By Andy Sullivan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. leaders on Tuesday paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter — who had the longest and most admired post-presidency in history — as he laid in state at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday ahead of his funeral on Thursday. Members of Congress and several Supreme Court …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The suspected driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day used popular chatbot ChatGPT to plan the blast, officials told reporters on Tuesday. The suspect used ChatGPT to try and work out how much explosive was needed to …
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By Jasper Ward (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz said he is “starting to think about running for governor” in 2026 in his home state of Florida. “I have a compelling vision for the state,” Gaetz told the Tampa Bay Times. “I understand how to fix the insurance problem, and it’s not to hand …
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By Brad Heath and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three senior U.S. Justice Department officials committed misconduct in the final months of Donald Trump’s first presidency by leaking details about a non-public investigation, a move that may have been intended to sway the 2020 election, the department’s internal watchdog concluded in a new report. …
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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld an Oregon law banning most secret recordings of oral conversations, rejecting a First Amendment challenge by Project Veritas, a conservative activist group known for using covert recordings against opponents. In a 9-2 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle said the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday released guidance to help companies secure clean energy tax credits under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, finalizing a program to extend subsidies long available for wind and solar to other low carbon sources. The move is part of outgoing President Joe Biden’s actions meant to shore up …
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(Reuters) -U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Rostin Behnam will step down when President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, the agency said on Tuesday, paving the way for Trump to appoint his own chief and kick-start a crypto policy overhaul. While the CFTC, which oversees commodity derivatives markets, has traditionally been a junior …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors said on Tuesday they have uncovered additional criminal conduct by Eric Adams as they prepare for the New York City mayor’s April corruption trial. Adams, 64, was charged in September with accepting travel perks from Turkish officials and political donations from foreigners in exchange for taking …
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The New Jersey man suspected of driving drunk in the crash that killed Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother pleaded not guilty to six charges on Tuesday. Sean Higgins, 44, entered the plea at a hearing in Salem County, N.J., where the brothers were riding bikes on the evening of Aug. …
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By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York appellate court on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to halt sentencing set for Friday for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. Associate Justice Ellen Gesmer of the Appellate Division, a mid-level state appeals court, …
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