(Reuters) -Shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries extended their slide on Thursday, briefly hitting their lowest level since 1985, as the utility comes under scrutiny over whether its equipment might have played a role in the deadly Maui wildfires. The company’s stock has lost more than half its value since the Aug. 8 wildfires that killed …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Thursday it had issued subpoenas to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland related to the panel’s investigation of allegations of online censorship. A Justice Department spokesperson said: “The Department, including the FBI, does not censor content on social media platforms … As with …
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By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Thursday urged federal regulators to increase their oversight of the streaming media business, saying Walt Disney, Amazon.com and Netflix had amassed too much power. The guild, which has been on strike since May 2, issued a report …
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By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The district attorney prosecuting former U.S. President Donald Trump on election interference charges in Georgia has proposed that his trial start in March of next year, a date that would have Trump in court mid-campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The proposed March 4 trial date is one …
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By Jonathan Allen LAHAINA, Hawaii (Reuters) -Maui’s emergency management chief on Wednesday defended his agency’s decision against sounding sirens during last week’s deadly wildfire amid questions about whether doing so might have saved lives. Herman Andaya, administrator of the Maui County Emergency Management Agency, said sirens in Hawaii are used to alert people to tsunamis. …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Access to the abortion pill mifepristone must be restricted, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday, ordering a ban on telemedicine prescriptions and shipments of the drug by mail. Here’s what the ruling from the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means for doctors and patients: CAN PATIENTS …
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By Bhanvi Satija and Sriparna Roy (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved French drugmaker Ipsen’s drug for a rare bone disorder, making it the first treatment available to patients with the condition that causes abnormal bone growth. The company said its drug, Sohonos, was approved in adults and pediatric patients …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New York City on Wednesday banned TikTok on government-owned devices, citing security concerns, joining a number of U.S. cities and states that have put such restrictions on the short video sharing app. TikTok, which is used by more than 150 million Americans and is owned by Chinese tech giant …
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By Jonathan Stempel and Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sixteen people who witnessed a white supremacist kill 10 Black victims in a shooting last year at a Buffalo, New York grocery store have sued social media and firearms-related companies, to hold them liable for causing emotional trauma. The complaint filed on Tuesday in a …
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By Jack Queen (Reuters) – A Georgia state law against racketeering could be a powerful tool in prosecuting Donald Trump, but applying charges traditionally used to take down organized crime risks miring the case in legal and logistical complications. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday charged the Republican former president and 18 associates …
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