WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday called for union auto workers and Detroit’s Big Three automakers to come together on a new agreement before their contracts expire next month. “I’m asking all sides to work together to forge a fair agreement,” Biden said in a statement as talks continued between the United Auto …
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(Reuters) – The total insured loss from the ongoing wildfires on Maui island is expected to be the second largest in Hawaii’s history, according to catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC). The fast-moving inferno, which started earlier this week, ravaged the historic resort town of Lahaina that was once the capital of the …
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By Luc Cohen (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried, the indicted founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, needs access to medications to treat depression and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) while jailed ahead of his fraud trial, his lawyers said on Monday. In a letter, Bankman-Fried’s lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to order the Metropolitan …
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By Jack Queen (Reuters) -Lawyers for Hunter Biden said in a late Sunday court filing that prosecutors reneged on a plea deal that would have resolved tax and firearms charges against the U.S. president’s son as his father seeks reelection. Delaware federal prosecutors said on Friday that Hunter Biden may be headed for a criminal …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The appointment of an outside prosecutor to investigate President Joe Biden’s son Hunter means there are now three special counsel inquiries that could figure prominently in next year’s election. Attorney General Merrick Garland tapped David Weiss on Friday to review whether Hunter Biden violated federal tax and gun laws. Weiss signaled that …
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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – A Georgia prosecutor probing whether Donald Trump and his allies illegally sought to overturn the state’s 2020 election results is expected to seek an indictment from a grand jury next week. Two witnesses who previously received subpoenas confirmed on Saturday that they have been told to appear before a grand …
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By Jorge Garcia and Mike Blake KAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) -The death toll from the Maui wildfires reached 96 on Sunday as relatives of the missing frantically searched for signs their loved ones may still be alive, while survivors grappled with the scale of the disaster and sought solace at church services. Days after the inferno …
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(Reuters) – California’s Independent System Operator (ISO) warned of high temperatures and increased electricity usage during the coming week as the grid operator prepares for tight conditions works to ensure adequate supply. In a notice released on Saturday, ISO said it is closely monitoring the power grid as widespread heat waves can cause supply shortages, …
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(Reuters) – A Kansas newspaper that was searched by police said its 98-year-old co-owner died on Saturday from stress related to the incident, which free press advocates condemned as a possible violation of the Marion County Record’s First Amendment rights. A search warrant, authorized by a Marion County District Court judge, said there was probable …
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(Reuters) – The president of CBS News, Neeraj Khemlani, stepped down on Sunday after two years on the job, the New York Times reported. Khemlani will stay at CBS in a different role, the Times reported, citing an email he sent to staff members. The paper said CBS had not yet named a replacement for …
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