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A man looks at a makeshift memorial near the Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant, one of the locations of the deadly mass shootings, in Lewiston, Maine,  Oct. 28, 2023. LEWISTON, Maine (Reuters) — The U.S. Army reservist who sprayed a bowling alley and bar with gunfire this week in Lewiston, Ma…

(Reuters) — Hundreds of protesters demanding a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas forced the closure on Friday of Grand Central Terminal, one of New York City’s major transit hubs, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said. “Grand Central Terminal is closed until further notice due…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Financial markets are bracing for what could be a momentous week, with a Federal Reserve meeting, U.S. employment data and earnings from technology heavyweight Apple Inc possibly setting the course for stocks and bonds the rest of the year. October has lived up to its reputatio…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. and China have agreed to work together toward an expected summit between presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping next month, U.S. officials said on Friday, following hours of meetings between Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and senior U.S. diplomats in Washington. In th…

GENEVA (Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden has cast doubt on casualty figures provided by Palestinian officials in Gaza, but international humanitarian agencies consider them broadly accurate and historically reliable. Although there is no dispute that Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed many peop…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A U.S. judge on Friday asked former President Donald Trump whether he wants to appear on television when he stands trial in federal court on charges of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington asked Trump’s lawyers to gi…

OSLO (Reuters) — The United States on Friday opened its northernmost diplomatic station, highlighting the increased importance of the Arctic region for Washington at a time when cooperation among Arctic nations has been hit by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken an…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States is not trying to dictate limits for Israel, the White House said on Friday, as the Israelis expanded their military operation in Gaza against Hamas militants. The fresh military onslaught by Israel comes as the United States scrambles to arrange a humanitari…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Strikes by members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union including against Detroit’s Big Three car manufacturers could subtract at least 29,000 jobs from U.S. nonfarm payrolls in October, government data showed on Friday. The Labor Department’s monthly strike rep…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. on Friday issued a second round of sanctions aimed at Palestinian militant group Hamas following its attack this month on Israel, including a Hamas official in Iran and members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The measures target additional assets i…