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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A rare bipartisan package of gun safety legislation garnered enough votes to pass the U.S. Senate on Thursday, but voting continued on the bill that Democrats and Republicans hope will stem the toll of mass shootings in the United States. (Reporting by David Morgan and Moira Warburton; Editing by Eric Beech)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration is partnering with 11 East Coast states to accelerate development of offshore wind facilities and create jobs by supporting a domestic supply chain for the industry, the White House said on Thursday. The move is part of President Joe Biden’s push to fight climate change by expanding clean energy technologies. …

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By Ross Colvin WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The fifth day of congressional hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters heard how the then-president pressured the Justice Department to help him hold onto power after he lost the 2020 election. The House of Representatives select committee investigating the attack received …

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By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling striking down New York state’s limits on carrying concealed handguns in public is likely to provide legal ammunition to challenge other regulations around the country even as Congress considers modest reforms. In a 6-3 ruling, the court for the first time …

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By Alexandra Alper and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday that would give the Biden administration the power to block exports of U.S. personal data to countries like China that they say pose national security risks.     The bill, co-sponsored by Finance Committee chair Ron Wyden, a …

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By Steve Keating (Reuters) – There are no perfect solutions to the transgender sport issue, the head of the United States Olympic Paralympic Committee (USOPC) said on Thursday, adding that not even its own board is in agreement on a way forward. The transgender sport debate exploded this week after FINA, world swimming’s governing body, …

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By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives panel passed a bipartisan online privacy bill on Thursday that aims to limit the collection of personal data, though doubts remain as to whether it will become law. The bill would require companies like Alphabet’s Google and Meta’s Facebook, along with a long list …

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By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Thursday proposed expanding Title IX protections against sex discrimination to include transgender students as part of a broader effort to replace Trump-era rules it said had weakened safeguards for sexual harassment victims. The proposed changes, announced by the U.S. Education Department on the 50th anniversary of the …

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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -Massachusetts’ highest court on Thursday ruled that Harvard University can be sued for mistreating a descendant of slaves who were forced to be photographed in 1850 for a study by a professor trying to prove the inferiority of Black people. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled https://tmsnrt.rs/3xH6fPa Harvard’s “horrific, historic …

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