(Reuters) -A convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison over a week ago eluded a police perimeter and stole a van to run from law enforcement, authorities said on Sunday. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, escaped on Aug. 31 from Chester County Prison in the vicinity of Philadelphia where he was awaiting transfer to a state …
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By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen (Reuters) -A Georgia grand jury recommended criminal charges against Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and other allies of Donald Trump as part of its investigation into efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 presidential defeat, said a report released on Friday. None were ultimately charged when Georgia prosecutors filed a sweeping …
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MERSIN, Turkey (Reuters) – Rescuers raced on Sunday to rescue an American caver who had become trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) underground in southern Turkey, moving him halfway to the surface. Mark Dickey, 40, was on an international exploration expedition in the Morca cave in Mersin province’s Taurus mountains when he began suffering …
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By Divya Rajagopal and Nivedita Balu TORONTO (Reuters) – American rapper and song writer Lil Nas X hopes his fans get to the “real me,” behind the stage persona through his new documentary film, the musician told reporters at the 43 Toronto Film Festival on Saturday night. Nas X, whose given name is Montero Lamar …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hurricane Lee, a powerful Category 3 storm, was expected to move well north of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend but could cause dangerous beach conditions on the U.S. East Coast beginning on Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. Lee, located about 310 miles (505 km) northeast …
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MERSIN, Turkey (Reuters) – A team of rescuers are ready to start moving an American cave explorer trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,280.84 ft) underground in southern Turkey and will have him out “within several days,” Mersin Governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan said on Saturday. Mark Dickey, 40, was on an international exploration mission in the …
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By Nathan Layne (Reuters) -South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem endorsed Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Friday, potentially boosting the former president’s lead in the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential primary race. A rising star in the party, Noem has long been mentioned as a possible running mate for Trump should he win the nomination. …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to consider fiscal 2024 defense spending legislation next week, Majority Leader Steve Scalise said on Friday. The Republican-controlled House, which returns to Washington on Tuesday from its August recess, will consider an appropriations bill covering defense spending, according to Scalise’s weekly floor schedule. …
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By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) -Florida’s public university system on Friday approved a new entrance exam that emphasizes classical Western thought and has been used mostly by private and religious colleges, the latest move by the state to make education more conservative. The Board of Governors of the 12-campus State University System of Florida adopted the …
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By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) -A month after a ferocious fire razed a town in Maui, 66 people remained unaccounted for as workers continued to remove toxic debris from the burn site, a process that could take almost a year, Hawaii Governor Josh Green said on Friday. The official death toll of the Aug. 8 fire …
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