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U.S. says looking at all possible routes for Afghan evacuations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is looking at all possible options and routes to continue helping Americans and legal permanent residents leave Afghanistan, U.S. Undersecretary of State Victo...
Sep 01, 2021
Soccer – Xhaka tests positive for COVID-19 – Swiss FA
(Reuters) - Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka tested positive for COVID-19 and has been isolated while his team mates went ahead with their friendly against Greece in Basel on Wednesday. "Xhaka was dia...
Sep 01, 2021
Extensive Ida storm damage hurts oil industry recovery effort
By Devika Krishna Kumar and Liz Hampton PORT FOUCHON, Louisiana (Reuters) - Energy companies on Wednesday were scrambling to open new supply operations and get workers to offshore production platforms...
Sep 01, 2021
Downed transmission line in Mississippi River could be removed by Friday – US Coast Guard
By Jessica Resnick-Ault (Reuters) - A major electric transmission line that fell into the Mississippi River due to Hurricane Ida could be removed by late Friday, a U.S. Coast Guard representative told...
Sep 01, 2021
Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes near coast of northern Chile – GFZ
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck near the coast of northern Chile on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The quake was at a depth of 21 kilometers (13.05 m...
Sep 01, 2021
Biden administration working to accommodate 50,000 Afghans on military bases
(Reuters) - The Biden administration is working to build capacity to accommodate but not resettle up to 50,000 Afghan refugees on military bases, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters a...
Sep 01, 2021
Durbin talks about end of Afghanistan war, Afghan refugees in U.S., and P.O.W. from Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he supported beginning the war in Afghanistan, and he supported it ending. But, in a conference call with reporters Wednesday, the Demo...
Sep 01, 2021
U.S. offshore oil output inches back as infrastructure woes slow recovery
By Marianna Parraga and Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - Over 1.4 million barrels per day of oil and 1.88 billion cubic feet per day of gas production remained shut on Wednesday in the U.S. Gulf of M...
Sep 01, 2021
Twitter launches subscription-based feature “super follows”
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc launched a "super follows" feature on its social media platform on Wednesday, which would allow creators to generate monthly revenue by sharing subscriber-only content with the...
Sep 01, 2021
White House continues to call for codification of Roe v. Wade in light of Texas law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday that the administration continues to call for codification of Roe v. Wade in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's declining ...
Sep 01, 2021
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