By Andrew Hay OREM, Utah (Reuters) -The campus of Utah Valley University was mostly deserted and silent on Thursday, a stark contrast with the scenes of panic and disbelief that erupted 24 hours earlier when a sniper killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk in front of 3,000 young people gathered to hear him speak. “It’s eerie, …
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By Jana Winter and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kash Patel faced his biggest test yet as FBI director as current and former officials criticized his inaccurate statement that a suspect had been caught in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a prominent ally of President Donald Trump. Moments before officials on the …
(Reuters) -Military personnel and local law enforcement did not find any shooter threat at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, which was placed on a lockdown on Thursday due to reports of security threats to the installation, a U.S. Navy official said. Naval Support Activity Annapolis security and local law enforcement responded to reports …
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By Christine Soares Confusion and conspiracy theories spread online after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during a university appearance in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday. As the manhunt continued, online speculation, much of it baseless, emerged about the circumstances of the shooting and the identity of the shooter. Online posts also shared fake headlines …
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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court cleared the way on Thursday for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to implement a provision of his recently enacted tax and spending bill that would deprive Planned Parenthood and its members of Medicaid funding. The Boston-based First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to put …
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By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Landon Heid, a China hawk, for a key post in the U.S.-China tech battle, raising questions about whether the move signals a more dovish approach to Beijing. Trump withdrew Heid’s nomination on Wednesday for assistant secretary for export administration at the U.S. …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate kept the door open on Thursday for President Donald Trump’s economic adviser Stephen Miran to be seated at the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting table in time to vote on interest rate policy next week. The next step in Miran’s confirmation, a vote by the full Senate, has been planned for Monday evening, …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some U.S. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) went into lockdown on Thursday after they received reports of threats against them that were probed by authorities, the educational institutions said. The FBI said it took those concerns seriously but added that it had no indication of a credible threat …
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By Bo Erickson, Nolan D. McCaskill and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Rick Crawford was aware of the danger of political violence in the United States long before this week’s killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and he has his own coping strategy: a “keep-your-head-on-a-swivel type of an attitude.” “I’ve always tried to maintain …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, was sentenced on Thursday to 4-1/2 years in prison for her role in an international corruption scheme involving gold bars that led to the downfall of her once-powerful husband. Nadine Menendez, 58, was convicted in April of accepting …
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