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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Indiana sued Chinese-owned short-video sharing app TikTok on Wednesday over allegations that it is deceiving users about China’s access to their data and exposing children to mature content. The office of Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, said the popular app, owned by ByteDance, violates the state’s consumer protection …

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By Helen Coster (Reuters) -More than 1,100 union employees at the New York Times Co will walk out for one day on Thursday, the union said, citing the company’s “failure to bargain in good faith,” after setting a deadline for a contract last week. The union, part of the NewsGuild of New York, had set …

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By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Wednesday said he has less than $12 million of the $1.5 billion he owes the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims, but they immediately questioned the accuracy of his statements. In the first hearing of Jones’ bankruptcy in a Houston court, his attorney Vickie …

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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday said it will ask a federal court to keep pandemic-era restrictions for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in place, a striking reversal after they sought to end the restrictions this spring. The administration wants a higher court to overturn a November ruling …

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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Wednesday launched the first standard on cutting carbon emissions from federal buildings as part of the Biden administration’s policy on curbing climate change. The Federal Building Performance Standard requires federal agencies to cut energy use and electrify equipment and appliances to achieve zero emissions in 30% …

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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Duke Energy Corp has repaired all equipment damaged in recent shootings at two North Carolina power substations and expects power to be restored to all affected customers by Wednesday night, the U.S. utility said. Tens of thousands of households and businesses in central North Carolina were left without power for days …

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By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -The family of an African refugee who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has filed a civil lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages against the city and the former police officer charged with murdering him. The suit was filed on Wednesday in the U.S. District …

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