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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Two New York lawyers charged with throwing a Molotov cocktail at an empty city police car during protests over George Floyd’s death pleaded guilty to new charges on Thursday, part of a deal in which prosecutors recommended shorter sentences. Urooj Rahman, 33, and Colinford Mattis, 34, had pleaded guilty …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House expects vaccinations of young children to begin in earnest as early as June 21, if federal authorities approve their use in coming weeks, White House COVID response coordinator Ashish Jha said on Thursday. Jha told reporters that the U.S. government had enough COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc …

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By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -The avowed white supremacist accused of a racist attack that killed 10 people at a supermarket in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to 25 counts in an indictment returned by a grand jury, court documents showed. The accused shooter, Payton Gendron, appeared in court …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that the chamber will vote next week on legislation addressing gun violence. “This package, which we will vote on next week, will make an enormous difference in our fight against gun violence,” Pelosi said on Thursday. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; …

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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block the state’s new congressional map drawn by Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration, likely ensuring the plan will remain in effect for November’s midterm elections and giving Republicans a boost in their quest to win control of Congress. The plan has been challenged …

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By Michael Noble Jr. TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) -A man armed with a rifle and a handgun killed four people inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday before fatally shooting himself, police said, in the latest of a series of mass shootings to rattle the United States. Eyewitness video of first responders arriving at …

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By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday urged state lawmakers to convene special panels to examine school safety, mental health and police training in the wake of last week’s elementary school shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. Abbott, a Republican who is opposed to gun restrictions, called on …

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