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U.S. abortion rights advocates fuming over Biden, Democratic response to looming threat

15 May 2022 15 May 2022

By Nandita Bose, Gabriella Borter and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Frustration with President Joe Biden and his Democratic Party over their perceived lack of leadership on abortion rights is likely to add fuel to months of planned protests nationwide, activists said. An unprecedented Supreme Court leak two weeks ago showed the conservative majority of …

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Buffalo police respond to ‘mass shooting’ at grocery store, suspect in custody

15 May 2022 15 May 2022

By Pete Schroeder (Reuters) – Buffalo police were on the scene of a “mass shooting” at a grocery store on Saturday and a suspect was in custody, the Buffalo Police Department said on Twitter. The department said multiple people had been shot, but did not specify how many or the extent of their injuries. New …

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‘I’m outraged’: voices from abortion rights protests across the U.S

14 May 2022 14 May 2022

(Reuters) – Thousands of abortion rights supporters are protesting across the United States on Saturday, starting what organizers said would be “a summer of rage” if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. Here are some voices from the rallies in New York, Washington, Atlanta and Los Angeles: …

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Trump endorses Mastriano for Pennsylvania governor

14 May 2022 14 May 2022

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump announced Saturday he was backing Pennsylvania state Senator Doug Mastriano in that state’s 2022 governor’s race. The endorsement comes three days before the Republican primary election. Mastriano, a staunch Trump ally who has been a vocal proponent of his baseless stolen-election claims, was already leading …

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Alabama transgender youth can use medicine during transition -judge

14 May 2022 14 May 2022

By Maria Caspani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Transgender minors in Alabama for now can use medicine to transition, a federal judge said late on Friday in an order that blocked part of a state ban on gender-affirming treatments. The ruling, a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Liles Burke, was issued less than a week …

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Dust storm, hurricane-force winds tear destructive path across U.S. upper Midwest

14 May 2022 14 May 2022

By Christopher Walljasper and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) – Hurricane-force winds tore across the U.S. upper Midwest Thursday evening, sending walls of dust across cities and rural towns, causing widespread property damage and killing at least two people. Straight-line winds up to 105 miles per hour (169 kph) reached from Kansas to Wisconsin, pushing waves …

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Former Reagan adviser McFarlane, linchpin in Iran-Contra affair, dies

14 May 2022 14 May 2022

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Robert McFarlane, a White House adviser who tapped Saudi royals to fund a covert war in Nicaragua and flew on a secret mission to sell arms to Iran in the scandal that shook Ronald Reagan’s presidency, has died. He was 84. McFarlane, who was in Michigan visiting family, died on …

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Texas grid operator calls for power conservation as temperatures, prices soar

14 May 2022 14 May 2022

HOUSTON (Reuters) -The state of Texas’ power-grid operator on Friday called on residents to cut their electricity use this weekend after six generating plants fell offline in a heat wave. Record temperatures have pushed up demand for air conditioning, contributing to soaring wholesale prices this week. The call for residents to conserve came after prices …

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California’s minimum wage projected to rise to $15.50 under inflation trigger

14 May 2022 14 May 2022

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California’s minimum wage will rise to $15.50 an hour for workers at all businesses, large and small, on Jan. 1, 2023, under an automatic inflation trigger built into state law and never previously activated, the governor’s office projected on Thursday. The announcement came a day before Governor Gavin …

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Use American Rescue Plan funds to fight crime, Biden tells states

13 May 2022 14 May 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden urged state and local leaders on Friday to make greater use of money from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan to fight crime, as cities gird for summer crime waves and the U.S. Treasury releases billions more in funds. “My message is clear: Spend this money now,” Biden said at …

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