China Sea would require the U.S. to "wage war", an influential Chinese state-run tabloid said on Friday, after U.S. Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson suggested the strategy on Wednesday.

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China, Russia agree on more 'countermeasures' against U.S. anti-missile system: Xinhua

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China and Russia have agreed to take further unspecified "countermeasures" in response to a U.S. plan to deploy an anti-missile system in South Korea, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday.

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Obama ending special immigration policy for Cubans: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is ending a policy that granted residency to Cubans who arrived in the United States without visas, several congressional sources said on Thursday.

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Exclusive: Morgan Stanley cuts bankers, bonuses as deals, IPOs stall - sources

(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley laid off a number of senior investment bankers last week and cut bonuses by roughly 15 percent because of a decline in revenue from dealmaking and capital raising across Wall Street, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

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Fed officials see quick economic boost from Trump, risks to follow

NAPLES, Fla. (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials cautioned on Thursday that the fiscal and tax plans sketched out by the incoming Trump administration could trade a short-term economic boost for longer-run inflation and debt problems they might have to counteract.

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Trump and spy chief differ on what was said in call on Russia dossier

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. spy chief James Clapper and President-elect Donald Trump gave different accounts of a phone conversation they had about a dossier of unverified, salacious claims linking Russia to Trump, who is locked in a war of words with the intelligence agencies he will command in eight days.

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EPA accuses Fiat Chrysler of excess diesel emissions

NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV of illegally using hidden software to allow excess diesel emissions to go undetected, the result of a probe that stemmed from regulators' investigation of rival Volkswagen AG.

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DOJ watchdog investigating FBI decisions in Clinton email probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog said on Thursday it would examine whether the FBI followed proper policies and procedures in connection with its probe of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.

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French far right leader Marine Le Pen seen at Trump Tower

NEW YORK (Reuters) - French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen was seen at Trump Tower on Thursday, but she declined to say whether she was there to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, according to a Reuters witness and a media pool report.

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Trump's Pentagon pick Mattis says U.S. must be ready to confront Russia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon told Congress on Thursday the United States must be ready to confront Russian behavior in areas where the two countries cannot cooperate, even as he backed Trump's bid to engage with Moscow.

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Tillerson says China should be barred from South China Sea islands

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state has set a course for a potentially serious confrontation with Beijing, saying China should be denied access to islands it has built in the contested South China Sea.

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U.S. Senate approves measure launching Obamacare repeal process

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday took a first concrete step toward dismantling Obamacare, voting to instruct key committees to draft legislation repealing President Barack Obama's signature health insurance program.

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China says its aircraft carrier leaves Taiwan Strait

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's sole aircraft carrier sailed out of the Taiwan Strait on Thursday morning, a day after Taiwan scrambled fighter jets and navy ships to shadow the carrier group through the narrow waterway separating China from the self-ruled island.

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Former MI-6 spy known to U.S. agencies is author of reports on Trump in Russia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Christopher Steele, who wrote reports on compromising material Russian operatives allegedly had collected on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, is a former officer in Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, according to people familiar with his career.

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Trump news conference sets worldwide social media afire

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In his first news conference since the Nov. 8 election, President-elect Donald Trump set social media ablaze on Wednesday with remarks including harsh criticism of the press and a defense of his goal to improve ties with Russia.

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Republicans pass sweeping bill to reform 'abusive' U.S. regulation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill in the House of Representatives that touched on nearly every step U.S. agencies take in creating and applying new rules, continuing their blitz to radically reform "abusive" federal regulation of areas from the environment to the workplace.

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Fury, forgiveness at condemned South Carolina church gunman's sentencing

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - White supremacist Dylann Roof, condemned to death for a mass shooting at a Charleston, South Carolina, church, heard forgiveness and fury at his sentencing hearing on Wednesday from grieving loved ones of the nine slain black parishioners.

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Mexico says open to talk trade, security and migration with U.S.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday said Mexico will seek to negotiate issues including trade, security and migration with the incoming U.S. administration of Donald Trump, but would not pay for a U.S. border wall.

