FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) adjusts his face mask as he listens to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speak to reporters after the Senate’s weekly Republican Policy Luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, United States, on June 23. 2020. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House denied on Saturday that President Donald Trump had been informed of US intelligence that the Russian military offered rewards to Taliban-linked militants for killing US troops in Afghanistan, and the Democratic rival Joe Biden criticized Trump for not taking action. against Moscow White House …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States Federal Reserve bought $ 428 million in bonds from individual companies through mid-June, making investments in names known as Walmart and AT&T, as well as in major oil companies, tobacco giant Philip Morris. International Inc and a utility subsidiary of billionaire holding Warren Buffett’s …
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June 28 (Reuters) – Warm, sunny weather in Arizona sparked crowds on at least one river this weekend, as that state and a dozen more face the worst increase in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Temperatures were expected to rise to more than 100 Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) on …
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