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Flash floods strand 1,000 people in California’s Death Valley National Park

7 Aug 2022

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – Flash flooding triggered by a near-record downpour on Friday over one of the hottest, driest spots on Earth has stranded nearly 1,000 people inside California’s Death Valley National Park and forced its temporary closure, park officials said. About 60 cars belonging to park visitors and staff were buried in several …

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Fourth Muslim man murdered in New Mexico in ‘targeted killings’

7 Aug 2022

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Police in New Mexico and federal agencies were probing the murders of four Muslim men to determine if the killings, the latest of which happened on Friday evening, were linked while the state’s governor described them as “targeted killings.” Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina told reporters on Saturday that a …

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U.S. Senate Democrats battle to pass $430 billion climate, drug bill

7 Aug 2022

By Richard Cowan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Saturday began debating a Democratic bill to address key elements of President Joe Biden’s agenda – tackling climate change, lowering the costs of medication for the elderly and energy, while forcing corporations and the wealthy to pay more taxes. The debate began after …

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Jury awards $45.2 million in punitive damages in Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial

7 Aug 2022

By Jack Queen (Reuters) -U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre $45.2 million in punitive damages – on top of $4.1 million in compensatory damages already awarded – for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax, a Texas jury decided on Friday. …

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U.S. Senate begins vote to advance Democrats’ $430 billion climate, tax and drug bill

6 Aug 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Saturday began a vote to hold debate on a landmark $430 billion bill that would reduce carbon emissions that cause climate change, allow Medicare to negotiate lower prices on some drugs for the elderly, and ensure that corporations and wealthy Americans pay more taxes. (Reporting by Richard Cowan …

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Biden tests negative for COVID, White House physician says

6 Aug 2022

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 after testing positive with a breakthrough case for days, the White House physician said on Saturday. The Democratic president, “in an abundance of caution,” will remain in isolation until he tests negative on a second test, Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in …

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White House says it is working to push assault weapons ban in Senate

6 Aug 2022

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The White House said on Saturday it is having conversations about what it can do to advance a bill banning the assault-style rifles that have been used in mass shootings. White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said the administration is actively discussing with top Democratic lawmakers what support they can provide to …

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Republican Newhouse advances in Washington primary over Trump-backed challenger

6 Aug 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse of Washington, one of 10 House Republicans who bucked the party and voted to impeach former President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, defeated a Trump-backed challenger and advanced to the general election, Edison Research projected late on Friday. Newhouse’s opponents included Loren …

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Indiana lawmakers bring near-total abortion ban to final vote

6 Aug 2022

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Indiana lawmakers prepared on Friday to take a final vote on a bill that would ban all abortions except in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency, legislation that would dramatically cut abortion access in the Midwestern state if approved. The measure, which passed the Indiana House of Representatives on …

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