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BEIJING (Reuters) – A U.S. destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday, drawing an angry reaction from Beijing, which said its military had “driven away” the ship after it illegally entering territorial waters. The United States regularly carries out what it calls Freedom of Navigation Operations in the …

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By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) -A Texas newspaper on Tuesday posted video of police and federal agents responding to the shooting at an Uvalde elementary school in May, footage at the center of a debate among state and local officials as they investigate the actions of law enforcement in the rampage. The video, posted by the …

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(Reuters) – The South Carolina attorney previously charged with allegedly orchestrating a plot to have himself shot last year in an insurance scheme is expected to be indicted later this week on murder charges in the death of his wife and son, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing one of the man’s lawyers. …

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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled a new task force that aims to protect women’s reproductive healthcare freedom, after the Supreme Court last month overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling which recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion. The task force, which will be chaired by Associate …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump called a witness who has yet to appear before a congressional committee investigating the 2021 U.S. Capitol attack, Representative Liz Cheney said on Tuesday, raising concerns the former president might be illegally trying to influence witness testimony. Speaking at the end of a three-hour hearing, Cheney, one of two members …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three men have been criminally charged in Manhattan with possessing about 100 pages stolen from the singer Don Henley of handwritten notes and lyrics for the Eagles’ blockbuster 1976 album “Hotel California.” Glenn Horowitz, Craig Inciardi and Edward Kosinski were accused on Tuesday of trying to sell the …

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By John Shiffman (Reuters) – A second Colorado woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding relatives of the dead as part of a scheme in which a funeral home sold body parts without permission, a practice exposed by a 2018 Reuters investigative report. Shirley Koch, 69, pleaded guilty to fraud in federal court in Grand …

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