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U.S. issues general licenses allowing personal remittances to flow to Afghanistan

10 Dec 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday formalized guidance allowing personal remittances to flow to Afghanistan, providing protection to senders and financial institutions from U.S. sanctions on the Taliban as the country faces a deepening humanitarian crisis and economic collapse. The Treasury Department issued a general license authorizing transactions involving the U.S.-blacklisted Taliban or …

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Assange one step closer to extradition to United States

10 Dec 2021

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday moved a step closer to facing criminal charges in the United States for one of the biggest ever leaks of classified information after Washington won an appeal over his extradition in an English court. U.S. authorities accuse Australian-born Assange, 50, of 18 counts …

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New York governor orders masks indoors for businesses without COVID-19 vaccine requirement

10 Dec 2021

(Reuters) -New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Friday that starting next week, face coverings must be worn inside all businesses and venues unless they have implemented a vaccine requirement, as cases of COVID-19 rise in the state. The measure will be in effect from Dec. 13 to Jan. 15 in order to curb the …

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Exclusive-Two election workers break silence after enduring Trump backers’ threats

10 Dec 2021

By Linda So and Jason Szep ATLANTA (Reuters) – Death threats from angry Trump supporters forced Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman, a 62-year-old grandmother, to flee her home of 20 years. Some messages called for her hanging; one urged people to “hunt” her. Freeman showed hundreds of menacing messages to police and called 911 three …

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Five moments from the second week of Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex abuse trial

10 Dec 2021

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal trial in Manhattan federal court was scheduled to resume on Friday, after proceedings were adjourned on Thursday because one lawyer in the case fell ill. The adjournment followed emotional testimony earlier in the week from two women who said they were teenagers when Maxwell set …

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U.S. appeals court rejects Trump bid to withhold records on Capitol attack

10 Dec 2021

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to withhold records from the House of Representatives probe of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, saying he had provided “no basis” for his request. “Former President Trump has provided no basis for …

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Travis Scott says he was unaware of issues that led to Astroworld concert crush

10 Dec 2021

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rapper Travis Scott has said he was not aware of any problems at his Astroworld concert last month that would have caused him to stop the show and denied that the high energy culture he encourages contributed to the crush that killed 10 people. In his first interview about the crowd …

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