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  • Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) arrives at Democratic Party caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/ File Photo

    Factbox: What happens in a U.S. government shutdown?

    By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker and Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker, Reuters

    In shutdowns, nonessential government employees are furloughed, or placed on temporary unpaid leave. Workers deemed essential, including those dealing with public safety and national security, keep...

  • FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist holds prescription painkiller OxyContin at a local pharmacy in Provo

    Delaware Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors Over Epidemic

    By Nate Raymond, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Delaware on Friday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing corporations of helping fuel the national opioid epidemic, suing a wide range of companies involved in making,...

  • usFILE PHOTO: A bulldozer moves coal at the Murray Energy Corporation port facility in Powhatan Point, Ohio

    Trump's Coal Job Push Stumbles in Most States

    By Valerie Volcovici, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's effort to put coal miners back to work stumbled in most coal producing states last year, even as overall employment in the downtrodden sector grew...

  • FILE PHOTO - Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin listens as U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a tax reform industry meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

    Trump Tries to Sell Tax Reform to Democrats

    By David Morgan, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to sell Democrats on his tax reform plan on Wednesday even as Senate Republicans edged closer to passing a budget measure that...

  • FILE PHOTO: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson (L) listens to Representative Tom Marino (R-PA) (R) before a House Judiciary committee hearing on the 'Oversight of the US Department of Homeland Security' on Capitol Hill in Washington July 14, 20

    Trump's drug czar nominee withdraws from consideration

    By Sarah N. Lynch and Makini Brice, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. lawmaker who was President Donald Trump's pick for drug czar withdrew on Tuesday after a report he spearheaded a bill that hurt the government's ability to crack down...

  • Egypt refers senior GASC import official to prosecution

    By Shadia Nasralla and Maha El Dahan, Reuters

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt, the world's top wheat importer, has sacked the head of the silos and storage holding company and referred an official at the main wheat importing body to prosecutors on...

  • Ukrainian opposition leader Tymoshenko freed, enemy ousted

    Ukrainian opposition leader Tymoshenko freed, enemy ousted

    By Reuters

    KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko was freed on Saturday during the dramatic ouster of her arch enemy Viktor Yanukovich, setting up a possible run for the...

  • Yanukovich denounces 'coup', says staying in Ukraine

    Yanukovich denounces 'coup', says staying in Ukraine

    By Reuters

    KIEV (Reuters) - President Viktor Yanukovich denounced on Saturday what he described as a "coup d'état" by gangsters who were terrorizing Ukraine and said he would not flee the country or let it be...

  • Yanukovich denounces "coup", says staying in Ukraine

    Yanukovich denounces "coup", says staying in Ukraine

    By Reuters

    KIEV (Reuters) - President Viktor Yanukovich denounced on Saturday what he described as a "coup d'état" by gangsters who were terrorizing Ukraine and said he would not flee the country or let it be...

  • Egypt refers GASC head of imports to prosecution

    By Shadia Nasralla and Maha El Dahan, Reuters

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt, the world's top wheat importer, has sacked the head of the storage administration and referred an official at the main wheat importing body to prosecutors on suspicion of...