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1:36pm, 17th April, 2019

U.S. advances review of Musk's Baltimore-Washington tunnel project

The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday issued a draft environmental assessment for a Washington, D.C. to Baltimore tunnel that would carry passengers between the cities at high speeds in autonomous electric vehicles, the first step in a join...

U.S. military advances sprawling mission to quell housing-safety scandal

2:04pm, 11th April, 2019

US

U.S. military advances sprawling mission to quell housing-safety scandal

One U.S. military base has dubbed it Operation Victory Homefront. It's a mission the world's most powerful military never envisioned.

Ethiopia crash probe advances with voice download, fresh details

5:40pm, 16th March, 2019

World

Ethiopia crash probe advances with voice download, fresh details

The hunt for the cause of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed all 157 people on board gathered pace on Saturday when investigators successfully downloaded the cockpit voice recorder and fresh details emerged of the final seconds of the flig...

Oil advances as OPEC set to continue supply cuts despite U.S. pressure to ease

3:16am, 27th February, 2019

Business

Oil advances as OPEC set to continue supply cuts despite U.S. pressure to ease

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after a report of declining U.S. crude inventories and as producer club OPEC seemed to stick to its supply cuts despite pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.

House advances bill rejecting Trump's border wall emergency

4:32pm, 26th February, 2019

US

House advances bill rejecting Trump's border wall emergency

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, ignoring White House veto threats, moved toward passage of legislation to terminate President Donald Trump’s proclaimed national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, in what would be a stinging rejection...

U.S. Congress advances border security bill without Trump border wall

7:59am, 14th February, 2019

US

U.S. Congress advances border security bill without Trump border wall

The U.S. Congress on Thursday aimed to end a dispute over border security with legislation that would ignore President Donald Trump's request for $5.7 billion (£4.45 billion) to help build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border but avoid a partial gov...

1:32am, 14th February, 2019

US

Congress advances border security bill without Trump border wall

The U.S. Congress on Thursday aimed to end a dispute over border security with legislation that would ignore President Donald Trump's request for $5.7 billion to help build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border but avoid a partial government shutdown...

Wall Street advances on trade hopes, tame inflation data

6:11pm, 13th February, 2019

Business

Wall Street advances on trade hopes, tame inflation data

Wall Street closed higher on Wednesday as investor optimism was stoked over hopes the United States and China could iron out a trade deal, and benign inflation data suggested the Federal Reserve would hold interest rates steady in the near term.

Trump attorney general pick Barr advances in Senate

5:46pm, 12th February, 2019

Politics

Trump attorney general pick Barr advances in Senate

President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, moved closer to confirmation on Tuesday after the U.S. Senate voted to advance his nomination despite Democrats' concerns about how he might handle Special Counsel Robert Muel...

Syrian army advances in southwest against IS militants

6:56am, 24th July, 2018

World

Syrian army advances in southwest against IS militants

The Syrian army has captured some areas held by Islamic State fighters in a region of the southwest near the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, state media said on Tuesday.

Wall Street advances with help from technology, financials

2:37pm, 28th June, 2018

Business

Wall Street advances with help from technology, financials

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, as losses in shares of healthcare companies, battered by Amazon's foray into drug retailing, were offset by gains in the technology and financial sectors.

Spurned advances provoked Texas school shooting, victim's mother says

7:45am, 20th May, 2018

US

Spurned advances provoked Texas school shooting, victim's mother says

SANTA FE, Texas (Reuters) - A teenaged boy who shot and killed eight students and two teachers in Texas had been spurned by one of his victims after making aggressive advances, her mother told the Los Angeles Times.