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By Gram Slattery and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of prominent Democratic U.S. senators including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday to open an investigation into a company they said is marketing a rifle to children. In a press conference, the lawmakers questioned the marketing techniques of gun …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice said it obtained a court order blocking two firearms companies from imperiling public safety by illegally selling devices to convert AR-15-type rifles into machine guns. U.S. District Judge Nina Morrison in Brooklyn on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order against Florida-based Rare Breed …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Adam Schiff, a Democrat who led the impeachment case against former President Donald Trump and sat on a committee that probed the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, said on Thursday he would run for U.S. Senate. Schiff joined other California Democrats aiming for the seat …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. House committee said Thursday it will hold a hearing next Wednesday on supply chain and transportation infrastructure issues that will feature trucking, railroad and union groups. The Republican-led U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing will include the heads of the American Trucking Associations and the Association of …

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(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday classified the recall of Swedish medical equipment maker Getinge’s heart devices as its most serious type since their use could lead to death. Datascope, a unit of Getinge, had recalled 4,454 therapeutic devices in December following a death and four serious injuries from their use. The …

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By Alexandra Ulmer HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (Reuters) – When friends of farm supervisor Marciano Martinez heard of the shooting at the Half Moon Bay mushroom plantations on Monday, they had a sinking feeling. They knew he had to have been there: Martinez, a migrant from Mexico, worked every day except Saturdays. He rarely took …

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By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Steve Holland and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – They are expensive and hard to maintain. They run on jet fuel. And they are difficult to operate. The U.S. Pentagon presented its best arguments, publicly and privately, against sending Abrams – its most advanced battle tanks – to Ukraine.     But …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said on Wednesday it is investigating whether Southwest Airlines engaged in “unrealistic scheduling of flights” in December when it was hit by a systems meltdown and canceled thousands of flights. A “rigorous and comprehensive investigation into Southwest Airlines’ holiday debacle that stranded millions” is …

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