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Tuesday, 6 February 2018

Special Report: In Puerto Rico, a housing crisis U.S. storm aid won't solve

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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Special Report: In Puerto Rico, a housing crisis U.S. storm aid won't solve

CANOVANAS, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Among the countless Puerto Rico neighborhoods battered by Hurricane Maria is one named after another storm: Villa Hugo. The illegal shantytown emerged on a public wetland after 1989's Hurricane Hugo left thousands homeless.

Patriots star Gronkowski burgled on Super Bowl weekend: police

BOSTON (Reuters) - Super Bowl weekend brought a one-two of bad news for New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, whose home was burgled following the team's upset loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, police said on Tuesday.

U.S. judge orders protection for Mexican drug lord El Chapo's jury

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has ordered special protection for the Brooklyn jury expected to decide the fate of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman at the accused Mexican drug lord's upcoming trial.

Airbus deal has led to pause in C Series orders: Bombardier executive

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Canada's Bombardier believes there has been a "bit of a pause" in orders of its C Series jet as airlines wait for it to complete a partnership deal with Airbus SE, its commercial sales head said on Tuesday.

Trump's lawyers want him to refuse Mueller interview request: NY Times

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several of U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyers have advised him not to sit down for an interview with a special counsel investigating possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election, the New York Times reported on Monday.

Colorado deputy, suspect killed, four others wounded

(Reuters) - A Colorado sheriff's deputy and a suspect were killed and four others, including three law enforcement officers, were wounded on Monday in a shooting that sprang from an auto theft investigation, officials said.

Congress grapples with immigration, averting funding fight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation to help young "Dreamer" immigrants struggled to gain footing in the U.S. Congress on Monday, as lawmakers prepared to hold a Tuesday vote on a short-term government funding measure to avoid a rerun of January's three-day partial shutdown.

U.S. Supreme Court allows revamp of Pennsylvania electoral map

(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to block a lower court ruling requiring Republican-drawn congressional districts in Pennsylvania to be reworked immediately, boosting Democratic hopes of winning control this year of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Locked track switch blamed in fatal South Carolina Amtrak crash

(Reuters) - A locked track switch was blamed for the collision of an Amtrak passenger train with a freight train that killed two people and injured more than 100 in South Carolina on Sunday, raising questions about the delayed rollout of a system to prevent such crashes.

Seattle says Facebook is violating city campaign finance law

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Seattle's election authority said on Monday that Facebook Inc is in violation of a city law that requires disclosure of who buys election ads, the first attempt of its kind to regulate U.S. political ads on the internet.

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