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Active shooter threat at Ford’s Kansas City plant not credible, officials say

19 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2023

(Reuters) -Ford’s Kansas City assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri was evacuated on Tuesday after a report of an active shooter, but officials have determined that the threat was not credible. “We and our partner agencies have finished searching the Ford plant. We did not locate anyone inside and have determined the threat was not credible,” …

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Israel’s Herzog to address Congress amid tensions with Washington

19 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2023

By Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog will address Congress on Wednesday, completing a visit aimed at reassuring the United States that Israel’s democracy remains strong despite government attempts to overhaul the country’s judicial system. On Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden met Herzog, whose position is largely ceremonial, and …

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Soccer-US players harness World Cup spotlight for mental health initiative

19 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2023

By Nathan Frandino AUCKLAND (Reuters) – The United States brought the issue of mental wellbeing to the fore at the Women’s World Cup on Wednesday by announcing the launch of a new initiative for under-served communities after the tournament. The project in collaboration with non-profit Common Goal was announced as part of U.S. defender Naomi …

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Trump says he is a target in U.S. 2020 election probe

19 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2023

By Sarah N. Lynch and Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had received a letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith stating that he is a target of a grand jury investigation into efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat. A letter would represent the clearest sign to …

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Michigan Republicans charged in ‘false elector’ scheme to overturn Trump loss

19 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2023

By Kanishka Singh and Nathan Layne (Reuters) -Michigan’s attorney general on Tuesday announced felony charges against 16 Republicans for participating in an alleged “false elector” scheme that aimed to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in the battleground state. While more than 1,000 people have been charged with crimes related to the violent Jan. …

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Trump’s lawyers ask judge in documents case to consider campaign timing

19 Jul 2023 19 Jul 2023

By Andrew Goudsward FORT PIERCE, Florida (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a U.S. federal judge on Tuesday not to treat the former president the same as any other criminal defendant in setting the timing for his trial on charges of mishandling classified documents, citing his presidential campaign. Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination to …

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Police search Nevada home in 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur

18 Jul 2023 18 Jul 2023

By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) – Nevada police have searched a house outside of Las Vegas in connection with the 1996 killing of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur, who was shot to death in the city nearly three decades ago, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said on Tuesday. No additional information regarding who owned the house …

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Pot producer Green Thumb reports employee death at Rock Island facility

18 Jul 2023 18 Jul 2023

(Reuters) – U.S. cannabis producer Green Thumb Industries Inc said on Tuesday an employee had died of natural causes at its Rock Island, Illinois facility last Friday. The Teamsters Union earlier on Tuesday urged Green Thumb to address workers’ safety concerns following news about the death. “To the best of our knowledge, this tragic death …

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Illinois law eliminating cash bail upheld by state’s high court

18 Jul 2023 18 Jul 2023

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Illinois’ top court on Tuesday upheld a 2021 state law that eliminated cash bail and ordered that it take effect in September, clearing the way for the state to implement one of the most sweeping bail reforms in the nation. The law, passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature and signed by …

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U.S. hit by blazing heat, smoky air, tropical storm all at once

18 Jul 2023 18 Jul 2023

By Brendan O’Brien and Julia Harte (Reuters) -The United States is experiencing with a range of unusual weather, from a tropical storm in Hawaii to record-breaking heat across its Sun Belt states and poor air quality in many areas as smoke from Canadian wildfires wafts across the border. As the United States and China, the …

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