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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would not attend the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week because not all countries from the region were invited, but that he would visit President Joe Biden in July. Lopez Obrador told reporters at a regular news conference …

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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden will announce this week at the Summit of the Americas an economic partnership for the Western hemisphere focusing on promoting economic recovery by building on existing trade agreements, U.S. administration officials said on Monday. Dubbed the “Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity”, the plan will cover five areas …

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By Dan Levine and Marisa Taylor (Reuters) – A former human resources officer at Eli Lilly & Co sued the pharmaceutical company on Monday, alleging she was terminated after pointing out poor manufacturing practices and data falsification involving its blockbuster diabetes drug. The plaintiff, Amrit Mula, alleges violations of an employee protection law and seeks …

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(Reuters) -The New York State Legislature has passed a bill that would impose a two-year moratorium on the use of fossil-fuel power plants to provide energy to miners of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but Governor Kathy Hochul’s office on Monday said she had not yet decided whether to sign it. Cryptocurrency mining requires a lot of …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday rejected Kevin Spacey’s bid to dismiss a civil lawsuit in which fellow actor Anthony Rapp accused the Oscar winner of making an unwanted sexual advance during a party at Spacey’s Manhattan home in 1986, when Rapp was 14. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in …

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By Rich McKay (Reuters) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a packet of 10 gun control bills into law, setting new limits on buying assault-style weapons and body armor, among other measures, in the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas. The legislation, passed on Thursday by the state legislature, raises …

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(Reuters) – A Minnesota judge on Monday delayed until next year the trial of two former Minneapolis police officers charged in the murder of George Floyd, citing the need to ensure fair proceedings. Hennepin County district court judge Peter Cahill ruled that the trial for J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, which was scheduled to start …

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