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West Virginia clinic, doctor sue over state’s new abortion ban

2 Feb 2023 2 Feb 2023

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – West Virginia’s only abortion clinic and the clinic’s primary doctor on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging the near-total abortion ban passed by the state last year, saying it violates patients’ constitutional rights. In their complaint in the Charleston, West Virginia federal court, Women’s Health Center of West Virginia and the …

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U.S. airline group blasts White House competition efforts

2 Feb 2023 2 Feb 2023

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group representing major U.S. airlines on Wednesday blasted White House proposals on competition in the industry as “short-sighted” and said they would “drive-up costs and reduce choices” for consumers. The White House said on Wednesday the Transportation Department (USDOT) will propose new regulations to bar airlines from charging …

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Mailing abortion pills could break law, Republican AGs tell pharmacies

2 Feb 2023 2 Feb 2023

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A group of 20 Republican state attorneys general on Wednesday told Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and CVS Health Corp that they risk running afoul of federal and state law if they dispense the abortion drug mifepristone by mail. The move, announced by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, comes weeks after …

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Biden’s departing top aide Klain forecasts president to run again in 2024

2 Feb 2023 2 Feb 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ron Klain, President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, predicted on Wednesday that Biden would run for re-election in 2024, in remarks as Klain prepared to step down from his role as a top White House aide. Biden, 80, has frequently expressed his intention to run for a second four-year term, and advisers …

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U.S. House Republicans pursue impeachment of Biden border official

2 Feb 2023 2 Feb 2023

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Wednesday they would seek to impeach President Joe Biden’s top border official, a sign of coming political battles over record numbers of illegal crossings under the Democratic president. Representative Andy Biggs, from the border state of Arizona, said …

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U.S. African American studies does not include material targeted by Florida governor

2 Feb 2023 2 Feb 2023

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – An African American studies course for U.S. high school students that was released on Wednesday does not include material that Florida’s conservative governor said pushed a liberal agenda, the latest development in a fierce debate about politics, education and censorship. The College Board, a non-profit that administers Advanced Placement courses …

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Biden attorney: no classified documents found in search of Delaware beach house

2 Feb 2023 2 Feb 2023

By Jeff Mason and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department did not find documents with classified markings during a three-and-a-half hour search of President Joe Biden’s beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware, on Wednesday but did take some materials for further review, Biden’s attorney said. The morning search by FBI agents appeared to …

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Nikki Haley, once Trump’s UN ambassador, to take him on in 2024

2 Feb 2023 2 Feb 2023

By Gram Slattery and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will kick off her campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination this month, squaring off against her one-time boss, Donald Trump, two sources familiar with her plans said on Wednesday. The move would make her just the second declared Republican candidate …

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California lawyer Tom Girardi charged with stealing client funds

1 Feb 2023 1 Feb 2023

By David Thomas (Reuters) -Federal prosecutors in Chicago and Los Angeles on Wednesday filed criminal charges against disbarred California attorney Tom Girardi, accusing him of taking more than $18 million in funds belonging to his firm’s clients. Prosecutors in Los Angeles charged Girardi, 83, with five counts of wire fraud for allegedly embezzling $15 million …

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Factbox-Four ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols death were disciplined in past

1 Feb 2023 1 Feb 2023

(Reuters) – Personnel files released Wednesday by the Memphis Police Department detail previous disciplinary cases involving four of the five former officers charged with murder in the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols earlier this month. Demetrius Haley and Emmitt Martin were each disciplined twice since 2019. Justin Smith and Desmond Mills were disciplined once …

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