By Rich McKay (Reuters) -With applause and a few shouts of approval, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) on Wednesday voted to issue a formal apology to survivors of sex abuse, as the thousands of delegates gathered wound down the annual assembly weeks after a scathing report found the church had mishandled abuse claims and mistreated …
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By Lisa Richwine SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Reuters) -Legal arguments in a civil case against Bill Cosby came to a close on Wednesday with his attorney telling jurors they should not believe his accuser’s claim that the comedian sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion in 1975. Cosby lawyer Jennifer Bonjean said plaintiff Judy Huth “did …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Delaware man who flew the Confederate flag inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was found guilty along with his son of the felony charge of obstruction during the storming of the building, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden also found the father, Kevin Seefried, …
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By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) – Firefighters near Flagstaff, Arizona, battled for a third day on Tuesday to contain a wind-driven wildfire that prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes and authorities arrested a man suspected of starting the blaze while camping in the area. The Pipeline Fire has scorched more than 20,000 acres since …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday said the owner of an oil tanker must pay the United States $44.6 million over its role in a 2017 collision between the tanker with a U.S. Navy destroyer in southeast Asia that killed 10 sailors and injured dozens more. U.S. District Judge …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday aimed at curbing discrimination against transgender youth and drying up federal funding for the controversial practice of ‘conversion therapy.’ Biden’s executive order asks the federal health and education departments to expand access to gender-affirming medical treatments and find …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior aide and a retired federal judge who advised former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence are set to testify on Thursday to the House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the panel said on Wednesday. Greg Jacob, who served as counsel to Pence, and retired U.S. …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The man suspected in the fatal shooting of a subway rider in New York City last month has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, according to a court clerk. Andrew Abdullah, 25, accused in the May 22 slaying of Brooklyn resident Daniel …
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By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman (Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday unanimously recommended the agency authorize COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE for millions of the youngest American children. The committee’s recommendation is an important step toward immunizing children under the age of 5 and as …
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By Sarah N. Lynch and Costas Pitas (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Wednesday the Justice Department supports congressional legislation aimed at boosting protections for federal judges, as jurists face mounting threats and intimidation. Garland, the top U.S. law enforcement official, offered support for a bill that won final congressional approval on …
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