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U.S. says seizes tanker used to evade North Korea sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) on Friday announced the seizure of a 2,734-ton tanker it said was owned and operated by a Singaporean national and used to make shipments of pe...
Jul 30, 2021
Republicans trigger review of election officials in Georgia
By Nathan Layne and Tim Reid (Reuters) - Georgia Republicans on Friday triggered a formal review of election officials in Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that includes Atlanta, the first step i...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-U.S. 4×400 mixed relay team reinstated to final
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States' mixed 4x400m relay team has been reinstated into Saturday's final after they were disqualified on Friday for exchanging the baton outside the changeover zone. The ...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Two Trinidad and Tobago competitors, coach test positive for COVID-19
TOKYO (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago long jumper Andwuelle Wright and 400 metres hurdler Sparkle Ann McKnight have been withdrawn from the Tokyo Games after they tested positive for COVID-19, the cou...
Jul 30, 2021
‘Better Call Saul’ star Odenkirk recovering from ‘small heart attack’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Screen actor Bob Odenkirk, best known as the sardonic, morally conflicted criminal defense lawyer on television's "Better Call Saul," said on Friday he was recovering from a mi...
Jul 30, 2021
Disney makes vaccination mandatory for on-site U.S. employees
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co said on Friday it was making vaccination mandatory for all its on-site salaried and non-union hourly employees in the United States, as the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 ...
Jul 30, 2021
Prosecutors offer plea bargain to Jan. 6 riot suspect on pre-trial detention
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have offered a plea bargain to a defendant facing felony charges related to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot who worked at a security guard at ...
Jul 30, 2021
Arrest made in July 4 shooting that left one dead
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with a July 4 shooting that left one dead and three injured. Wednesday, July 28, members of the Peoria Police Department T...
Jul 30, 2021
Baseball-Dodgers acquire Scherzer and Turner, Giants nab Bryant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired three-time Cy Young best pitcher winner Max Scherzer and 2021 All-Star infielder Trea Turner while division rivals the San Francisco Giants nab...
Jul 30, 2021
U.S. resumes fast-track deportation flights of Central American migrant families
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday resumed fast-track deportation flights for migrant families that recently arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border, amid a sharp increa...
Jul 30, 2021
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