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Florida House passes ban on abortion after 15 weeks, sends bill to Senate

17 Feb 2022 17 Feb 2022

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -Florida’s House of Representatives passed a bill to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy late on Wednesday, a measure several Republican-led states are pushing as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the constitutionality of such limits. The approval on a party-line 78-39 vote moments before midnight sent consideration of the legislation …

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U.S. officials prepare for pandemic’s next phase as Omicron wanes

17 Feb 2022 17 Feb 2022

By Susan Heavey and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. health officials said on Wednesday they are preparing for the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic as Omicron-related cases decline, including updating CDC guidance on mask-wearing and shoring up U.S. testing capacity. The plans come as a growing number of U.S. states have begun to ease …

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Girl found underneath staircase in New York, two years after going missing

17 Feb 2022 17 Feb 2022

(Reuters) – Two years after she went missing, a 6-year-old girl has been found alive and in good health in a makeshift room underneath a staircase in a house in New York state, according to police who said they suspected she was abducted by her biological non-custodial parents. Officers found the girl, Paislee Shultis, on …

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U.S. senator blocks Biden EPA nominees over carbon capture

17 Feb 2022 17 Feb 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican U.S. senator said on Wednesday he is blocking President Joe Biden’s nominees for environmental regulatory positions in a bid to win permission for his state to regulate storage of the primary gas blamed for climate change. Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana’s stance prevents Senate floor votes on nominees at the …

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U.S. Senate expected to hold procedural vote on stopgap spending bill on Thursday

17 Feb 2022 17 Feb 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote on a stop-gap funding bill on Thursday, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday. The spending bill would keep the federal government running through March 11, avoiding a potential partial shutdown. The bill, already approved by the House of Representatives, would avert …

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U.S. agency refers 80 unruly airplane passengers for potential prosecution

17 Feb 2022 17 Feb 2022

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A total of 80 unruly airplane passengers have been referred to the FBI for potential criminal prosecution, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday, as onboard disruptions rose sharply in 2021, many over COVID-19 mask requirements. The U.S. Justice Department has pledged to take a tough line and some …

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U.S. sues Missouri over law reining in federal gun laws

17 Feb 2022 17 Feb 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to prevent Missouri from enforcing a state law that aims to invalidate many federal firearms laws. Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act, which was signed into law in June, prohibits local law enforcement agencies from enforcing federal gun laws. “This act impedes criminal law enforcement …

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Private equity founder gets 15 months in prison in U.S. college scandal

17 Feb 2022 17 Feb 2022

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A private equity financier was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 months in prison for participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud scheme by conspiring to pay bribes to secure spots for his children at top schools. The sentence imposed on John Wilson, the founder of Hyannis Port Capital, was …

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Minneapolis ex-police officers trusted colleague’s use of knee in deadly Floyd arrest

17 Feb 2022 17 Feb 2022

By Jonathan Allen ST. PAUL, Minn. (Reuters) -Two of the three former Minneapolis police officers on trial for violating George Floyd’s civil rights testified on Wednesday that they deferred to their ex-colleague Derek Chauvin’s years of seniority as he knelt on the handcuffed Black man’s neck for more than nine minutes. Taking the stand in …

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Texas AG sues over U.S. airport and airplane mask mandates

16 Feb 2022 16 Feb 2022

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over a government mandate requiring that masks be worn at U.S. airports and on airplanes and other transit modes. Paxton and U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne, a Texas Republican, jointly filed a lawsuit challenging the Centers for Disease …

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