(Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge cleared the former business manager of the late Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee of grand theft charges on Tuesday, ending a four-year criminal case that emerged in the final year of Lee’s life. Superior Court Judge George Lomeli dismissed three felony counts against Keya Morgan, 41, after a jury …
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will direct $73 million in grants to small- and medium-sized meat and poultry processors to expand their capacity and deliver more funds through lending programs, Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday. The money aims to increase competition and stability in the meat industry – which is dominated …
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By Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt GOLDEN BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday cast potential 2024 Republican rival Ron DeSantis as “Donald Trump incarnate,” warning voters days before U.S. midterm elections that Republicans could take away their healthcare and retirement benefits. “Charlie is running against Donald Trump incarnate,” Biden said at a fundraising …
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By Paresh Dave SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -The man charged with breaking into U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and clubbing her husband with a hammer later told police he was on a “suicide mission” and had planned to target more politicians, according to court documents prosecutors filed on Tuesday. Prosecutors’ motion seeking to keep David …
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By Rich McKay (Reuters) -Rapper Takeoff, a member of the influential, Atlanta-based rap group Migos, was shot and killed at a party held at a Houston bowling alley early on Tuesday. Takeoff, 28, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, was found dead at the scene at about 2:40 a.m. (0640 GMT), police said. Two …
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By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily blocked a U.S. House of Representatives committee from gaining access to former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, effectively pausing the fight over a request from lawmakers that he claims is politically motivated. The order from the chief justice maintains the status quo …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Six Democratic U.S senators urged the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday to bar airlines from further shrinking the size and leg room of airplane seats. The senators including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Richard Blumenthal, Edward Markey and Ron Wyden, said airlines have been shrinking seat sizes since at least the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The attack on U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband highlights the need for more money to protect lawmakers in a bitterly divided political climate, the head of the Capitol Police said on Tuesday. Authorities are monitoring thousands of cases across the country to stop potential threats, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom …
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By Arriana McLymore HAMPTON, VA(Reuters) – U.S. colleges and universities are celebrating their first post-pandemic homecomings, annual events when graduates return to celebrate years past and cheer on their alma mater football teams. For historically Black institutions, many of which were founded after the Civil War to educate newly freed Americans barred because of racism …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -There was “nothing nefarious” about former private equity executive Tom Barrack’s ties with United Arab Emirates officials, Barrack’s defense lawyer said in closing arguments on Tuesday, denying prosecutors’ charges that former U.S. President Donald Trump’s onetime ally was an illegal foreign agent. Barrack’s lawyer, Randall Jackson, said there was …
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