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US pauses applications by migrants from Ukraine, Latin America, CBS says
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has put a pause on all immigration applications filed by migrants from Ukraine and Latin America who were allowed into the United States under some Biden-era programs, CBS News reported on Tuesday.Concerns over fraud and security were cited for...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Is the US Congress powerless against Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E?
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley admitted on Tuesday that Congress is powerless to stop Elon Musk’s sweeping government cuts. “Congress can’t do anything except complain,” Grassley said on a press call, according to a report from RadioIowa.Cryptopolitan
Wed, Feb 19
BRIEF-Dominican Republic Announces Pricing Of New Notes Offering And Aggregate Principal Amount Of Tenders Accepted For Purchase
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Dominican Republic:THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ANNOUNCES PRICING OF NEW NOTES OFFERING AND AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF TENDERS ACCEPTED FOR PURCHASEDOMINICAN REPUBLIC - ANNOUNCED PRICING OF OFFERINGS OF US$2BLN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 6.950% BONDS DUE 2037DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Trump, Musk target tax enforcers, rocket scientists, bank regulators for job cuts
Trump and Musk downsizing and reshaping federal governmentU.S. judge rules they can continue for now but raises flagsTrump order claims more executive power for himselfAdds Musk comment, detail of Trump order; paragraphs 9-10, 20By Andrea Shalal, Pete Schroeder, Jack Queen and Karen Freifeld WASH...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
BRIEF-Howard Hughes Confirms Receipt Of Revised Unsolicited Proposal From Pershing Square
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Howard Hughes Holdings Inc HHH.N:HOWARD HUGHES CONFIRMS RECEIPT OF REVISED UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL FROM PERSHING SQUAREHOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS INC - SPECIAL COMMITTEE MET WITH PERSHING SQUARE ON FEB 13 TO DISCUSS REVISED PROPOSALHOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS INC - SPECIAL COMMITTEE HAS NOT E...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Australian billionaire Palmer launches Trump-inspired political party
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Australian billionaire Clive Palmer launched on Wednesday a political party he said was directly inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump, months out from a nationwide federal election.Mining magnate Palmer said his Trumpet of Patriots party would "dr...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Thai PM says 7,000 people rescued from Myanmar call centres to be handed over to Thailand
BANGKOK, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Some 7,000 people rescued from illegal call centre operations in Myanmar were waiting be transferred to Thailand, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Wednesday.The government is acting quickly to resolve this problem, she said.Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Trump to nominate career government official Lukas as No. 2 spy chief, source says
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Aaron Lukas, a career government official, as deputy to newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, a source familiar with the plan said.Gabbard, a former U.S. representative with little intellige...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
US man accused of hate crime after Israelis thought to be Palestinian were shot
By Kanishka Singh Feb 18 (Reuters) - Local prosecutors pursued hate crime charges against a Florida man who, according to police, shot two men he thought were Palestinians but turned out to be Israeli visitors, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said on Tuesday. Rights advocates ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
US condemns 'dangerous' manoeuvres by Chinese navy in South China Sea
Adds details, background from paragraph 3 MANILA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The United States condemned the "dangerous" manoeuvres of a Chinese navy helicopter that endangered the safety of a Philippine government aircraft patrolling a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, its ambassador to Man...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
U.S. condemns 'dangerous' manoeuvres by Chinese navy in South China Sea
MANILA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The United States condemned the "dangerous" manoeuvres of a Chinese navy helicopter that endangered the safety of a Philippine government aircraft patrolling a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, its ambassador to Manila said on Wednesday. In a post on X, Ambass...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
RPT-Tesla steps up India hiring after Musk-Modi meet, fast-tracking market entry plan
Repeats for early India readership. No change to text. Feb 18 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Tesla TSLA.O is looking to hire senior staff in India, job advertisements posted this week showed, signalling progress in the electric vehicle maker's plans to enter the world's third-biggest auto ma...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Trump administration reverses plan to shut down free COVID test program, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has reversed a plan to shut down the government website that ships free COVID-19 tests to households, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Jury acquits rapper A$AP Rocky in Hollywood gun assault case
Adds comment from district attorney in paragraphs 12-13By Lisa RichwineLOS ANGELES, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday found Grammy-nominated rapper A$AP Rocky not guilty of two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic weapon in a 2021 altercation with another hip-hop artist in H...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Trump says he will introduce 25% tariffs on autos, pharmaceuticals and chips
Repeats to more subscribersTrump says he will reveal more about 25% autos duty on April 2Pharma, chip firms may face tariffs above 25%, timing uncertainEU trade chief to meet with US officials on WednesdayAuto industry faced tariff probe in 2018, Trump passed on dutiesBy Andrea Shalal and Nandita Bo...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Panama says many migrants deported from the US agree to be returned to home countries
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Panama's security minister said on Tuesday that more than half of the migrants deported from the United States to transit point Panama in recent days had accepted voluntary repatriations to their home countries, largely in Asia or the Middle Eas...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Colombia's Grupo Aval posts Q4 profit jump, at nearly $70 million
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Colombian financial conglomerate Grupo Aval posted a more than three-fold increase in its net profit in last year's fourth quarter, reaching 281.4 billion pesos ($68.8 million), a securities filing showed on Tuesday.Its 2023 fourth-quarter net profit landed at 82.9 billion pes...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
US detects Russian aircraft operating in Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it detected and tracked a Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, adding the U.S. did not see it as a threat."The Russian aircraft remained in int...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Cricket-In first all-spin ODI, US break India's record for lowest defended total
Feb 19 (Reuters) - In the first ODI without a single ball of pace, the United States broke India's 40-year-old record for the lowest successfully defended total in a full men's 50-over match as they beat Oman by 57 runs on Tuesday.The U.S. posted a paltry total of 122 in Al Amerat but bowled...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
US appeals court blocks Biden-era student debt relief plan
8th Circuit blocks Biden-era SAVE PlanU.S. Supreme Court had rejected earlier Biden student debt relief planTrump administration welcomes court decisionAdds comment from Education Department in paragraphs 9-10By Nate Raymond Feb 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Democratic...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
