By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -The last three known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa massacre on Monday decried a judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit seeking reparations for the racist violence in Oklahoma. In a statement read by their lawyer at a news conference in Tulsa, the three, each over 100 years old, said Tulsa County …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House will brief senators Tuesday on artificial intelligence in a classified setting as lawmakers consider adopting legislative safeguards on the fast-moving technology. The 3 p.m. ET briefing, organized by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and other senators, will be the first-ever classified Senate briefing on AI and will …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The federal prosecutor overseeing the criminal case against U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter on Monday said the Justice Department never impeded him from bringing charges, appearing to debunk claims made by an Internal Revenue Service whistleblower. Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss in a letter to Republican Senator …
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(Reuters) – Larry Nassar, the disgraced doctor of USA Gymnastics who was convicted of sexually abusing young female gymnasts, has been stabbed multiple times by another inmate in prison and was in stable condition on Monday, U.S. media reported. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that an inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary Coleman in Florida …
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(This July 7 story has been corrected to clarify that FAA said the engine fire extinguishers were activated after landing, in paragraph 4) By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it is investigating an engine fire last week on a Boeing 737-900 MAX plane operated by United …
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(Reuters) – Heavy rainstorms poured over parts of New York and Pennsylvania on Sunday, with first responders rescuing people stuck in vehicles along flooded roadways and with more wet weather on the way for the U.S. Northeast. U.S. Representative Mike Lawler, who represents New York’s Hudson Valley area north of New York City, posted several …
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By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on regulators to investigate a popular influencer-created energy drink with nearly twice the caffeine of a Red Bull that he said is being marketed to children. Schumer said PRIME, a beverage brand started last year by YouTube stars Logan Paul and …
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(Reuters) – New York City police on Saturday arrested a man suspected of randomly firing at people while riding a scooter through the streets of Brooklyn and Queens earlier in the day, killing an 87-year-old man and wounding three other men, officials said. Police said they had yet to establish a motive or find any …
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By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) – Hundreds of soccer players from around the world will step on to the pitch on Saturday to compete in the Homeless World Cup, an international competition held this year in California for people living without permanent shelter or in rehab centers. The 40-team tournament, which runs from July 8-15 at …
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(Reuters) – All six people aboard a small jet died when the aircraft crashed and burned in a field near an airport near Los Angeles on Saturday, local and federal authorities said. The aircraft, a Cessna C550 business jet, was traveling from Las Vegas and crashed near French Valley Airport in Riverside County, about 85 …
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