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US pilot messaging system outage may mean flight delays, Transportation Department says
Adds Delta, United comments in paragraph 9; changes datelineBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A key U.S. pilot messaging system was experiencing a temporary outage, which could lead to flight delays on Sunday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said late on Saturday.The Fede...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
CORRECTED-Trump stretches trade law boundaries with Canada, Mexico, China tariffs
Corrects spelling of Harrell in paragraph 15IEEPA statute widely used for sanctions, untested for tariffsCourts have long deferred to US presidents on emergenciesTariff medicine may be too strong for fentanyl, migrant crisis, lawyer says By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - President Don...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
US pilot messaging system experiencing outage, may lead to flight delays, Transportation Dept says
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A key U.S. pilot messaging system was experiencing a temporary outage, which could lead to flight delays on Sunday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said late on Saturday.The Federal Aviation Administration is working to restore the "Notice to Air Mission...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Trump launches trade war with tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
Canada and Mexico slapped with 25% duties; China gets 10% above current tariffsTrump wants action on stanching flow of fentanyl and migrants to the USCanadian oil will be taxed at 10%, more oil and gas tariffs expected in mid-FebruaryCanada, Mexico vow retaliatory tariffs, China says it will take Tr...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
China to challenge US tariffs under WTO, commerce ministry says
BEIJING, Feb 2 (Reuters) - China will challenge U.S. tariffs through the World Trade Organization, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Sunday.The imposition of tariffs by the U.S. "seriously violates" WTO rules, the ministry said in a statement, urging the U.S. to "engage in frank dial...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Democrats elect Minnesota's Ken Martin as their new leader
Adds Martin's statement on Trump tariffs in paragraphs 4-5By James OliphantWASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Looking to rebuild after the party's election loss to Donald Trump in November, the Democratic National Committee on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the leader of the state party in Minnesot...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
QUOTES-Reaction to Trump's imposition of tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China
Adds additional quotes throughout Feb 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10% on goods from China starting on Tuesday and declared that they would remain in place until a national emergency over the drug fentanyl and illega...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Trump diversity order hits federal workers in non-DEI jobs, Washington Post says
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Dozens of U.S. government workers linked to diversity initiatives but whose jobs are not directly related to diversity, equity and inclusion have been placed on leave after President Donald Trump ordered the elimination of DEI positions, the Washington Post reported on ...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
G7 foreign ministers condemn Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in east Congo
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven rich democracies on Saturday strongly condemned a major offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and urged M23 and the Rwanda Defence Force to halt their offensive.In a statement released by C...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Mexican president orders retaliatory tariffs against U.S.
MEXICO CITY, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday she ordered her economy minister to implement tariff and non-tariff measures to defend Mexico's interests, after the U.S. slapped across-the-board tariffs on Mexican goods.Sheinbaum made the announcement in a pos...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Soldier identified in DC plane crash, data shows helicopter may have been too high
By Rich McKay and Joseph Ax Feb 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army on Saturday released the name of the third soldier who died on a Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport this week, killing 67 people in all.The soldier w...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
QUOTES-Reaction to Trump's imposition of tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China
Feb 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10% on goods from China starting on Tuesday and declared that they would remain in place until a national emergency over the drug fentanyl and illegal immigration to the U.S. ends. Follo...Reuters
Sat, Feb 1
Trump's Pentagon says it will 'rotate' out some media from offices
New York Times, NPR, NBC News and Politico to be removed from Pentagon officesReplaced by NY Post, One America, Breitbart and HuffPost Over two dozen news organizations operate out of PentagonAdds Politico reaction, paragraphs 9-10, updates date to Feb 1By Phil Stewart and Idrees AliWASHINGTON, Feb ...Reuters
Sat, Feb 1
Musk's team given access to U.S. government payment system, New York Times says
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk and his government efficiency team have been given access to the U.S. Treasury Department’s payment system, resolving a days-long standoff, the New York Times reported on Saturday.Musk, who chairs the newly-created Department of Government Efficien...Reuters
Sat, Feb 1
QUOTES-Trump orders steep tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, China
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10% on goods from China starting on Tuesday to address a national emergency over fentanyl and illegal aliens entering the U.S., White House officials said.Here are some comment...Reuters
Sat, Feb 1
ICE aims to lower US immigration detention standards to encourage more sheriffs to aid crackdown
Add background on detention in paragraphs 3-7By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, Feb 1 - The Trump administration aims to lower its existing detention standards to encourage more U.S. sheriffs to provide jail space to detain immigrants in the U.S. illegally, Trump's border czar Tom Homan said on Saturd...Reuters
Sat, Feb 1
US spells out life-saving HIV treatment that can continue during aid pause
PEPFAR covered by waiver for life-saving humanitarian aid during pauseState Department memo clarifies allowed HIV treatment activitiesTrump's aid pause halts USAID payments, plans to control USAIDBy Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Saturday that th...Reuters
Sat, Feb 1
Ukraine carried out targeted attack on Kursk boarding school, Russian defence ministry says
Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Russian defence ministry said Ukraine carried out a targeted missile strike on Saturday at a dormitory of a boarding school in the Kursk border region. Earlier, Ukraine said Russian forces had struck the dormitory of the school, in a part of Russia's Kursk region held by...Reuters
Sat, Feb 1
New leaders elected to Brazil’s Congress promise independence from Lula
By Manuela Andreoni and Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA, Feb 1 - Brazil’s House and Senate elected new leaders on Saturday who promised independence from the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during their two-year terms, which will be the final stretch of Lula’s presidency.Wh...Reuters
Sat, Feb 1
