By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -The White House has put on hold a draft executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on artificial intelligence through lawsuits and by withholding federal funds, two sources said on Friday. The draft order, which Reuters reported on earlier this week, would have likely faced significant pushback from states. …
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recast the vaccine safety section of its website on Wednesday to align with the view of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that childhood vaccines cause autism, countering decades of science showing them to be safe. The U.S. public health agency’s …
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(Reuters) -Florida Republicans, including Governor Ron DeSantis, said they oppose a Trump administration plan that could allow new oil and gas drilling in waters off the state’s Gulf Coast. The reactions came in response to an Interior Department proposal published on Thursday that contemplates future oil leasing in the eastern portion of the Gulf of …
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By James Oliphant and Aleksandra Michalska CHARLOTTE (Reuters) -North Carolina this week emerged as a new front in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown – one poised to shape one of next year’s most competitive U.S. Senate races. Raids in Charlotte and other cities capped a year of bitter fights over immigration in a rapidly diversifying …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo was presented on Friday with a copy of a U.S. Senate resolution commemorating the victims of a shooting in August at a Minnesota Catholic Church and school, given to him by Senator Amy Klobuchar, one of the bill’s co-sponsors. Leo, the first U.S. pope, is seen holding …
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(Reuters) -The White House is preparing for possible turnover in the Cabinet after U.S. President Donald Trump reaches the one-year mark of his term, CNN reported on Friday, citing multiple people familiar with the discussions. The report said possible changes were in store at the Department of Homeland Security and the Energy Department. Officials told …
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(Reuters) -The White House is preparing for possible turnover in the cabinet after U.S. President Donald Trump reaches the one-year mark of his term, potentially shaking up his otherwise stable team of secretaries, CNN reported on Friday, citing multiple people familiar with the discussions. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. The White House did …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Pilots of a United Airlines jet struck by an apparent weather balloon during an October 16 flight near Moab, Utah, were showered with glass before making an emergency landing, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday. WindBorne Systems last month said it believes one of its balloons struck and …
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By Doina Chiacu, Nandita Bose and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Thursday assailed Democratic lawmakers who told members of the U.S. military they must refuse any illegal orders, calling them traitors who could face execution. Trump reposted an article about a video released on Tuesday by six Democratic lawmakers who served in …
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two Florida academics who were put on leave following comments tied to the September 10 assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk say they have their jobs back. Karen Leader, an associate professor of art history at Florida Atlantic University, and Rebel Cole, a finance professor at the same institution, say …
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