Massive Explosion at NYC Home Sends Police Officers Flying

NEW YORK (AP) — A massive, fiery explosion at a house in Queens sent several New York City police officers flying through the air early Thursday morning as they were responding to a call of a man inside armed with a knife and the smell of gas. Eight officers were treated for minor injuries — …

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Exclusive-Ukraine Sees Path to Japanese Arms After Tokyo Eases Export Rules

By John Geddie and Tim Kelly TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) – Japan’s relaxation of its weapons-exports rules opens ⁠a ⁠path for talks that could one day lead ⁠to Tokyo supplying military equipment to help Ukraine resist Russia’s invasion, Kyiv’s ambassador to Japan told Reuters. “This allows us to ​talk,” Yurii Lutovinov said in an interview …

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US Congress Passes 45-Day Surveillance Law Extension

April 30 (Reuters) – Congress on ⁠Thursday ⁠passed a 45-day extension ⁠of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, prolonging a debate ​about a section of the spy law that critics say enables the ‌abusive surveillance of American ‌citizens. The law was set to expire at midnight on Thursday ⁠after having ⁠already been extended for 10 days …

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