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U.S. business lobby wants smooth Obamacare repeal, warns on trade

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The largest U.S. business lobby group on Wednesday said it could be a mistake to quickly repeal Obamacare without developing a replacement healthcare insurance plan and urged the incoming Trump administration not to erect trade barriers.

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Trump says pharmaceutical companies 'getting away with murder'

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said pharmaceutical companies are "getting away with murder" in what they charge the government for medicines, and promised that would change.

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In fight between casino moguls, a spotlight on the FBI

(Reuters) - In April 2015, a sworn statement submitted in a Nevada lawsuit between rival casino moguls Steve Wynn and Japan's Kazuo Okada contained an unusual assertion. Its author said Wynn's head of security had asked to meet him in Japan and then persuaded him to travel to the United States to talk to federal agents pursuing a different matter: a criminal bribery probe into Okada.

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Judge to weigh citizen's 'Bridgegate' complaint against Chris Christie

(Reuters) - A New Jersey judge is set to hear arguments on Wednesday over whether to dismiss a citizen's criminal complaint against Governor Chris Christie for his alleged role in the "Bridgegate" lane-closure scandal.

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Russia likely main topic in Trump's first news conference since election

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump will use his first news conference in nearly six months on Wednesday to lay out a plan to separate himself from his business empire to try to erase questions about potential conflicts of interest, but Russia is likely to take center stage.

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Tillerson to face questions on Russian ties at confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, faces tough questioning at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday over his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin as both Democrats and Republicans worry about Moscow's increasingly aggressive behavior.

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U.S. companies have new business risk - being labeled 'anti-American' by Trump

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some U.S. companies are reviewing potential mergers while others are rethinking job cuts or looking at their manufacturing operations in China for fear of being cast as "anti-American" by President-elect Donald Trump, according to Wall Street bankers, company executives and crisis management consultants.

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Trump secretary of state choice to say Russia must be held to account

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state nominee, Rex Tillerson, on Wednesday will voice concerns about Russia's actions on the world stage and say China must help pressure North Korea to reform.

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With some nostalgia, Obama to give farewell address to America

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will give a farewell speech to the nation on Tuesday night, an effort to burnish his legacy, encourage demoralized supporters and express optimism about the future of the country.

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Russia hacked Republican state campaigns but not Trump's -FBI head

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia hacked into Republican state political campaigns and old email domains of the Republican National Committee but there is no evidence it successfully penetrated President-elect Donald Trump's campaign, FBI Director James Comey said on Tuesday.

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Trump tells Republicans to pass Obamacare replacement 'very quickly'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday put renewed pressure on congressional Republicans working to repeal Obamacare, insisting that lawmakers pass a replacement for the healthcare law at the same time or soon after they vote to dismantle it.

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Trump calls for immediate Obamacare repeal, quick replacement: NYT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump urged congressional Republicans to repeal Obamacare immediately on Tuesday, saying there was no cause for delay and that a replacement plan should follow the repeal within weeks, according to an interview with the New York Times.

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Report on Russian hacking relied on human sources, technical collection: U.S. spy chief

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on Tuesday the U.S. intelligence community's report concluding that Russia orchestrated hacks during the 2016 presidential campaign was based on a mix of human sources, collection of technical data and open-source information.

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Few high-level contacts between State Dept., Trump transition team: Kerry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There have been few high-level contacts between State Department officials and President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.

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Final arguments set for South Carolina church shooter facing execution

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors and convicted murderer Dylann Roof on Tuesday will give their closing arguments about whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison for the hate-fueled killings of nine black people at a South Carolina church.

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Yahoo's Marissa Mayers to resign from board after Verizon deal closes

(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer would step down from the board after the closing of its deal with Verizon Communications Inc .

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South Carolina church shooter refuses to defend himself

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - White supremacist Dylann Roof on Monday stood by his pledge not to testify or call any witnesses who might persuade jurors not to sentence him to death for killing nine black parishioners at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, in June 2015.

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Democrats want 9/11-style special commission to probe Russia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic members of the U.S. Congress called on Monday for the creation of an independent commission to investigate Russia's attempts to intervene in the 2016 election, similar to the Sept. 11 panel that probed the 2001 attacks on the United States.

