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By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory on Thursday in the biggest battle of the Ukraine war, declaring the port city of Mariupol “liberated,” although hundreds of Ukrainian troops and civilians were still hol…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday appealed a judge’s ruling ending a mask mandate on public transportation and airplanes, a spokesman said, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the measure was sti…

By Nathan Frandino OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Walking into the Good Hop craft beer bar in Oakland, California, Alison Heller looks like any other patron thirsting for happy hour. But instead of heading to the bar, she goes straight to the bathroom, op…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 21 U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday voicing concern about what they called disinformation on the platform aimed at Spanish speakers about Russia’s invasion of Ukrain…

(Reuters) – About 1,000 civilians remained trapped at a steel plant where Ukrainian forces are making their last stand in the besieged city of Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after a Russian ultimatum to surrender or die expired on Wednes…

By Andrew Hay -New Mexico on Wednesday fined Rust Movie Productions LLC the maximum amount possible and blasted the company for “willful” safety lapses leading to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last year during the filming of Wes…

(Reuters) -An Ohio jury on Wednesday found Dr. William Husel, who had been accused of giving patients lethal doses of fentanyl, not guilty of 14 counts of murder, the Columbus Dispatch newspaper reported. Husel, a former doctor with the Columbus-area M…

By Lisa Richwine and Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -Actor Johnny Depp, testifying in a defamation case against his former wife Amber Heard, said on Wednesday that she was the one who became violent in their relationship and that her false accusations cost h…

By Tassilo Hummel, Michel Rose and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen clashed in a heated debate on Wednesday over who would be best placed to improve voters’ purchasing power and r…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. home sales fell more than expected in March as house prices hit a record high despite some improvement in supply, and could decline further amid surging mortgage rates. Existing home sales dropped 2.7% to a seasonally adjust…