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By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s decision to nix his predecessor Donald Trump’s plan to move the headquarters of the U.S. military’s Space Command from Colorado to Alabama is unrelated to a dispute with Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville or concern over Alabama’s abortion restrictions, the White House said. A day after Biden’s administration …

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(Reuters) -Paul Reubens, the actor who played Pee-wee Herman, a nerdy character who wore a gray suit and red bowtie while delighting children and adults alike with his distinctive “heh heh heh” laugh, has died, a post on his Instagram account said on Monday. Reubens, 70, died overnight after a years-long battle with cancer, the …

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By Jason Lange and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s legal entanglements on Monday showed signs they could impact spending on his White House bid, as one of his main political groups reported massive outlays on legal expenses while also clawing back more than $12 million it had transferred to a super PAC supporting Trump’s …

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(Reuters) – The top U.S. utility lobby group intends to push back on the Biden administration’s proposals requiring upgrades to existing natural gas-fired power plants to curb climate-warming emissions, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. Resistance from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), which represents investor-owned utilities that serve 250 million people, to …

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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Angus Cloud, cast member of the HBO teen drama series “Euphoria,” died on Monday at age 25 just days after the death of his father, his family said in a statement. Cloud played Fezco, an intense drug dealer with a moral code, in the series starring Zendaya in the lead …

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By Kanishka Singh and Costas Pitas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Monday he would aim to deter China from invading Taiwan if he wins the 2024 presidential election, saying China would refrain from such an attack if the costs outweighed the benefits. “So my policy is going to be to deter that …

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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Lawyers for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday asked the state Senate to dismiss all but one of the articles of impeachment against him. In two motions filed before the Texas Senate’s court of impeachment, Paxton’s attorneys argued that 19 of the 20 articles of impeachment are based …

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