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The Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed tailpipe limits for three years but eventually reach the same strict standards set out by the Environmental Protection Agency

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia said on Wednesday that it knew about U.S. intelligence efforts to use commercial satellite operators such as SpaceX and cautioned that such moves made their satellites legitimate targets.

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Investing.com — The U.S. Federal Reserve concludes its policy-setting meeting later in the session, and this is keeping volatility low. Samsung has gained on reports it could be working with Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), while U.K. inflation fell by more than expected the day before the Bank of England meets to discuss monetary policy.

Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Tuesday brushed aside President Joe Biden's opposition to a planned ground invasion of Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip, saying that his government would press ahead despite pleas for restraint from the United States and key allies. Netanyahu made the remarks to Israeli lawmakers a day after speaking by phone with Biden, who reiterated his stance against an offensive into Rafah, arguing that it could be disastrous for the people there and that Israel had other ways of achieving its objective of defeating Hamas.

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Spike Lee is directing the re-imagination of the Akira Kurosawa classic thriller 'High and Low', which was released in 1963. The new edition of the film will see Denzel Washington as one of the leads and according to recent reports, Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast list. Jeffrey is known for his Oscar-nominated film American Fiction. He has also featured in HBO’s Westworld and has played pivotal roles in Shaft, No Time to Die and The Batman.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -SpaceX has started selling satellite lasers, which are used for speedy in-space communications, to other satellite firms, company President Gwynne Shotwell said at a conference on Tuesday.

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. single-family homebuilding rebounded sharply in February amid mild temperatures and a persistent shortage of previously owned houses on the market.

Taranjit Singh Sandhu—one of the most experienced Indian diplomats on US affairs—on Tuesday, March 19, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the national capital city, Delhi. The former ambassador joined the saffron party at its headquarters in New Delhi's Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg in the presence of party general secretaries Vinod Tawde and Tarun Chugh. The Saffron party may field Sandhu against Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal of the Aam Aadmi Party AAP from the Amritsar constituency in Punjab in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024, newswire PTI reported.

democracy, as some officials attending a global summit accused Russia and China of conducting malicious propaganda campaigns. Speaking at the opening of the Summit for Democracy in Seoul, Yoon said countries had a duty to share experiences and wisdom so that artificial intelligence and technology could be employed to promote democracy.

Gaza City and Khan Younis. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Biden said he had a telephonic conversation with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the latest developments in Israel and Gaza.

By Ernest Scheyder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) on Tuesday is set to unveil final rules that will significantly soften its proposal that would have slashed electric vehicles' (EV) mileage ratings to meet government fuel economy requirements in 2027, sources said.

By David Shepardson

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Breitbart's John Carney and economist Joe LaVorgna react to the employment statistics on 'Kudlow.'