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Biden overhauls U.S. policy on marijuana, pardons prior federal offenses

8 Oct 2022 8 Oct 2022

By Jeff Mason and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden took steps to overhaul U.S. policy on marijuana on Thursday by pardoning thousands of people with federal offenses for simple marijuana possession and initiating a review of how the drug is classified. Biden said thousands of people with prior federal convictions could be denied …

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U.S. Treasury sets new tax credit rule to expand affordable housing

8 Oct 2022 8 Oct 2022

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury moved to preserve and expand the supply of affordable housing on Friday by finalizing a new tax credit income rule that may qualify more housing projects and extending deadlines for when they must be placed in service. The finalized income-averaging rule for the Low-Income Housing Tax …

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Columbia University reaches $165 million deal with victims abused by former doctor

8 Oct 2022 8 Oct 2022

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Columbia University and its affiliated hospitals said that a $165 million settlement was reached with nearly 150 patients of a former gynecologist, who was accused of sexual abuse by dozens of women. Robert Hadden, the former gynecologist, pleaded guilty in 2016 to two New York state charges of a criminal …

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U.S. fund managers bet on poker while market wagers loom large

8 Oct 2022 8 Oct 2022

By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of hedge fund managers and traders gathered at New York’s Gotham Hall ballroom on Thursday, fixated on their big bets – in poker, not markets. The money managers were gathered for a charity tournament to play a card game that, in some circles, is taken almost as …

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Uvalde school district suspends entire police force after May shooting

8 Oct 2022 8 Oct 2022

(Reuters) – The school district in Uvalde, Texas, suspended its entire police force on Friday, pending the outcome of a probe following the mass shooting in May that killed 19 students and two teachers, the district said in a statement. The district said it suspended all activities of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police …

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NYC mayor declares state of emergency amid migrant busing crisis

8 Oct 2022 8 Oct 2022

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency on Friday in response to thousands of migrants bused to the city in recent months from the U.S. southern border in a political dispute over border security. The city expects to spend $1 billion to manage the influx …

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Factbox-Around 109,000 still without power in Florida a week after Ian

8 Oct 2022 8 Oct 2022

(Reuters) – Nearly 109,000 homes and businesses still lacked power in Florida on Friday, eight days after Hurricane Ian crashed across the state on Sept. 28-29. U.S. President Joe Biden met with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis this week to assess the devastation from Hurricane Ian, and stressed the need for a united federal and state …

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U.S. reports highly lethal bird flu in Arkansas chickens

7 Oct 2022 8 Oct 2022

CHICAGO (Reuters) -A highly lethal form of avian flu infected a commercial flock of breeding chickens in Arkansas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, widening an outbreak of the disease in the key southern producing region. Nationwide, more than 47 million birds have been killed by avian flu or culled to control its …

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Sandy Hook jurors end first day of deliberations in Alex Jones damages case

7 Oct 2022 8 Oct 2022

By Jack Queen (Reuters) -A Connecticut jury on Friday ended its first full day of deliberations without a decision on how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay families of victims for falsely claiming the Sandy Hook mass shooting in 2012 was a hoax. Deliberations will resume on Tuesday in Waterbury, Connecticut state court, not …

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U.S. Postal Service wants to hike stamp prices to 63 cents

7 Oct 2022 7 Oct 2022

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said Friday it wants to raise the price of first-class Forever mail stamps from 60 to 63 cents to account for inflationary costs. USPS filed notice of the proposed hike with the Postal Regulatory Commission and wants the increase to take effect Jan. 22. U.S. …

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