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Richard Branson must face lawsuit in U.S. over Virgin Galactic space travel problems

7 Nov 2022 7 Nov 2022

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday said British billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson must face shareholder claims he concealed problems in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc’s spaceship program, and sold hundreds of millions of dollars of stock at inflated prices. While dismissing most claims in the proposed class action, U.S. District …

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In final midterm push, Biden warns of threats, Trump hints at another run

7 Nov 2022 7 Nov 2022

By Trevor Hunnicutt YONKERS, N.Y. (Reuters) – President Joe Biden warned that a Republican win in Tuesday’s midterm elections could weaken U.S. democracy, while former President Donald Trump hinted at another White House bid, two days before votes in which Republicans could gain control of both chambers of Congress. The comments, made at dueling rallies …

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Security threat prompts shutdown of Kari Lake campaign headquarters in Phoenix

7 Nov 2022 7 Nov 2022

By David Schwartz and Steve Gorman PHOENIX (Reuters) -The delivery of an envelope containing a suspicious white powder prompted the Arizona gubernatorial campaign of Republican nominee Kari Lake to shut down its Phoenix headquarters two days before the election, the campaign said in a statement on Sunday. The envelope, opened by a member of Lake’s …

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Special Report-Voting-system firms battle right-wing rage against the machines

6 Nov 2022 6 Nov 2022

By Helen Coster (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s stolen-election falsehoods have thrust America’s voting machine suppliers into a national struggle to protect their businesses. Industry leaders Dominion Voting Systems and Election Systems & Software are waging a political and public relations ground war to beat back threats to their state and local government contracts, rooted in …

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Singer Aaron Carter, 34, found dead in his home, reports say

6 Nov 2022 6 Nov 2022

(Reuters) – Aaron Carter, who won early fame as a child pop star and toured with his brother’s hit band Backstreet Boys before pursuing careers in rap and acting, was found dead in his home near Los Angeles on Saturday, according to media reports. A Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department spokesperson on Saturday afternoon confirmed to …

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Eli Lilly says some staff want to leave Indiana because of abortion ban, Financial Times reports

6 Nov 2022 6 Nov 2022

(Reuters) – Some Eli Lilly and Co employees have requested transfers from the drugmaker’s Indiana operations after the U.S. state’s lawmakers approved a bill that would ban most abortions there, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Some staff had asked to relocate outside the state even though an Indiana judge has temporarily halted the ban, …

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‘Kill them’: Arizona election workers face midterm threats

6 Nov 2022 6 Nov 2022

By Linda So, Peter Eisler and Jason Szep (Reuters) – Election workers in Arizona’s most fiercely contested county faced more than 100 violent threats and intimidating communications in the run-up to Tuesday’s midterms, most of them based on election conspiracy theories promoted by former President Donald Trump and his allies. The harassment in Maricopa County …

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At least nine people wounded in Philadelphia shooting

6 Nov 2022 6 Nov 2022

(Reuters) -At least nine people were shot in Philadelphia on Saturday night, leaving two in critical condition, the police said. Multiple shooters exited a vehicle in the Kensington area of the Pennsylvania city and began shooting, firing about 40 shots, Philadelphia First Deputy Police Commissioner John Stanford told a televised news briefing. The injured were …

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Biden, Trump push Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidates ahead of midterms

6 Nov 2022 6 Nov 2022

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA/LATROBE, Pa. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden told voters in Pennsylvania that a Democratic loss in Tuesday’s midterm elections would have “decades” of consequences, while Republicans including his predecessor Donald Trump predicted a sweeping victory. The biggest names in U.S. politics — Biden, Trump and former President Barack Obama …

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Factbox-No consensus in Congress on making daylight saving time permanent

6 Nov 2022 6 Nov 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation has stalled in the U.S. Congress to make daylight saving time permanent after the Senate in March unanimously passed by voice vote a bill that would have ended the observation of standard time starting in 2023 and the practice of changing clocks twice annually. Clocks in the United States will return …

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