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By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in Washington on Tuesday for a “March for Israel” to show solidarity with Israel in its war with Hamas and condemn rising antisemitism. Streets were closed around much of downtown amid heightened security, as people gathered in bright sunshine on the National Mall, many draped in Israeli and U.S. flags. “We are here to show the world that we […]

(Reuters) -The head of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation faced outraged criticism from lawmakers on Tuesday following a media report that cited pervasive, longstanding allegations of sexual harassment at his agency. FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg, who appeared at a Capitol Hill oversight hearing with other top financial regulators, told the Senate Banking Committee he was personally distraught after the Wall Street Journal’s report on Monday and committed to providing […]

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinians trapped inside Gaza’s biggest hospital were digging a mass grave on Tuesday to bury patients who died under Israeli encirclement, and said no plan was in place to evacuate babies despite Israel announcing an offer to send portable incubators. Israeli forces have surrounded Gaza City’s Al Shifa hospital which they say sits atop an underground headquarters of Hamas militants. Hamas, Gaza’s […]

(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday rejected efforts by major social media companies to dismiss nationwide litigation accusing them of targeting their platforms to children, causing them to be addicted and damaging their mental health. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California ruled against Alphabet, which operates Google and YouTube; Meta Platforms, which operates Facebook; ByteDance, which operates TikTok; and Snap, which operates Snapchat. The decision covers […]

By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will brave opposition from fellow Republicans and rely on Democratic votes on Tuesday in a risky tactic to avert a government shutdown. The House of Representatives has scheduled a vote at 4:20 pm (2120 GMT) on a stopgap spending bill that would extend government funding beyond Nov. 17, when it is due to run out. Facing opposition […]

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Climate change harms Americans physically, mentally and financially, often hitting those who have done the least to cause it, including Black people facing floods in the South and minorities enduring searing heat in cities, a federal report said on Tuesday. More than a dozen U.S. agencies and about 500 scientists produced the National Climate Assessment, meant to crystallize the top science on the problem […]

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose about 1% to a one-week high after the International Energy Agency (IEA) boosted its demand growth forecasts and the U.S. dollar fell on data showing inflation was slowing in the world’s biggest economy. Brent futures rose $1.01, or 1.2%, to $83.53 a barrel by 11:33 a.m. EST (1633 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.00, or 1.3%, to $79.26. […]

By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will brave opposition from fellow Republicans and rely on Democratic votes on Tuesday in a risky tactic to avert a government shutdown. The House of Representatives has scheduled a vote at 4:20 pm (2120 GMT) on a stopgap spending bill that would extend government funding beyond Nov. 17, when it is due to run out. Facing opposition […]

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar fell more than 1% against major currencies on Tuesday after U.S. consumer price data showed the pace of inflation moderating in October, increasing the odds that the Federal Reserve is done hiking interest rates. U.S. consumer prices were unchanged last month amid lower gasoline prices, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said, following a 0.4% rise in September. In the […]