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Exclusive: Facebook and Google could lose bargaining power under upcoming

By Diane Bartz, Helen Coster WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bipartisan members of Congress plan to introduce a bill in coming weeks to make it easier for smaller news organizations to negotiate with Big Tech platforms, said Rep. Ken Buck, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel. The U.S. bill would be introduced at a time […]

White House says U.S. has no plan to withdraw snapback

By Reuters Staff ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – The United States has no plan to withdraw so-called “snapback” sanctions against Iran in anticipation of joining talks with Europe on the Iranian nuclear program, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Friday. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One as U.S. President Joe Biden flew […]

Exclusive: White House working with Facebook and Twitter to tackle

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has been reaching out to social media companies including Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet Inc’s Google about clamping down on COVID misinformation and getting their help to stop it from going viral, a senior administration official said. President Joe Biden, who has raced to curb the pandemic […]

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Texas Senator Ted Cruz flew to Mexico amid state energy

Texas Senator Ted Cruz flew to Mexico with his family amid a winter weather crisis that has left millions in his state without power. In a statement on Thursday, Mr Cruz said that he planned the trip for his daughters, “wanting to be a good dad”. Photos of the Republican lawmaker at an airport emerged […]

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Biden says China to face repercussions on human rights

By Jeff Mason MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Reuters) – China will pay a price for its human rights abuses, U.S. President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday, responding to queries at a televised event on the Asian nation’s handling of Muslim minorities in its far western region of Xinjiang. Chinese President Xi Jinping has drawn global criticism for […]

Independent commission to investigate Capitol riots

US Capitol riots US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress will establish an “outside, independent” commission to investigate the 6 January attack on the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump. In a letter to lawmakers, she said the commission would be modelled on the inquiry into the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York […]

Truth panel could help Mexico with slavery legacy, says Martin

By Frank Jack Daniel MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A truth and reconciliation commission could help Mexico come to terms with a legacy of African slavery, civil rights activist Martin Luther King III said during a visit to the Latin American country. King, the eldest son of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, is visiting Mexico […]

TJ Ducklo: White House suspends aide for ‘threatening reporter’

A White House spokesman has been suspended for a week without pay after allegedly threatening to “destroy” a female reporter who was asking questions about his private life. TJ Ducklo reportedly threatened Politico reporter Tara Palmeri, who was investigating his relationship with another journalist. White House press secretary Jen Pskai said on Friday that Mr […]

US to allow in thousands of asylum seekers waiting in

US migrant family separations The Biden administration says it will start gradually allowing into the US tens of thousands of asylum seekers currently forced to wait in Mexico. It says it will begin next week processing about 25,000 people with active cases. Asylum seekers will first be required to register and pass a Covid-19 test, […]

Trump impeachment: Insurrection incitement charge a ‘monstrous lie’

US Capitol riots Donald Trump’s insurrection incitement charge is a “monstrous lie”, defence lawyers said as they presented evidence in the US Senate. Lawyer Michael van der Veen called impeachment proceedings against the former president a “politically motivated witch hunt” by the Democrats. Mr Trump is accused of causing riots in the Capitol on 6 […]

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