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By Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, the onetime personal lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump, has settled his lawsuit accusing the Trump Organization of failing to cover millions of dollars of legal bills he incurred over his work for the former U.S. president. Lawyers for both sides disclosed the …

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By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he had asked CIA Director William Burns to become a member of his cabinet, elevating one of his closest advisers on national security and foreign policy. “Under his leadership, the CIA is delivering a clear-eyed, long-term approach to our nation’s …

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(Corrects to removes reference to ‘flex’ alert in first paragraph) (Reuters) – The California power grid operator issued an emergency alert from 1930 until 2200 hours on Thursday, urging customers to conserve electricity anticipating high loads and temperatures. Current demand stood at 41,100 megawatts, versus available capacity at 45,170 MW, the California ISO said. (Reporting …

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By Diane Bartz and Krystal Hu WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help make the technology safer, President Joe Biden announced on Friday. “These commitments are a promising step but we have a …

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By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Alabama executed a man early on Friday for beating an elderly woman to death two decades ago, the state’s first execution since Governor Kay Ivey lifted a suspension on capital punishment in February following a review. James Barber, 64, was put to death by lethal injection at 1:56 a.m. U.S. …

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By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) -A very lucky Powerball player in Southern California has won the multistate lottery’s $1 billion jackpot prize, ending a streak of 38 consecutive drawings without a grand prize winner. It was just the third time the Powerball jackpot prize has reached $1 billion. Jackpot winners have to match all six of …

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