By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors decided not to pursue the rest of their criminal case against Michael Avenatti, clearing the way for the brash lawyer who represented porn actress Stormy Daniels in legal battles against Donald Trump to be sentenced for a third and perhaps final time. In a Tuesday filing with the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator John Cornyn, the lead Republican negotiator in bipartisan gun legislation talks, said on Tuesday that the four main negotiators had reached a deal and that the text of a bill would be released very soon. (Reporting by David Morgan; Writing by Tim Ahmann; Editing by Caitlin Webber)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Arati Prabhakar as the new White House science adviser, who would be the first woman of color and first immigrant to hold such a role if confirmed by the Senate. Prabhakar would head The Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House. Her …
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By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court further reduced the separation of church and state in a ruling on Tuesday endorsing more public funding of religious entities as its conservative justices sided with two Christian families who challenged a Maine tuition assistance program that excluded private religious schools. In the latest in a …
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By Akriti Sharma and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Former Tesla Inc employees have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. electric car company alleging its decision to carry out a “mass layoff” violated federal law as the company did not provide advance notice of the job cuts. The lawsuit was filed late on Sunday in Texas by …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Two Americans captured in Ukraine are currently in the Russian-backed separatist region of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday citing an unidentified source. If the Interfax report is confirmed, the arrival of U.S. citizens Andy Huynh and Alexander Drueke in the separatist region will raise fears that the …
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DOHA (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday he has not decided who he will support in the next presidential election in the United States. When asked if he would support former president Donald Trump, he said he was undecided at this point. Musk appeared virtually at the Qatar Economic Forum organised by Bloomberg. …
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By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is considering scrapping tariffs on a range of Chinese goods to curb inflation, but no decision is likely before next week’s Group of Seven summit, people familiar with the matter said. White House officials discussed options on Friday with Biden …
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(Reuters) – A record 42 million people around the United States are expected to hit the road for trips over the July 4 Independence Day weekend, AAA said Tuesday, absorbing historically high fuel costs to crowd the highways. The average U.S. retail price of gasoline recently broke through $5 per gallon for the first time …
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(Reuters) – Valero Energy Corp on Monday has issued an all-clear after a fire at its 205,000-barrel-per-day Houston, Texas, refinery and said the facility has been returned to routine operations, according to a community alert message. “The fire has been extinguished. All personnel has been accounted for,” Valero said in a message earlier. (Reporting by …
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