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Tornado kills 5 after tearing through southeastern Missouri

By Brendan O’Brien and Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -Five people were killed in a predawn tornado that ripped through southeastern Missouri on Wednesday, shearing off roofs, splintering trees and taking down power lines in devastated Bollinger County, officials said. First responders from multiple agencies combed through destroyed homes and businesses in the rural area that Missouri …

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U.S. Speaker meets Taiwan leader and stresses need to speed up arms deliveries

By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, becoming the most senior U.S. figure to meet a Taiwanese leader on U.S. soil in decades and stressed the need to accelerate arms deliveries to Taiwan in the face of …

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Indian refiners’ February crude processing stays elevated amid robust demand

(Reuters) -Indian refiners’ crude oil processing remained near record levels in February, provisional government data showed on Wednesday, catering to rising demand in the world’s third biggest oil importer and consumer. Refinery throughput was 2% higher year-on-year at 5.46 million barrels per day (20.85 million tonnes) for February. Throughput stood at 5.39 million barrels per …

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U.S. trade chief Tai defends pursuit of non-traditional trade deals

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday defended the Biden administration’s decision not to pursue traditional free trade deals and argued her approach of working to ease non-tariff barriers is better for workers, supply chains and the U.S. ability to compete with China. In a policy speech at American University’s …

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With abortion rights in the balance, Wisconsin elects liberal to Supreme Court

By Joseph Ax and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Wisconsin voters on Tuesday elected liberal Janet Protasiewicz to the state Supreme Court, flipping control to a liberal majority ahead of rulings on an abortion ban and other matters that could play a role in the 2024 presidential election. Protasiewicz defeated conservative candidate Daniel Kelly in what …

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Rising consumer prices in Mexico eased to a 17-month low in March

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s annual inflation slowed in March by more than expected to 6.85%, the lowest rate in nearly 1-1/2 years, although core price pressures remained elevated, data from national statistics agency INEGI showed on Wednesday. The March reading was the lowest since October 2021, and came in slightly below the consensus forecast of …

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