By Eric Beech and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -My Pillow Inc’s chief executive, Mike Lindell, an ally of former President Donald Trump, sued the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday seeking the return of his cellphone, which FBI agents seized last week. In his suit in federal court in Minnesota, Lindell said the agents stopped him at …
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(Reuters) -The United States government has sent out over 25 million of the updated COVID-19 booster shots, mostly from Pfizer/BioNTech, as production of the Moderna shot continues to ramp up, a federal health agency said on Tuesday. Some U.S. pharmacies like CVS Health and Walgreens Boots Alliance also reported on Tuesday that government supply of …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A writer who accused Donald Trump of raping her more than a quarter-century ago plans to file a new lawsuit against the former U.S. president, whose lawyer called the effort “extraordinarily prejudicial.” In a letter made public on Tuesday, a lawyer for E. Jean Carroll said the former Elle …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will host British rocker Elton John for a performance on Friday at the White House, according to a press release. The “Tiny Dancer” and “Crocodile Rock” hit maker, 75, will headline an event where Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are also set to speak, …
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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Seattle teachers, who went on strike earlier this month over pay, staffing and mental health support, approved a new three-year contract that includes an increase in pay and support staff in classrooms, a labor union said on Tuesday. The Seattle Teachers Association (SEA), the labor union representing more than 6,000 …
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By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is installing security cameras in all of New York City’s subway cars, officials announced on Tuesday. New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, said the cameras would make riders more confident in the safety of the transit system. The plan is to install two …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Charter Communications must pay $1.15 billion to the family of an 83-year-old woman who was murdered by one of its off-duty cable technicians, a Texas judge has ruled. Judge Juan Renteria in Dallas County on Monday reduced a jury verdict of more than $7 billion handed down in July following …
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By Ted Hesson and Trevor Hunnicutt GEORGETOWN, Del. (Reuters) -Local government officials, advocates and reporters swarmed a small coastal airport near President Joe Biden’s vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Tuesday in anticipation of a possible flight carrying migrants from Texas. Flight tracking websites showed a scheduled flight set to leave San Antonio, Texas, …
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(Reuters) -A red-brick building partially collapsed in an explosion on Chicago’s West Side on Tuesday, sending eight people to the hospital, including three who were in a serious or critical condition, the city’s fire department said. Images and a video clip posted by the fire department showed damaged top floors at West Washington Boulevard and …
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By Mica Rosenberg (Reuters) -A Texas county sheriff is opening a criminal investigation into flights that carried dozens of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, from Texas last week, an act that Florida’s Republican governor took credit for and which the White House dubbed a political stunt. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said at a news …
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