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Man indicted in Washington on charges of killing teen suspected in car break-in

31 Jan 2023 31 Jan 2023

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A man surrendered to District of Columbia police on Tuesday after he was indicted on a charge of second-degree murder in the killing of a 13-year-old boy he suspected of breaking into a car, the city’s prosecutor said. Jason Lewis, 41, who works for the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation, …

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Senators propose new U.S. airline passenger protections after meltdowns

31 Jan 2023 31 Jan 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of seven U.S. senators on Tuesday proposed sweeping consumer protections for airline passengers after a series of disruptions over the last year. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Edward Markey introduced the “Passengers’ Bill of Rights and the Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous Fees Act” to expand protections for air travelers. …

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Memphis fire department fires three employees in Tyre Nichols case

31 Jan 2023 31 Jan 2023

(This Jan. 30 story has been corrected to specify that Whitaker was a passenger in the fire department vehicle, not the driver, in paragraphs 1 and 4) By Alyssa Pointer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) – Three members of the Memphis Fire Department who responded to the fatal police confrontation with Tyre Nichols were dismissed on Monday …

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How did Memphis medical workers respond to Tyre Nichols after police beating?

31 Jan 2023 31 Jan 2023

(In Jan. 30 story, corrects paragraphs 1 and 15 to show third employee fired by Memphis Fire Department was a lieutenant, not the emergency vehicle driver) (Reuters) -The Memphis Fire Department has fired two emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and a fire department lieutenant who responded to the scene of the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols …

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Biden promotes Baltimore spending as Republicans try to force cuts

31 Jan 2023 31 Jan 2023

By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday celebrated the planned replacement of a 150-year-old tunnel in Baltimore, burnishing his “builder-in-chief” credentials on friendly political territory, a sharp contrast to Washington’s partisan debt battle. Biden’s administration will invest $4 billion to replace the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel, part …

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FTX sues Voyager Digital to claw back $446 million in 2022 loan payments

31 Jan 2023 31 Jan 2023

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK(Reuters) – Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX sued crypto lender Voyager Digital on Monday, seeking to claw back $445.8 million in loan repayments that FTX made before collapsing into bankruptcy in November 2022. FTX and Voyager both filed for bankruptcy amid a 2022 collapse in cryptocurrency markets, but Voyager’s bankruptcy preceded FTX’s …

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U.S. airlines cancel over 1,000 flights over winter storm

31 Jan 2023 31 Jan 2023

(Reuters) – More than 1,000 Monday flights into or out of the United States have been canceled due to a severe winter storm, with about half of those coming from Southwest Airlines Co. A total of 1,019 flights were canceled as of 6:00 pm ET, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. Low-cost carrier Southwest earlier this …

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N.Y. case against Trump over hush money to porn star goes to grand jury Monday

31 Jan 2023 31 Jan 2023

By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) -A grand jury is hearing evidence in New York over former President Donald Trump’s role in hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. A grand jury could lay the groundwork for possible criminal charges …

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People who posted Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail should be named, U.S. judge rules

31 Jan 2023 31 Jan 2023

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday said the names of two people who helped guarantee bail for indicted FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried should be made public, but put his ruling on hold pending an expected appeal. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan ruled in favor of …

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U.S. seeks to expand birth control coverage under Obamacare

31 Jan 2023 31 Jan 2023

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Women whose employers have opted out of covering contraceptives under their health insurance plans on religious grounds would gain no-cost access to birth control under a rule proposed by the Biden administration on Monday. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, requires private insurance plans to cover recommended …

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