By Daniel Trotta and Julia Harte (Reuters) – Democrat Tina Kotek won a tough three-way race to become the next governor of Oregon, the Associated Press projected on Thursday, enabling Democrats to extend nearly four decades of control over the Oregon governorship. With 91% of the expected vote counted, Edison Research had yet to call …
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By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump was aware of allegedly illegal tax practices at his namesake real estate company, a senior executive indicated in testimony on Thursday during the Trump Organization’s criminal trial on charges of tax fraud. Jeffrey McConney, the company’s controller, was asked by a prosecutor in Manhattan whether …
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By Katharine Jackson (Reuters) – The vote counting from the U.S. midterm elections is not yet done but leading Democrats and Republicans are already preparing for the 2024 presidential elections. Here is a look at possible White House contenders: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN Democratic President Joe Biden has said he intends to run for reelection and …
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By Rory Carroll (Reuters) -Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has filed a civil lawsuit against Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, the team, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell for colluding to deceive people about an investigation into the team’s toxic workplace culture in a bid to protect its profits. The NFL fined the Commanders …
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By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $473 million in punitive damages for his defamatory claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting, a Connecticut judge ruled on Thursday. The ruling came a month after a jury in Waterbury, Connecticut, found that Jones and the parent company of his Infowars website …
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(Reuters) – California’s attorney general on Thursday sued 3M Co, DuPont de Nemours Inc and several other companies to recoup the “staggering” clean-up costs from toxic pollutants known as “forever chemicals.” Attorney General Rob Bonta said the lawsuit followed a multiyear probe that found the companies marketed products containing polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for …
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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The Biden administration issued a directive on Thursday saying that pregnant migrant children should be sheltered in states that allow abortions, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that eliminated the constitutional right to abortion. The U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in guidance issued to staff also said that girls …
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By Nathan Layne (Reuters) – Los Angeles prosecutors have dismissed charges against the head of a Michigan election software company in a case that right-wing groups say shows proof of voting system vulnerabilities, citing “potential bias” in the investigation. Eugene Yu, chief executive of Konnech Inc, was charged last month with two felonies for allegedly …
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(Reuters) – Hurricane Nicole has weakened into a tropical storm and is expected to weaken further into a depression over Georgia late on Thursday or early Friday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. The storm is about 60 miles (95 km) southeast of Orlando, Florida, and packing maximum sustained winds of …
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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he expected Russian President Vladimir Putin will be willing to talk more seriously with Washington about a potential prisoner swap to secure the release of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner. “My hope is, now that the election is over, that Mr. Putin …
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