By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -The mother of a woman who was killed the Los Angeles-area Eaton Fire on Friday sued Southern California Edison in what may be the first death-related case brought against the electric utility in connection with the disaster. Multiple fires that began to burn and quickly spread across Los Angeles …
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By Tim Reid and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will take place inside the U.S. Capitol on Monday rather than outdoors because of severe cold, the first time in 40 years that U.S. presidential inaugural ceremonies will be moved indoors. “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to …
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By Nathan Layne WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Democratic New York Mayor Eric Adams said he had a “productive” meeting with Republican President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on Friday, including a discussion about how the federal government can help improve the lives of the city’s residents and its economy. Adams, who traveled to meet …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped their corruption case against former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, following the death of a key witness. Benjamin, 48, had been expected to face trial in Manhattan federal court after being accused of funneling a $50,000 state grant to a real estate …
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By Jack Queen (Reuters) -CNN reached a settlement on Friday with a U.S. Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrew from the country in 2021, a judge said on Friday, hours after a jury found the TV news outlet liable for defaming him. The six-person jury decided CNN had …
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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A new lawsuit by a trade group for employers seeks to void a Biden administration-backed federal rule intended to help ensure that the estimated 175 million Americans with private health insurance have access to affordable mental health services. The “parity” rule, which became final in September, was aimed at ensuring …
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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has protected about 84%, or $96.7 billion in clean energy grants created by its signature climate law from any clawback by the next administration, a White House official said on Friday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The 84% of the grants from the Inflation Reduction Act …
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By Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden called the Equal Rights Amendment “the law of the land,” on Friday, backing an effort to enshrine the change into the U.S. Constitution even though it long ago failed to secure the approval of enough states to become an amendment. “Today, I …
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By Bo Erickson and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appointed his state’s lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s former seat in the U.S. Senate. The move was among several playing out as members of the party’s narrow majorities in Congress prepare to join President-elect Donald …
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(Reuters) -One of the world’s largest battery storage facilities — Vistra Corp’s 3000-megawatt in Moss Landing, south of San Francisco — continues to be on fire as of Friday, a day after it went up in flames. The blaze, whose cause remains under investigation, is expected to remain contained to the building. The fire is …
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