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Wisconsin parade attacker sentenced to life in prison without parole

17 Nov 2022

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A Wisconsin man convicted of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he drove through a Christmas parade near Milwaukee last year was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday. Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow handed down six consecutive life prison terms to …

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Pence says he will not testify before U.S. House Jan. 6 panel

17 Nov 2022

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he would not testify before the House of Representatives panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol because Congress “has no right to my testimony.” In an interview with CBS News, Pence said it would establish a “terrible precedent for …

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Thousands of mink swarm northwest Ohio as police seek vandals that freed them

17 Nov 2022

By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Thousands of mink were roaming the countryside of northwestern Ohio on Wednesday after vandals broke into a farm that raises the fur-bearing creatures and released up to 40,000 from their cages, according to authorities. The animals, which escaped on Tuesday, overran nearby roads, and many were hit by passing vehicles, …

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Same-sex marriage protection bill clears initial hurdle in U.S. Senate

17 Nov 2022

By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to advance a bill protecting federal recognition of same-sex marriage, prompted by concerns that a more conservative Supreme Court could reverse a 2015 decision that made it legal nationwide. The bill garnered the 60 votes required to limit debate before a final vote on …

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McConnell holds off U.S. Senate challenge, Republicans win narrow House edge

17 Nov 2022

By Gram Slattery and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell held off a challenge to his leadership on Wednesday as some of Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress lashed out at top Republicans and their party squeaked out a narrower-than-expected House majority in the midterm election. McConnell fended off the …

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Trump launches 2024 U.S. presidential run, getting jump on rivals

17 Nov 2022

By Steve Holland and Andy Sullivan PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) -Donald Trump, who has mounted relentless attacks on the integrity of U.S. voting since his 2020 election defeat, on Tuesday launched a bid to regain the presidency in 2024, aiming to pre-empt potential Republican rivals. Seeking a potential rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump …

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U.S. Senate Republicans vote to keep McConnell as leader, spokesperson says

17 Nov 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans, who failed to win control of the chamber in last week’s midterm elections, on Wednesday voted to keep Mitch McConnell as their caucus leader, a spokesperson said. McConnell fended off a challenge by Senator Rick Scott, who had run the Republicans’ election organization. (Reporting by Gram Slattery David Morgan; …

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Oath Keepers defendant compares storming of U.S. Capitol to ‘Black Friday’

16 Nov 2022

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A member of the far-right Oath Keepers told a jury on Wednesday that she got “swept up” in the moment when she stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, comparing it to the same feeling shoppers get on Black Friday when they rush to buy flat-screen televisions. …

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Lab-grown meat cleared for human consumption by U.S. regulator

16 Nov 2022

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time cleared a meat product grown from animal cells for human consumption, the agency announced on Wednesday. UPSIDE Foods, a company that makes cell-cultured chicken by harvesting cells from live animals and using the cells to grow meat in …

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