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Tropical storm threatens to fan California wildfires, but will cool off state

10 Sep 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) -A tropical storm approaching Southern California on Friday threatened to bring high winds that could whip up wildfires and heavy rainfall that could trigger flash floods, but the system will also bring relief from a brutal, 10-day heat wave. Tropical Storm Kay was expected to generate wind gusts of up to 100 …

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Former Hollywood executive gets 6 years prison for defrauding BlackRock fund

10 Sep 2022

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -The former head of a Hollywood movie distributor whose films have starred actors such as Halle Berry and Matthew McConaughey was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to defrauding a BlackRock Inc investment fund. William Sadleir, who ran Aviron Pictures LLC, was sentenced …

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BYU investigation finds nothing to corroborate allegations of fans’ racist slurs

10 Sep 2022

(Reuters) – Brigham Young University said on Friday an investigation it carried out could not corroborate allegations that its volleyball fans yelled racial slurs at a Black player from Duke University. A Duke player said last month she and her fellow Black teammates were taunted with slurs throughout an Aug. 26 match in Provo, Utah. …

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Flight searches to London from U.S. surge after Queen Elizabeth’s death

10 Sep 2022

(Reuters) – Travel startup Hopper said on Friday it had noticed a surge in flight searches to London from the United States following the death of Queen Elizabeth. In the hour of the announcement of the queen’s death flight searches to London from the U.S. saw a 49% spike compared with the previous day, according …

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U.S. taps NTSB to head future probes of any fatal space accidents

10 Sep 2022

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With more private companies launching people into space, the U.S. government said Friday that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will take the lead in investigating future commercial space accidents where a person is killed or seriously injured. The NTSB will be the lead investigative agency in those fatal or …

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Illinois man pleads guilty to assaulting Reuters journalist during U.S. Capitol riot

9 Sep 2022

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Illinois man on Friday pleaded guilty to assaulting a Reuters journalist and a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. Shane Jason Woods, 44, of Auburn, pleaded guilty in a federal court hearing in Washington …

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U.S. reveals more classified records may be missing in Trump probe

9 Sep 2022

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s team may not have returned all the classified records removed from the White House at the end of his presidency even after an FBI search of his home, U.S. prosecutors warned on Thursday, calling it a potential national security risk that needs investigation. That …

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New York to ramp up polio vaccinations after virus found in wastewater

9 Sep 2022

By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a disaster emergency on Friday in a bid to accelerate efforts to vaccinate residents against polio after the virus was detected in wastewater samples taken in four counties. Hochul’s executive order followed the discovery of the virus last month in samples from Long …

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As Biden touts Ohio Intel plant, Rep. Tim Ryan questions his 2024 plans

9 Sep 2022

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland NEW ALBANY, Ohio (Reuters) -President Joe Biden made an election-year visit to an overwhelmingly Republican part of Ohio on Friday for the groundbreaking of a semiconductor plant that he promoted as evidence that his economic policies are working. But his trip was punctuated by comments from a fellow Democrat, …

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