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(Reuters) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday estimated COVID subvariant JN.1 to account for about 85.7% of cases in the United States, as of Jan. 19. The agency said JN.1 remains the most widely circulating variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country and globally. There …

EPPING, New Hampshire (Reuters) — At a campaign event in eastern New Hampshire, last week, Melinda Tourangeau was wearing a Nikki Haley button on her lapel and a broad smile on her face. Tourangeau, 57, said she would be thrilled to cast a vote for Haley in Tuesday’s Republican primary. Just as imp…

BOSTON (Reuters) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived a $10 billion lawsuit by Mexico seeking to hold American gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels across the U.S.-Mexico border. The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a…

(Reuters) — A union representing 29,000 professors and staff throughout the California State University (CSU) system launched a five-day strike on Monday, creating uncertainty for more than 450,000 students on 23 campuses on the first day of the semester. The California Faculty Association and the …

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Donald Trump may be set to testify in the writer E. Jean Carroll’s latest civil defamation trial in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, following a two-day postponement triggered by COVID-19 concerns. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan canceled testimony on Monday after o…

WASHINGTON/WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday took aim at Republican curbs on abortion rights, a galvanizing issue for Democrats that they hope will boost enthusiasm among their base, attract independent voters, and increase turnout i…

GAZA/DOHA (Reuters) — The United States on Monday called for Israel to protect innocent people in hospitals, medical staff and patients as Israeli forces stormed one hospital and put another under siege as they advanced deep into western Khan Younis in Gaza. Residents said the bombardment from air,…

(Reuters) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ended his presidential bid on Sunday when he announced on social media his withdrawal with a quote falsely attributed to Winston Churchill. During a four-minute video address posted on X the Republican governor incorrectly attributed a quote to Churchill: &…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — A Venezuelan criminal gang that for the past few years has been extending its operations and causing havoc throughout Latin America has made an appearance in South Florida, police say, claiming that at least one of its members was involved in a recent Miami murder. José Luis …

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said that the Biden administration should be more assertive about its support for abortion rights ahead of the 2024 presidential election. “I don’t think it would hurt. I think people want to know that this is a president that is fighting,” …