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Michigan Republicans to change 2024 nomination process, may boost Trump

11 Jun 2023

By Nathan Layne (Reuters) – Republicans in Michigan approved a proposal on Saturday to select more than two-thirds of their state delegates for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination via caucus meetings, a change that could help party front-runner Donald Trump. The plan, which Michigan’s Republican state committee approved during a meeting in Grand Rapids, would …

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Quotes- Reactions to charges against Donald Trump in classified documents case

10 Jun 2023

(Reuters) – Court documents made public on Friday detailed 37 criminal counts against former U.S. President Donald Trump, including charges of unauthorized retention of classified documents and conspiracy to obstruct justice after he left the White House in 2021. Following are some reactions to the news: * Jack Smith, special counsel in the case: “Our …

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Without naming Trump, his Republican rival DeSantis condemns his indictment

10 Jun 2023

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized the indictment of rival Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday, saying there had been what he called double standards in issuing charges. U.S. prosecutors unsealed a 37-count indictment against Trump on Friday, accusing the former president of risking some of the country’s most …

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Suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance pleads not guilty in US court

10 Jun 2023

(Reuters) – A convicted killer suspected in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba pleaded not guilty on Friday in a U.S. courtroom to charges of extortion and wire fraud related to her death, according to media reports. Joran van der Sloot, 35, was extradited to Birmingham, Alabama, from a prison in …

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Trump-appointed judge in documents case had key decision reversed

10 Jun 2023

By Luc Cohen (Reuters) -Aileen Cannon, the Florida judge initially assigned to oversee Donald Trump’s classified documents case, made headlines last year when she decided in favor of the former U.S. president at a pivotal stage of the case and was later reversed on appeal. A member of the conservative Federalist Society, Cannon had relatively …

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US Chamber of Commerce sues over government’s drug pricing power

10 Jun 2023

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday sued the federal government, challenging a new law that for the first time gives Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. In a complaint filed in federal court in Dayton, Ohio, the chamber said the pricing program violated drugmakers’ due process …

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Biden admin near deal to preserve preventive care coverage, for now

10 Jun 2023

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A mandate that U.S. health insurers cover preventive care like cancer screenings and HIV-preventing medication at no extra cost to patients could remain in place while the Biden administration appeals a court order striking it down, following a tentative agreement announced on Friday. The agreement between the administration and conservative …

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Top US congressional Democrats urge to let Trump indictment case ‘proceed peacefully’

10 Jun 2023

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House of Representatives Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday urged supporters and critics of former President Donald Trump to let his case “proceed peacefully in court” after he was indicted. U.S. prosecutors unsealed a 37-count indictment against Trump on Friday, accusing him …

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2024 Republican hopefuls rebuke Justice Department, not Trump after indictment

9 Jun 2023

By Nathan Layne (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s main rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination condemned the Justice Department for its move to charge him over his handling of classified documents, underscoring their fear of upsetting his core supporters. The indictment of a former president on federal charges is unprecedented in U.S. history, a case made …

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Georgia slot machine company enters bankruptcy to cut $500 million debt

9 Jun 2023

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Georgia-based slot machine operator Lucky Bucks filed for bankruptcy Friday, saying that it had reached a deal to cut $500 million in debt and turn over the company’s equity to its lenders. Lucky Bucks suffered from increasing interest rates on its debt, an inflationary environment that reduced consumers’ …

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