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(Editor’s note: Some may find language in final paragraph offensive) By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two men pleaded guilty this week for their roles in assaulting former Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone, who was beaten and electrocuted with a taser during the January 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington by throngs …

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By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -U.S. health officials on Friday said they are investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children, including five reported deaths, updating a nationwide alert issued in April for doctors to be on the lookout for such cases of the liver disease. The cases have been identified over the …

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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The third long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) safely returned to Earth early on Friday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida to end months of orbital research ranging from space-grown chilies to robots. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule dubbed Endurance, carrying three …

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(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley will not travel to Europe with the first lady after having “close contact” with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said on Thursday. Ashley Biden, 40, has tested negative for COVID, the White House said. “However, at the recommendation of her physician and out of …

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By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) -Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has refused to appear before the U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack unless his testimony is videotaped, his attorney and a spokesman for the panel said on Thursday. Giuliani’s attorney, Robert Costello told Reuters that the committee had rejected …

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By Maria Caspani and Vanessa Johnston PEARL RIVER, Miss. (Reuters) – One of the fondest memories Shemah Crosby has of her grandmother Lena is the time they spent together hand crafting Choctaw Indian traditional dresses, sewing elaborate appliques onto colorful fabrics.     When her “pokni,” the Choctaw term for grandmother, died of COVID-19 in the early …

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