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Jared Kushner to be named Trump senior adviser: media

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will appoint his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to the position of senior adviser to the president, media outlets reported on Monday, a potentially thorny choice in the face of anti-nepotism law.

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Orlando police officer fatally shot, manhunt for suspect

(Reuters) - A man wanted for killing his former girlfriend fatally shot an Orlando, Florida, police officer on Monday, authorities said, prompting a manhunt and causing area schools to be put on lockdown as a precaution.

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Alibaba tells Trump about U.S. store plan for China e-shoppers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma met U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday and laid out the Chinese e-commerce company's new plan to bring a million small U.S. businesses onto its platform to sell to Chinese consumers over the next five year, an Alibaba spokesman said.

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Trump acknowledges Russia role in U.S. election hacking: aide

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks during the U.S. presidential election and may take action in response, his incoming chief of staff said on Sunday.

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Assad says ready to discuss everything, vows to take back all Syria

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government is ready to negotiate on "everything" in proposed peace talks in Kazakhstan but it was not yet clear who would represent the opposition and no date had been set.

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Trump's choices for top Cabinet posts face big tests this week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate confirmation hearings this week for President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for top jobs - from secretary of state to attorney general - should provide a test of his ability to work with fellow Republicans in Congress to enact his agenda.

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European shares dip, sterling falls on Brexit comments

LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar edged higher on Monday, boosted by robust U.S. wage growth data strengthening the case for more Federal Reserve interest rate increases, while Britain's pound fell on Prime Minister Theresa May's hint at no membership of the EU's single market.

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Chinese state tabloid warns Trump, end one China policy and China will take revenge

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - State-run Chinese tabloid Global Times sounded a warning to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday only hours after Taiwan's president transited Houston, saying that China would seek to "take revenge" should Trump renege on the one-China policy.

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North Korea says can test-launch ICBM at any time: official news agency

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea declared on Sunday it could test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile at any time from any location set by leader Kim Jong Un, saying a hostile U.S. policy was to blame for its arms development.

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Video shows Florida airport shooter open fire, passengers scatter

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - The gunman who killed five people at a Florida airport walked calmly through the baggage claim area before wordlessly pulling a handgun from his waistband and shooting at victims who fled or dived to the floor in panic, video showed.

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North Korea's missile testing 'serious threat' to U.S.: defense secretary

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's nuclear weapons capabilities and ballistic missile defense programs constitute a "serious threat" to the United States, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Sunday.

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Replacing, repealing Obamacare at same time 'ideal': top Trump aide

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Repealing and replacing the U.S. Affordable Care Act in one action would be "ideal," but it "may take time" to get all elements of the heath care law's alternative ready, President-elect Donald Trump's incoming chief of staff said on Sunday.

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Congressmen question Trump on U.S.-Russia friendship

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican and Democrat on the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Sunday cast doubt on whether Russia can become an ally of the United States, an idea President-elect Donald Trump has embraced.

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Republican senators urge Trump to embrace findings on Russia hacking

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior Republican senators urged President-elect Donald Trump to punish Russia in response to U.S. intelligence agencies' conclusion that President Vladimir Putin personally directed efforts aimed at influencing the outcome of the November election.

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U.S. military vows more complex training in Europe to deter Russia

BREMERHAVEN, Germany (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Sunday vowed to increase the scope and complexity of its European training exercises to deter Russian aggression, as more U.S. tanks, trucks and other equipment arrived in Germany for a big buildup on NATO's eastern flank.

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U.S. to send 300 Marines to Afghanistan's Helmand province

KABUL (Reuters) - About 300 U.S. Marines will be sent to Afghanistan's Helmand province to assist Afghan security forces battling Taliban insurgents in intelligence and logistics matters, the unit's commander said over the weekend.

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Police say gun was returned to Florida airport shooting suspect last year

(Reuters) - Police in Alaska said on Saturday they had returned a handgun to the Florida airport shooting suspect which was temporarily taken from him when he underwent a mental evaluation late last year.

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U.S. consular official shot in Mexico, in stable condition

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An American consular official was shot in Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city in the restive western state of Jalisco, but is now in stable condition, Mexican authorities said on Saturday.

