By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A Memphis judge on Wednesday halted the release of more than 20 hours of additional video and audio footage related to the killing of Tyre Nichols, an unarmed Black man who was beaten by police officers during a traffic stop in January. Judge James Jones of the Criminal Court of Tennessee …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s budget proposal on Thursday will aim to cut U.S. deficits by nearly $3 trillion over 10 years, far more than the $2 trillion the administration previously targeted. The Democratic president will propose raising taxes on companies and people earning over $400,000 a year in an effort to …
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(Refiles to add PIX to slug) By Brendan Pierson, Gabriella Borter and Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Five women who said they were denied abortions despite grave risk to their lives have sued the state of Texas, in the first apparent case of pregnant women suing over curbs imposed after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. …
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By Jack Queen, Helen Coster and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) -Fox Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch said that hosts Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham maybe “went too far” in their coverage of voter fraud claims, according to an email in a trove of exhibits in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox unsealed on Tuesday. Dominion sued …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House backed legislation introduced on Tuesday by a dozen senators to give the administration new powers to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok and other foreign-based technologies if they pose national security threats. The endorsement boosts efforts by a number of lawmakers to ban the popular app, which is …
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(Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has called on U.S. President Joe Biden to allow Novak Djokovic to compete at this month’s Miami Open despite the world number one being unvaccinated for COVID-19. Djokovic, one of the most high-profile athletes unvaccinated against the virus, applied to the U.S. government last month for special permission to …
By Daniel Becerril MATAMOROS, Mexico (Reuters) -Two of four Americans kidnapped by gunmen on Friday just after they drove into northeastern Mexico have been found dead, U.S. and Mexican officials said on Tuesday, in a grim reminder of the lawlessness plaguing parts of the border region. The survivors and the two bodies were discovered by …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s nominee for a key fifth seat on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Gigi Sohn, withdrew on Tuesday, dealing a setback for Democrats who have been unable to take control of the telecom regulator for more than two years. Sohn confirmed Tuesday she was withdrawing after Democratic Senator …
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(Reuters) – A ballot measure to legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults in Oklahoma and establish an excise tax on cannabis sales in the state appeared headed for a resounding defeat at the polls on Tuesday, according to state election returns. With the overwhelming majority of precincts reporting, just over 62% of voters had …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The Memphis City Council on Tuesday approved a series of police reforms in the wake of the death of Tyre Nichols following his beating by police during a Jan. 7 traffic stop, with more far-reaching measures under consideration. The ordinances create an annual review of police training techniques, require police …
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