Factbox-Storms Cut Power to 396,000 Customers in US Midwest, Mid-Atlantic; Ohio Hardest Hit

NEW ⁠YORK, ⁠March 13 (Reuters) – ⁠Over 396,000 homes ​and businesses were without ‌power on Friday ‌as severe ⁠storms ⁠battered the U.S. Midwest and Mid-Atlantic region, ​according to data from PowerOutage.us. The hardest-hit state ​was Ohio, with around 123,000 ⁠outages, ⁠representing about ⁠2.3% of ​the state’s roughly 5.4 million ​customers, ⁠according to the data. The …

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Trump Signs Order to Combat Fraudulent ‘Made in America’ Labels, White House Says

WASHINGTON, ⁠March ⁠13 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. President ​Donald ‌Trump ‌signed ⁠an executive order ⁠on Friday ​that ​the White ⁠House ⁠said ⁠was aimed at ​combat fraudulent “Made ​in ⁠America” ⁠labels by foreign manufacturers ⁠and sellers. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh ⁠in Washington, Editing by ​Franklin ​Paul) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

Israeli Strike Kills Three in Gaza as Regional Offensives Escalate

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, March 13 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike in ⁠Gaza ⁠killed three Palestinians, including two ⁠17-year-olds, Palestinian medics said on Friday, with violence continuing ​in the West Bank and Gaza even as Israel expands its offensive across the ‌region. Israel has used lethal force in ‌Iran, Lebanon, Gaza and the occupied West Bank over the …

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