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U.S. intel report: Putin directed cyber campaign to help Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an effort to help Republican Donald Trump's electoral chances by discrediting Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential campaign, U.S. intelligence agencies said in an assessment on Friday.

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U.S. intel report says Putin directed cyber campaign aimed at helping Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered "an influence campaign" in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election with the goal of undermining the democratic process and denigrating Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, a new, declassified intelligence report said on Friday.

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In sign of more hawkish Fed, Evans nods to three rate hikes

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said on Friday the central bank could raise interest rates three times this year, faster than he had expected just a few months ago and in line with the majority of his colleagues.

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U.S. Congress certifies Trump's Electoral College victory

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Friday certified the Electoral College vote that gave Republican Donald Trump his victory in the contentious 2016 presidential election after a raucous half-hour joint session punctuated by Democratic challenges.

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Trump to seek probe of secret report he says was given to NBC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that he would ask congressional committees to investigate NBC's receipt of top secret information, apparently referring to a report on Russian hacking to influence the 2016 U.S. election.

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Nine people shot, one dead at Florida's Fort Lauderdale airport: MSNBC, citing sources

(Reuters) - Nine people were shot, including one fatally, and a suspect was in custody after an incident at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida on Friday, MSNBC reported, citing unnamed law enforcement sources.

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As Trump targets Toyota over Mexico, Nissan faces bigger risk

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened Toyota Motor Corp over its Mexican-built cars, but the biggest risk from a punitive tariff would be for its compatriot Nissan Motor Co , the largest automaker operating in the country.

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Job growth slows, but wages rebound strongly

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment increased less than expected in December but a rebound in wages pointed to sustained labor market momentum that sets up the economy for stronger growth and further interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve this year.

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Japan defends Toyota after Trump broadside over Mexican plant

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government defended Toyota Motor Corp on Friday as an "important corporate citizen" of the United States, after President-elect Donald Trump singled out the automaker and threatened to slap punitive tariffs on its Mexico-built cars.

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U.S. intel report identifies Russians who gave emails to WikiLeaks -officials

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA has identified Russian officials who fed material hacked from the Democratic National Committee and party leaders to WikiLeaks at the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin through third parties, according to a new U.S. intelligence report, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday.

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Trump team has differences of opinion on shaping spy agencies: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is disagreement within President-elect Donald Trump's camp about the structure of the top U.S. intelligence agency when he takes office and it is unclear whether his national security adviser will prevail in advocating a reorganization, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

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U.S. envoys appointed by Obama asked to quit by Inauguration Day

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has issued a blanket mandate requiring politically appointed ambassadors installed by President Barack Obama to leave their posts by Inauguration Day, the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand said on Friday.

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Trade minister Seko says Japan will keep contributing to U.S. employment

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade minister Hiroshige Seko said on Friday that Japanese companies have and will continue to contribute to employment in the United States.

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Republicans act to curb U.S. regulation; Democrats poised for fight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans lawmakers on Thursday pressed ahead in trying to strip down U.S. regulations, with the House of Representatives passing a bill that requires Congressional approval of major rulemakings that could affect areas ranging from the environment to education.

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Lawyer decries emotional testimony at South Carolina church gunman's trial

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Convicted murderer Dylann Roof's failure to object in court to tearful testimony by family members of those slain in the South Carolina church massacre show he is incapable of making a case to spare his life, his former lawyer said on Thursday.

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Trump: Toyota faces big tax if it builds Corolla cars for U.S. in Mexico

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday targeted Toyota Motor Corp , threatening to impose a hefty fee on the Japanese automaker it if builds its Corolla cars for the U.S. market at a plant in Mexico.

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Massachusetts sheriff offers prison inmates to build Trump's wall

BOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts county sheriff has proposed sending prison inmates from around the United States to build the proposed wall along the Mexican border that is one of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's most prominent campaign promises.

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Trump presses Democrats on Obamacare, urges bipartisan fix

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump kept up his attacks on Democrats and Obamacare on Thursday while calling for a bipartisan congressional effort to come up with a healthcare alternative that would lower costs and improve care.

