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U.S. Supreme Court mulls Turkish lender Halkbank’s bid to avoid charges

17 Jan 2023

By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday grappled with thorny questions of sovereign immunity as they weighed a bid by Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank to avoid criminal charges in the United States for allegedly helping Iran evade American economic sanctions. The nine justices heard arguments in Halkbank’s appeal …

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Republican candidate arrested in shootings of Democrats’ homes in New Mexico

17 Jan 2023

By David Shepardson (Reuters) – An unsuccessful Republican state House candidate in New Mexico was arrested on Monday and accused of orchestrating recent shootings at four local elected officials’ homes, the Albuquerque Police Department said. Police said on Monday they had arrested Solomon Pena, 39, and accused him of conspiring with, and paying, four other …

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Republicans want Biden home visitor logs – but not Trump’s

17 Jan 2023

By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Sunday demanded visitor logs for President Joe Biden’s house in Wilmington, Delaware, after classified documents were found in his office and garage. “Without a list of individuals who have visited his residence, the American people will never know who had access …

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Biden documents bungle seen as political black eye before 2024 launch

17 Jan 2023

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This week’s revelations that U.S. President Joe Biden stored classified documents in his Delaware home from his time as vice president has caused a political headache for him and the Democratic party, just as he approaches a difficult re-election bid. Biden began 2023 buoyed by unexpectedly strong midterm election …

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Biden’s counsel finds five more classified pages at president’s Delaware home

17 Jan 2023

By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh WILMINGTON, DE. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s counsel said on Saturday that five additional pages with classified markings were discovered at the president’s Wilmington, Delaware, home on Thursday, and they were immediately handed to Justice Department officials. Biden’s special counsel, Richard Sauber, said he traveled to Biden’s Wilmington …

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Six dead in California home shooting, including 6-month-old baby and her mother

17 Jan 2023

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Six people including a six-month-old baby cradled in the arms of her 17-year-old mother were shot dead at a home in California’s main agricultural valley on Monday in what authorities called a targeted attack and “horrific massacre.” Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux linked the killings to the illegal drug trade, …

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At MLK event, Biden courts Black vote and bashes Republicans

17 Jan 2023

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden marked the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday by adopting a fighting stance against proposals floated by Republicans who control the House, dismissing some as “fiscally demented.” Gearing up for an expected announcement in the weeks ahead that he will run for a second, …

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White House, Secret Service say no visitor logs for Biden’s Delaware home

17 Jan 2023

By Steve Holland and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -No visitor logs exist for President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, where classified documents from his vice presidential days were found, as it is a private residence, the White House Counsel and Secret Service said on Monday. “Like every President across decades of modern history, his …

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Explainer-Flooding in California: What are ‘atmospheric rivers?’

16 Jan 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Atmospheric rivers are storms akin to rivers in the sky that dump massive amounts of rain and can cause flooding, trigger mudslides and result in loss of life and enormous property damage. Rain and snow fed by an atmospheric river pummeled California for days, causing severe flooding and killing at least 19 …

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