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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — About 900 more U.S. troops have arrived in the Middle East or are heading there to bolster air defenses for U.S. personnel amid a surge in attacks by Iran-affiliated groups, the Pentagon said on Thursday. As tensions soar over the Israel-Hamas war, U.S. and coalition troops h…

(Reuters) — Millions more Americans had difficulty securing enough food in 2022 compared to the year prior, including 1 million more households with children, a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed on Wednesday. The increase interrupted a years-long trend of declining hunger…

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) — The U.S. could apply sector-based sanctions against Guatemala if democratic processes there are not respected, a top U.S. official said, stepping up warnings over a dispute centering on the country’s recent presidential election. The U.S. is among a number of countr…

(Reuters) — Israel has agreed to delay an expected invasion of Gaza for now so that the United States can rush missile defenses to the region to protect U.S. troops there, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. and Israeli officials. U.S. officials have so far persuaded Israel t…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who traditionally invests in stocks, earned roughly $200 million from a bet against U.S. 30-year Treasury bonds, a person familiar with the trade said on Wednesday. Ackman said on Monday on X, “we covered our bond short” s…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Emerging U.S. businesses in the energy transition supply chain such as hydrogen and wind power should act fast to avoid being dominated by China, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday. Geoffrey Pyatt, assistant secretary for energy resources at the State Departme…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Consumer Reports said on Wednesday it had found “concerning” levels of lead and cadmium in a third of various chocolate products it tested recently, and called on Hershey to reduce the amounts of heavy metals in its chocolate. The non-profit consumer group said 16 o…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) —  The U.S. House of Representatives elected Republican Mike Johnson, a conservative with little leadership experience, as speaker on Wednesday, ending a turbulent three weeks that left the rudderless chamber unable to carry out any of its basic duties. The 220 to 209 party-lin…

(Reuters) — At least 22 people were killed and 50 to 60 wounded on Wednesday in mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, NBC News reported, citing a Lewiston police source. Maine State Police and a county sheriff previously reported there had been an active shooter on Wednesday night but did not provide …