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Jobless claims fall to near 43-year low

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to near a 43 year-low last week, pointing to further tightening in the labor market.

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Brexit campaigner Farage to attend Trump inauguration

LONDON (Reuters) - Leading Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, who has said he wants to be a bridge between the British government and the new U.S. administration, will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration later this month.

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In exit memo, U.S. envoy warns U.N. retreat would be harmful

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United States interests, including national security, would be harmed if the country retreats from a leading role at the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power warned on Thursday amid a backlash among Washington lawmakers against the world body.

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Four in custody after Chicago beating broadcast on social media

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Detectives questioned two men and two women on Wednesday in connection with the beating in Chicago of a man with mental health issues who, on a Facebook Live video shot by his assailants, was shown cowering in a corner with his mouth taped shut, officials said.

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Dollar eases off 14-year peak as yuan's jump spooks investors

TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar stepped further away from a 14-year peak against a basket of major currencies on Thursday as market players were spooked by sharp falls in the dollar against the Chinese yuan.

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Congress begins Russia hacking probe, Trump still skeptical of U.S. intelligence

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. intelligence officials will testify in Congress on Thursday on Russia's alleged cyber attacks during the 2016 election campaign, even as President-elect Donald Trump casts doubt on intelligence agencies' findings that Moscow orchestrated the hacks.

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U.S. obtained evidence after election that Russia leaked emails: officials

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies obtained what they considered to be conclusive evidence after the November election that Russia provided hacked material from the Democratic National Committee to WikiLeaks through a third party, three U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

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New York train crash injures more than 100 commuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City train derailed at a downtown Brooklyn terminal during Wednesday's morning rush hour, injuring more than 100 commuters in the metropolitan area's second major rail accident since late September.

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Fed policymakers agree Trump fiscal boost poses inflation risk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Almost all Federal Reserve policymakers thought the economy could grow more quickly because of fiscal stimulus under the Trump administration and many were eyeing faster interest rate increases, minutes from the central bank's December meeting showed.

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Rough start for U.S. Republicans on first day of Trump-era Congress

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. Congress had a rough start to its first session of the Donald Trump era on Tuesday when a public outcry that included a dressing-down from the president-elect prompted the House of Representatives to backtrack on its plans to defang an ethics watchdog.

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Trump's North Korea red line could come back to haunt him

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In three words of a tweet this week, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed North Korea would never test an intercontinental ballistic missile.

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Police officer slams girl to floor at North Carolina high school

(Reuters) - A police officer was videotaped slamming to the floor a female African-American student at a North Carolina school on Tuesday, according to school officials and a video of the incident, which sparked outrage after circulating on social media.

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Exclusive: Sullivan lawyer Jay Clayton seen as Trump’s top choice for SEC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton has emerged as the top candidate to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the Trump administration, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

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Chided by Trump, Ford scraps Mexico factory, adds Michigan jobs

FLAT ROCK, Mich./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Tuesday scrapped a planned Mexican car factory and added 700 jobs in Michigan following criticism by Donald Trump, as the U.S. president-elect turned his attention toward rival General Motors Co with the threat of a "big border tax" over compact cars made in Mexico.

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Ford scraps plan for $1.6 billion plant in Mexico after Trump criticism

FLAT ROCK, Mich./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said Tuesday it will cancel a planned $1.6 billion factory in Mexico and invest $700 million at a Michigan factory, after President-elect Donald Trump had harshly criticized the Mexico investment plan.

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Texas abortion provider says fetal tissue burial rule is 'offensive'

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The president of an abortion provider told a federal court on Tuesday a proposed Texas regulation requiring facilities to dispose of aborted fetal tissue through burial or cremation is unnecessary and "offensive."

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Trump assails GM over car production in Mexico, threatens tax

DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose a "big border tax" on General Motors Co for making some of its Chevrolet Cruze compact cars in Mexico, an arrangement the largest U.S. automaker defended as part of its strategy to serve global customers, not sell them in the United States.

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Oil hits 18-month highs as markets eye output cuts

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices hit 18-month highs on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2017, buoyed by hopes that a deal between OPEC and other big oil exporters to cut production, which kicked in on Sunday, will drain a global supply glut.

