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Sheryl Sandberg gets personal security services as she leaves Meta

1 Oct 2022

(Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc said on Friday its board had approved providing personal security services to former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, citing “continuing threats to her safety”. The company, however, did not elaborate on the threats that Sandberg, one of the most powerful women in Silicon Valley, faces. It expects to continue to …

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U.S. judge dismisses Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against gun makers, Mexico to appeal

1 Oct 2022

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the trafficking of a deadly flood of weapons across the U.S.-Mexico border to drug cartels. The decision by Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor in federal court in Boston is a victory for …

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U.S. Justice Dept seeks expedited ruling in Trump special master case

1 Oct 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Friday moved to expedite its appeal of an order appointing a special master to review records the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate. In a court filing late on Friday, the Justice Department said its inability to access the non-classified documents is still hampering significant …

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U.S. VP Harris, actress Priyanka Chopra discuss mansplaining, abortion rights

1 Oct 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday reminded top female Democrats of their duty to fight for reproductive rights and how electing two more Democratic senators in the upcoming midterm elections is critical to that fight. “If there were ever any reason for this group to exist in recent memory, the moment …

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Jackson, embarking on first term, says her appointment inspires pride among Americans

1 Oct 2022

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on Friday that her appointment as the first Black woman to serve on the court has inspired pride among Americans she has encountered She hears arguments for the first time as the Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday and the …

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Digital World CEO urges Donald Trump to press shareholders to vote on merger extension

1 Oct 2022

(Reuters) – Patrick Orlando, the head of the blank-check acquisition firm that has agreed to take Donald Trump’s social media company public, on Friday urged Donald Trump and Trump Media boss Devin Nunes to promote an upcoming vote to extend the merger deadline. The shell company, Digital World Acquisition Corp, earlier this month failed to …

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Hurricane Ian strikes South Carolina as Florida counts cost of destruction

1 Oct 2022

By Brad Brooks and Jonathan Drake FORT MYERS, Fla./CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Hurricane Ian slammed into South Carolina on Friday afternoon, making another landfall after a deadly march across Florida that washed away houses, stranded thousands and left an unknown number of people dead. A resurgent Ian swept ashore at 2:05 p.m. (1805 GMT) near …

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Perdue Farms shuts Georgia distribution center due to Hurricane Ian

30 Sep 2022

CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. chicken company Perdue Farms closed a distribution center in Rincon, Georgia, and canceled a day shift at its Dillon, South Carolina, processing plant on Friday due to Hurricane Ian, a spokesperson said. The company delayed some chicken production until next week and re-arranged scheduling to keep workers safe in the storm, …

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White House’s Sullivan: We take Putin’s nuclear threats seriously

30 Sep 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States takes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats seriously but does not presently see indications of the use of nuclear weapons, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday. Sullivan told reporters at the White House the United States was taking the risk very seriously and communicating directly with …

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