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Trump to turn over documents in New York civil probe, need not testify during appeal

4 Mar 2022

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump will turn over some documents to New York’s attorney general for her civil probe into his business practices, but need not answer questions under oath while he appeals a judge’s order that he testify. The developments are part of an agreement on Thursday between the former …

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Analysis-U.S. House panel’s push for Trump criminal charges may fall flat

3 Mar 2022

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump appears unlikely to face federal criminal charges for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss despite a U.S. congressional committee’s court filing accusing him of illegal conduct, according to legal experts. “I’m not sure the Justice Department is even investigating this criminally,” said Ankush …

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Fire, building collapse injures nearly a dozen in Maryland

3 Mar 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly a dozen people in Silver Spring, Maryland, were injured following a fire and explosion at a residential apartment complex that then partially collapsed, local authorities said on Thursday. Heavy smoke was seen pouring out of the four-story building in a video posted by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, which said …

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U.S. Democrats meet with FTC chief on ‘troubling’ price increases

3 Mar 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats met on Thursday with Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan to discuss “troubling” price increases in oil, gas, prescription drugs and other items, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted on Thursday. The meeting occurred when Khan went to the Democratic Caucus lunch on Thursday, an FTC spokeswoman said. The …

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U.S. Supreme Court nixes CIA contractors’ testimony on Guantanamo detainee

3 Mar 2022

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that due to national security concerns two former CIA contractors cannot be questioned in a Polish investigation into the treatment of Abu Zubaydah, a suspected high-ranking al Qaeda figure who was repeatedly subjected to a type of torture called waterboarding. The justices …

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New York City inks deal for creation of offshore wind hub in Brooklyn

3 Mar 2022

(Reuters) – Two European energy companies on Thursday said they reached a deal with New York City to transform a Brooklyn port complex into an operations and staging hub for offshore wind projects planned in the region. The agreement is the latest sign of corporate and government interest in offshore wind as a new domestic …

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U.S. senators grill regulators over climate policy on natural gas projects

3 Mar 2022

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. senators from both parties on Thursday grilled Democratic energy regulators who recently approved guidelines for approving new natural gas projects that allow consideration of environmental justice, landowner and climate issues. The three Democrats on the five-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted in February to update the …

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Musk invites UAW union to hold vote at Tesla California factory

3 Mar 2022

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Thursday he was inviting labor union United Auto Workers (UAW) to hold a vote at the electric carmaker’s California factory. The announcement comes as the billionaire entrepreneur criticized the Biden administration and Democrats for a proposal to give union-made, U.S.-built electric vehicles an additional …

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Biden Supreme Court pick Jackson to get March U.S. Senate committee hearings

3 Mar 2022

By David Morgan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hearings on federal appellate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee, who would become the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, will begin on March 21, a first step before she can be voted on by the full chamber. Senate Judiciary Committee …

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U.S. Capitol riot panel says Trump may have engaged in ‘criminal conspiracy’

3 Mar 2022

By Jan Wolfe and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday said former President Donald Trump may have engaged in criminal conduct in his bid to overturn his election defeat. In a court filing — one of the U.S. House of Represenative’s Select …

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