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Exclusive: Trump team seeks agency records on border barriers, surveillance

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a wide-ranging request for documents and analysis, President-elect Donald Trump's transition team asked the Department of Homeland Security last month to assess all assets available for border wall and barrier construction.

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Gunman in Istanbul nightclub attack may have trained in Syria

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day in an attack claimed by Islamic State appears to have been well versed in guerrilla warfare and may have trained in Syria, a newspaper report and a security source said on Tuesday.

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U.S. House Republicans weaken ethics body as they return to Congress

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives agreed on Monday to weaken a nonpartisan ethics watchdog on the grounds it had grown too intrusive, prompting Democrats to charge they were scaling back independent oversight ahead of a new legislative session.

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China navy confirms carrier conducted drills in South China Sea

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's sole aircraft carrier conducted drills in the South China Sea, the navy said, days after neighboring Taiwan said the carrier and accompanying ships had passed 90 nautical miles south of the island amid renewed tension between the two sides.

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Trump on North Korea ICBM: 'It won't happen!'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that North Korea would not complete a nuclear weapon capable of reaching the United States, vowing on Twitter: "It won't happen!"

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New U.S. Congress prepares to undo Obamacare, weigh Trump personnel picks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new, Republican-controlled U.S. Congress convenes on Tuesday eager to repeal major portions of President Barack Obama's healthcare law and roll back environmental and financial industry regulations, but could quickly become embroiled in fights over President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet choices.

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No proof Russian hacking influenced U.S. election: Trump spokesman

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - No evidence has emerged to suggest Russian hacking influenced the outcome of the U.S. presidential election and it would be irresponsible to jump to conclusions before receiving a final intelligence report, Donald Trump's spokesman said on Monday.

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Georgia ex-governor is top choice for agriculture head: Trump transition official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's leading candidate to run the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a senior Trump transition team official said on Monday.

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North Korea's claim on ICBM test plausible: experts

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has been working through 2016 on developing components for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), making the isolated nation's claim that it was close to a test-launch plausible, international weapons experts said on Monday.

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Obama to deliver farewell address in Chicago on January 10

HONOLULU (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver a farewell address on Jan. 10 to reflect on his time in office and say thank you to his supporters, he said in an email statement released on Monday.

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Judge to weigh South Carolina church gunman's competency

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A judge will hold a hearing on Monday to determine if Dylann Roof is mentally fit to serve as his own lawyer after saying he would not defend himself against the death penalty at his federal trial for the 2015 massacre at a South Carolina church.

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New Year, new high for euro zone stock markets

LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone stocks climbed to their highest in over a year on Monday - the first trading day of 2017 for those markets that were open - after data showed manufacturers in the currency bloc ramped up activity at the fastest pace in over five years.

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Turkish, Russian aircraft destroy Islamic State targets in Syria: army

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes and artillery have struck Islamic State targets in Syria, killing 22 of the group's militants, while Russian aircraft hit jihadists near the Islamic State-controlled town of al-Bab, Turkey's military said on Monday.

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Trump aide says U.S. sanctions on Russia may be disproportionate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that the White House may have disproportionately punished Russia by ordering the expulsion of 35 suspected Russian spies.

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Shooter kills 11, himself in Brazil New Year's party rampage

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A gunman stormed a house party and killed 11 people, including his former wife and 8-year-old son, before shooting himself in the head during a New Year's party in the southeastern Brazilian city of Campinas late on Saturday.

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U.S.-led coalition hit Islamic State mortar position in Mosul: Pentagon

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - An artillery strike by the U.S.-led coalition in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul struck a mortar position next to two empty school buildings that Islamic State had been using to target Iraqi security forces, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

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Expelled Russian diplomats leave United States

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian diplomats who were expelled by order of U.S. President Barack Obama left Washington on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported, citing Russia's embassy.

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Pope says terrorism casts bloodstain over world, condemns Istanbul attack

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged leaders to work together to fight the "plague of terrorism", saying in his New Year's address on Sunday that a bloodstain was covering the world as it started 2017.

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