By Rich McKay (Reuters) – Baltimore prosecutors asked a court to vacate the 2000 murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend in a case that has drawn national attention when the podcast “Serial” raised doubts about his guilt, local media reported on Wednesday. Adnan Syed, now 42, has always maintained his …
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(Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday he had signed a bill into law requiring transparency of social media companies, a move that could draw criticism from tech firms and industry groups. The law, AB-587, will require social media companies to publicly post their policies regarding hate speech, disinformation, harassment and extremism on …
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By ShubhenduSatish Deshmukh and Shubham Kalia (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday it back-paid New Jersey $100 million in unemployment taxes over classifying drivers as contractors, but added that it did not agree with the state’s view that drivers were “employees.” Uber also said it only paid a fraction of what the state …
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By Jack Queen WATERBURY, Conn. (Reuters) -A lawyer for families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting told a Connecticut jury on Tuesday that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones would never stop profiting from destructive falsehoods unless he pays for his lies about the massacre. The lawyer, Christopher Mattei, made his assessment during opening …
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By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A far-right candidate and a longtime state legislator were locked in a tight battle in New Hampshire in the Republican primary contest to face incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan as the midterm primary season came to a close. The election on Tuesday was the last in a series of …
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(Reuters) -A 45-year-old employee of Boston’s Northeastern University was injured on Tuesday when a package delivered to the school exploded while he was handling it, police said, adding that a second package was found and rendered safe. Police did not reveal how the packages were delivered to the urban campus. The injured person was taken …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Voters in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware picked candidates for the U.S. Congress and other offices on Tuesday in primaries partly defined by former President Donald Trump’s lasting influence. Following are three key races: NEW HAMPSHIRE U.S. SENATE, REPUBLICAN PRIMARY Don Bolduc, a retired U.S. Army general, was locked in a close …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ken Starr, the prosecutor whose investigation led to the impeachment of former U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1998, has died at age 76, his family said in a statement on Tuesday. Starr died on Tuesday in Houston from complications from surgery, his family said. Starr came to national prominence as …
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WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden flew home to Delaware on Tuesday night to cast their ballots in the state’s primary election, arriving shortly before the polls closed. The unexpected trip was added to the president’s schedule at the last minute. Asked by reporters why he was flying to …
By David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday made contingency plans aiming to ensure deliveries of critical goods in the event of a shutdown of the U.S. rail system while pressing railroads and unions to reach a deal to avoid a work stoppage affecting freight and passenger service. …
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