Author: The Gazette
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Promise kept: Historic drop in illegal immigrants under Trump
The immigrant population in America has dropped in record fashion since President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office. Driven by his promise to close the border left wide open by former President Joe Biden, a historic plunge in illegal immigrants entering the country helped push their population down 2.2 million, according to a new…
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Exclusive-US pharmacies, drug discounters are discussing TrumpRx role with administration
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -Retail pharmacies and prescription drug savings site GoodRx are talking with the Trump administration about joining its TrumpRx website, they told Reuters, suggesting an expansion beyond the early description of it as a link to pharmaceutical companies’ direct discounts. Drugmakers, including Pfizer and Amgen, are offering to sell some brand-name medications…
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Democratic bill to end US government shutdown falling short of passage in Senate, voting continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic bill to fund the U.S. government and end a shutdown was falling short of the votes needed for passage in the Senate on Thursday, as voting continued. (Reporting by Bo Erickson; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
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Trump says Gaza hostages should be released on Monday or Tuesday
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Thursday the Gaza hostages should be released on Monday or Tuesday and that he hopes to attend a signing ceremony in Egypt and address the Israeli Knesset. Trump opened a White House cabinet meeting by discussing a deal reached on Wednesday under…
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Modi says he and Trump, in call, reviewed “good progress” in trade negotiations
(Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, adding that they “reviewed good progress achieved in trade negotiations” and agreed to stay in close touch over the coming weeks. Indian commerce ministry officials have said after the latest meetings of trade officials in Washington, another round of…
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IRS to furlough nearly half of staff
The Internal Revenue Service will furlough nearly half its staff this week as the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight. The IRS is already operating at a reduced workforce, which fell from about 100,000 employees at the end of 2024 to roughly 75,000 when the shutdown started, the Associated Press reported. Its…
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French court increases sentence of man convicted of raping Gisele Pelicot
(Reuters) -A French court on Thursday rejected the appeal of a former construction worker found guilty last year of the aggravated rape of Gisele Pelicot, and increased his prison sentence by a year to 10 years, his lawyer said. Husamettin Dogan was the only one of 51 men convicted in last year’s harrowing mass rape…
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Canada’s stats agency warns trade data could be delayed by US government shutdown
By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s federal statistics agency said on Thursday it might have to postpone releasing September international trade data next month if the U.S. government shutdown drags on. The last time this happened was in December 2018, when the U.S. government shutdown lasted for 35 days. Canada exports over 70% of its…
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France’s Macron: Paris conference on Gaza aims to complement U.S. initiative
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the coming hours will be decisive for cementing peace in Gaza and that the current conference on the matter held in Paris aimed to work in parallel with the U.S. initiative. France is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers from Western and Arab countries in…
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Europeans, Arabs flesh out Gaza transition ideas to weigh on Trump plan
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -The United States’ closest European and Arab partners met in Paris on Thursday to work out how to shape Gaza’s post-war future, hours after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and prisoner-hostage swap proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement…