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Harris was briefly first woman to be acting U.S. president as Biden underwent colonoscopy

By Jeff Mason

BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden briefly transferred power to Vice President Kamala Harris Friday as (More…)

U.S. warns China after South China Sea standoff with Philippines

(Reuters) – The United States on Friday warned China after a standoff in the South China Sea between China and (More…)

U.S. awards nearly $1 billion in infrastructure grants

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said Friday it was awarding nearly $1 billion in infrastructure (More…)

U.S. charges Iranians for alleged cyber plot to meddle in 2020 presidential election

By Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States announced criminal charges on Thursday against two Iranians (More…)

Texas electric grid still not ready for extreme winter weather -NERC

By Tim McLaughlin

(Reuters) – The Texas electric grid could suffer a massive shortfall in generating capacity in a winter (More…)

Biden says U.S. considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

By Trevor Hunnicutt

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, President Joe Biden (More…)

U.S. to buy 10 million courses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill for $5.3 billion

By Manas Mishra

(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said on Thursday the U.S. government would pay $5.29 billion for 10 million (More…)

Mississippi set to carry out state’s first execution since 2012

(Reuters) – Mississippi is scheduled to carry out its first execution in nine years on Wednesday when it puts to (More…)

U.S. Gulf of Mexico auction attracts pent up demand from oil drillers

By Nichola Groom

(Reuters) -The Biden administration’s auction of oil drilling rights in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico generated more (More…)

U.S. plans to invest billions in manufacturing COVID-19 vaccine

By Jeff Mason and Alexandra Alper

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States plans to invest billions of dollars in expanding COVID-19 (More…)