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California regulator rejects desalination plant despite historic drought

13 May 2022

By Daniel Trotta COSTA MESA, Calif. (Reuters) -California regulators on Thursday rejected a $1.4 billion desalination plant on environmental grounds, dealing a setback to Governor Gavin Newsom, who had supported the project as a partial solution for the state’s sustained drought. The California Coastal Commission voted 11-0 to reject the proposal by Poseidon Water, controlled …

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Eleven dead after Haitian migrant vessel capsizes near Puerto Rico

13 May 2022

MIAMI (Reuters) -At least 11 people drowned when a vessel carrying Haitian migrants capsized near Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday, amid a steady increase in migrants attempting reach U.S. shores in dangerous marine voyages. The vessel, which was carrying “an undetermined number of people,” was spotted 10 nautical miles north of …

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Louisiana lawmakers withdraw bill declaring abortion homicide

13 May 2022

By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – A bill in the Louisiana legislature aiming to charge women and their doctors with murder for obtaining or providing abortion services was withdrawn from consideration on Thursday amid outrage and a successful effort to amend it. The measure by state Representative Danny McCormick would have would have abolished abortion in …

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Musk says he prefers ‘less divisive’ candidate than Trump in 2024

13 May 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk made clear on Thursday that even though he wants Twitter to lift its permanent ban on former President Donald Trump, that doesn’t mean he supports Trump in a prospective 2024 presidential campaign. Musk, the world’s richest person and CEO of Tesla, is attempting to close a deal to acquire …

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Fire burns at least 20 homes in wealthy California town of Laguna Niguel

13 May 2022

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Wildfire fueled by exceedingly dry brush swept through the wealthy Southern California enclave of Laguna Niguel on Wednesday, destroying about 20 homes while scorching some 200 acres (80 hectares) and forcing evacuations, officials said. No injuries were reported. Though relatively small compared with some other major rural wildfires in western states, …

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Biden marks one million U.S. COVID deaths after losing political battles

13 May 2022

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday commemorated the COVID-19 deaths of 1 million people in the United States, marking what he called “a tragic milestone” and urging Americans to “remain vigilant” during the ongoing pandemic. In a statement, Biden acknowledged the impact of the deaths on families left …

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Defiant U.S. Senator Rand Paul stymies effort to pass $40 billion Ukraine aid bill

13 May 2022

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrat and Republican in the U.S. Senate joined forces in a rare moment of unity on Thursday in an attempt to pass $40 billion in aid for Ukraine, only to be stymied by a single Republican lawmaker: Senator Rand Paul. Faced with the prospect of an extended delay …

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Dallas police search for suspect in Koreatown hair salon shooting

12 May 2022

(Reuters) -Dallas police on Thursday searched for a gunman who entered a hair salon in the city’s Koreatown section and opened fire, wounding three women in an incident that echoed last year’s Atlanta-area shooting rampage that targeted people of Asian descent. The victims – the owner of the Hair World salon, a stylist who worked …

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‘Vape’ is the word: U.S. judge allows ‘Grease’ parody

12 May 2022

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday ruled that “Vape: The Musical,” which mocks the blockbuster 1978 film “Grease,” amounted to fair use and did not infringe the rights of owners of the “Grease” copyright. Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the Manhattan federal court said Sketchworks Industrial Strength Comedy, …

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