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Washington mayor declares public emergency over migrant arrivals from Texas, Arizona

9 Sep 2022

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday declared a public emergency over buses of migrants sent by Republican governors from the U.S.-Mexico border states of Texas and Arizona. Bowser, a Democrat, issued an order to support arriving migrants by creating a new Office of Migrant Services and will devote $10 million …

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South Carolina Senate moves to further restrict access to abortions

9 Sep 2022

By Julia Harte (Reuters) -The South Carolina Senate on Thursday approved a bill tightening an abortion ban that is blocked by the state’s highest court, following two days of fierce debate between anti-abortion Republicans and more moderate lawmakers from both parties. The bill the Senate approved would cut exceptions for rape and incest to the …

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Steve Bannon, former Trump adviser, pleads not guilty in border wall scheme

9 Sep 2022

By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) -Steve Bannon, the onetime top strategist to former U.S. President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to money laundering and conspiracy charges for allegedly deceiving donors to an effort to help Trump build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Bannon, 68, was handcuffed when he came into a …

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U.S. Supreme Court’s Gorsuch allows enforcement of $155 million award against Energy Transfer unit

9 Sep 2022

(Corrects RIC and name of parent company of Sunoco Inc in headline and first paragraph) By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Thursday rejected a request by pipeline operator Energy Transfer LP’s Sunoco Inc unit to block efforts to enforce a $155 million judgment in a lawsuit accusing it of failing …

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County official charged in Las Vegas reporter’s murder held without bail

9 Sep 2022

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A judge in Las Vegas denied bail to Clark County’s public administrator on Thursday after his arrest for the murder of an investigative reporter who had written news articles exposing complaints of wrongdoing by the official. Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles faces one count of murder with the use of …

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Abortion rights will be on Michigan’s November ballot, court rules

9 Sep 2022

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -Michigan’s top court ruled on Thursday that voters should get to decide whether to amend their state constitution to protect abortion rights, handing a win to advocates who petitioned to put the measure on the November ballot. Reproductive Freedom for All, an abortion-rights advocacy group, amassed more than 730,000 signatures in …

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U.S. FCC to vote on new rules on space debris

9 Sep 2022

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Thursday it will vote this month on new rules to address the growing risks of orbital debris to space ambitions. Currently, the agency recommends operators of satellites in low-Earth orbit ensure spacecraft will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere within 25 years following the completion of …

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U.S. seizes $30 million in crypto from North Korea-linked hackers

8 Sep 2022

(Reuters) – The United States has seized over $30 million in cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean-linked hackers Lazarus from the popular online game Axie Infinity, crypto intelligence firm Chainalysis said on Thursday. The company said in a blog post it played a role in the recovery with U.S. law enforcement and other crypto organizations, without …

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U.S. investigators probing Trump’s political fundraising group-NY Times

8 Sep 2022

(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Save America political fundraising group is the subject of a federal grand jury investigation in Washington D.C., the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing subpoenas described to the newspaper. The Times said that subpoenas were issued to the leadership political action committee Trump founded as the U.S. …

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Yellen says U.S. economy stronger than before pandemic but inflation a threat

8 Sep 2022

By David Lawder DETROIT (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen declared on Thursday that President Joe Biden’s agenda has made the economy stronger than before the COVID-19 pandemic, but said more work was needed to protect the gains, especially by tackling inflation. Traveling to Detroit to tout the impact of recent legislative achievements ahead of …

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