By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday agreed to fast-track a legal challenge to a third-party review of most of the records seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump’s home, after prosecutors complained the process is hampering their investigation. The decision by the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals …
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By Sarah Morland (Reuters) – U.S. authorities seized 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills hidden in a Lego toy box destined for distribution in New York City, the city’s largest such seizure to date according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times stronger than heroin, is among the leading drivers of …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Over three-quarters of Americans think the United States should pursue negotiations to prevent Iran from obtaining or developing a nuclear weapon, according to a survey taken by the nonpartisan Eurasia Group Foundation last month to be released on Wednesday. The survey asked 2,002 American adults between Sept. 2 and 8 about U.S. …
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By Bill Trott (Reuters) -Loretta Lynn, the coal miner’s daughter and moonshiner’s wife who became one of American country music’s biggest stars and a leading feminist in the genre, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, her family said on Twitter. Lynn died at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, the family said in …
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) -New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge smashed his 62nd home run of the year on Tuesday to break the American League single-season record set by Roger Maris in 1961. Judge clobbered a first-inning offering from Texas right-hander Jesus Tinoco over the left field wall to etch his name into the history …
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By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police in Stockton, California, on Tuesday released surveillance video footage of a person sought for questioning in connection with a string of six murders and said the crimes could be the work of a serial killer “on a mission.” The cases, which have left residents of the Northern …
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By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A man sought in connection with the kidnapping of four family members from central California was in custody on Tuesday after attempting to take his own life, police said. The victims, including an 8-month-old girl, remained missing. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s help in finding …
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By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -The largest U.S. oil trade groups said on Tuesday that they have “significant concerns” that the Biden administration is considering limiting fuel exports to lower consumer prices and urged top officials to take the option off the table, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The joint letter from the American …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker, who has said he opposes abortion with no exceptions, has denied a media report that he paid for a girlfriend’s abortion in 2009. Walker, who aims to unseat Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock in Georgia, was responding to a Monday report by The Daily Beast that said the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating edged lower this week and was close to the lowest level of his presidency, with just five weeks to go before the Nov. 8 midterm elections, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on Tuesday found. The two-day national poll found that 40% of Americans approve of …
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