By David Shepardson, Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union could strike additional Detroit Three automotive facilities on Friday if there is no serious progress in labor negotiations, a source familiar with the talks said. The union did not elaborate ahead of a planned video address by UAW President Shawn Fain at 10 …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Ohio on Wednesday urged the state’s highest court to let a ban on abortion at about six weeks of pregnancy take effect, just weeks before voters in the state will decide whether to enshrine a right to abortion in the state constitution. While the arguments before the Ohio Supreme Court …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Wednesday a $100 million research drive to fight deadly drug-resistant bacteria, according to a White House official. More than a million people worldwide lose their lives each year due to infections resulting from bacteria resistant to antibiotics, according to the World Health …
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By Alexandra Ulmer and Gram Slattery (Reuters) – Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley appears to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ faltering campaign, with more donors saying they are looking more closely at her candidacy as an alternative to frontrunner Donald Trump. Reuters spoke to four donors and one source …
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By Ted Hesson (Reuters) – Biden administration officials last year recommended closing or downsizing nine immigration detention centers because of high costs and staffing shortages, a move that could have saved $235 million, a draft U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo reviewed by Reuters shows. But ICE ultimately only ended contracts with two of …
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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed into law a first-in-the-nation state excise tax on sales of firearms and ammunition, aimed at raising a projected $160 million annually to prevent gun violence in schools and elsewhere. The California excise tax, due to go into effect in July 2024, …
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By Jonathan Stempel and Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York judge found Donald Trump and his family business fraudulently inflated the value of his properties and other assets, in a major defeat for the former U.S. president that could severely hamper his ability to do business in the state. The scathing decision by …
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By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Over half of all U.S. Democratic senators, including Senator Cory Booker, on Tuesday called on Senator Bob Menendez to resign after federal prosecutors charged him and his wife with taking bribes from three New Jersey businessmen. Both Booker and Menendez represent the Northeastern state of New Jersey. Menendez, a Democrat, …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was among the scores of witnesses interviewed in the federal investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents as vice president, ABC News reported on Tuesday, citing sources. (Reporting by Costas Pitas; writing by Jasper Ward)
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas ruled on Tuesday that the state’s new law limiting public drag performances was an unconstitutional restriction on speech and he permanently forbid enforcement of it. “Not all people will like or condone certain performances,” U.S. District Judge David Hittner wrote. “This is no different than …
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