By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – One of two men whose plea bargain on federal hate-crimes charges in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery was rejected by a judge last week has decided to proceed to trial rather than seek a new deal with prosecutors, court documents showed on Thursday. Lawyers for Gregory McMichael and federal prosecutors …
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(Refiles to fix byline) By Michael Martina and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday the United States has a moral duty to condemn China’s rights abuses but she urged U.S. athletes not to risk angering the “ruthless” Chinese government, a day before the opening of the Beijing …
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By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday called for greater investments in local police departments alongside social services in a visit to New York City aimed at projecting a united front against gun violence with Mayor Eric Adams after a series of violent crimes that have rattled …
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(Reuters) -California officials on Thursday said they needed more time to consider whether to adopt a controversial proposal that would reform the state’s key rooftop solar power incentive. The move is at least a temporary win for solar installation companies like Sunrun Inc, Tesla Inc and SunPower Corp that warned of a sharp decline in …
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By Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) – A massive winter storm swept across the central and Northeast United States on Thursday where it was delivering heavy snow and ice, making travel treacherous if not impossible, knocking out power to thousands and closing schools in several states. Winter and ice storm warnings remained in effect for a …
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By Jody Godoy and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate, went to trial against the New York Times on Thursday, in a highly anticipated defamation case that could test long-standing protections for American news media. Palin, 57, is suing over a 2017 …
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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – The District of Colombia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) maintains a “watch list” of reporters, advocates and critics, and delays or denies requests for public records based on who is making the requests, a lawsuit alleged. People are put on the watch list when they “publicly criticize MPD or when they …
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By Nathan Layne (Reuters) -Republican state lawmakers in Georgia are pushing legislation to redraw electoral maps in three counties in a move that would effectively override local officials who have traditionally wielded that power in what has become a battleground state. Democrats and voting rights activists say the moves are norm-busting power grabs for county …
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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s public approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency this week, a danger sign for his Democratic Party which risks losing control of Congress in the Nov. 8 elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll. The national poll, conducted Feb. 2-3, found that 41% …
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By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) – The detained founder of the right-wing Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, obtained a court order on Thursday that bolsters his effort to remain in a Texas jail while he awaits trial on charges of seditious conspiracy for his role in last year’s U.S. Capitol attack. Rhodes has argued that if he …
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