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By Bianca Flowers CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris jumped into another divisive American issue ahead of the 2024 re-election campaign on Friday, vowing support for activists trying to end gun violence and accusing gun law opponents of “hypocrisy.” Harris, who has embraced a more combative role as President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign …

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By Daniel Trotta EL CAJON, California (Reuters) – California firefighters are using artificial intelligence to help spot wildfires, feeding video from more than 1,000 cameras strategically placed across the state into a machine that alerts first responders when to mobilize. In an example of the potential of the ALERTCalifornia AI program launched last month, a …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Democratic-backed ban on assault-style rifles and large-capacity magazines enacted after a deadly mass shooting in Chicago’s Highland Park suburb in 2022 that left seven people dead and dozens of others wounded. The state’s high court in a 4-3 vote rejected arguments by a …

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By Andrea Shalal and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House stressed on Friday that there would be restrictions on what Iran could do with any funds unfrozen under an emerging agreement that has led to the release of five Americans from prison to house arrest in Tehran. White House spokesperson John Kirby told …

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(Reuters) -Here are some reactions to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment on Friday of David Weiss as a special counsel to investigate whether President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, engaged in improper business dealings. Weiss said Hunter Biden may be headed for trial on criminal charges after talks on a potential plea deal reached …

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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced that projects in Texas and Louisiana to remove more than 2 million tonnes of carbon emissions will get over $1 billion in federal grants, a key step in scaling up direct air capture (DAC) technology. The Department of Energy (DOE) selected …

US awards $1.2 billion to Oxy, Climeworks-led carbon air capture hubs Read More »

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of people who died by suicide in the U.S. hit an estimated record 49,000 in 2022, a 2.6% increase over the prior year, government data showed on Thursday. Over half of all U.S. suicides in 2022 involved firearms, according to the figures from the Centers for Disease …

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By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Negotiators for striking Hollywood writers and the major studios will return to the bargaining table on Friday, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) said as the strike marked more than 100 days. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group representing Walt Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros …

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(Reuters) -Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Thursday for the third time this week and the tenth time this summer as homes and businesses cranked up air conditioners to escape a lingering heat wave. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the grid for more than 26 million customers representing …

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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday appeared skeptical of the Biden administration’s bid to reverse a court order sharply limiting its ability to ask social media companies to remove content that it considers to be misinformation. Daniel Tenny, a lawyer with the U.S. Department of Justice, told a three-judge panel …

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