(Reuters) – NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s return to Earth will be further delayed until at least late March, the agency said, taking what should have been an eight-day stay on the International Space Station to more than nine months. The duo had traveled to the ISS in June for the test mission, …
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(Reuters) – Luigi Mangione, the suspect indicted on murder charges in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, will now face federal charges that could attract the death penalty, the New York Times reported late on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear what charges the suspect would face in the federal case but they will …
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By Rich McKay and Joseph Ax (Reuters) -A 14-year-old girl and a teacher at her private Christian school were named by Wisconsin authorities on Wednesday night as the victims of a school shooter earlier this week. Rubi Vergara, 14, and teacher Erin West, 42, were both killed in the shooting, the Dane County Medical Examiner’s …
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By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson, Andy Sullivan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday disrupted bipartisan efforts to avert a government shutdown as he pressured his fellow Republicans in Congress to reject a stopgap bill to keep the government funded past the end of the week. Trump instead urged Congress to pass …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Reported sightings of drones over New Jersey have prompted a spike in the number of people in the state pointing lasers at airplanes flying overhead, which is illegal and can be dangerous, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said. The FAA said reports are up 269% to 59 in the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ingrid Lewis-Martin, former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, is expected to surrender on Thursday on bribery charges, the New York Times reported, citing several people with knowledge of the matter. The Times reported on Wednesday that Lewis-Martin, her son and two businessmen were expected to be arraigned on Thursday …
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By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek (Reuters) -The U.S. reported its first severe human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a Louisiana resident who is hospitalized in critical condition after suspected contact with an infected backyard flock. California, the most populous state, declared an emergency over the H5N1 virus as it spread more widely …
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By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be told not to work if Congress fails to extend funding past Friday. Workers deemed essential would remain on the job. All federal employees’ pay could be disrupted during a shutdown, though they would receive …
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By Tim Reid, Jonathan Landay and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some prominent critics of President-elect Donald Trump – including three officials in his first administration – are instructing their accountants to safeguard against the possibility of Trump ordering investigations into their tax records after he returns to the White House, according to interviews with …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which sets policy for the Pentagon, for the 64th straight year, sending it to the White House for President Joe Biden’s signature. Because it is one of the few major bills that becomes law every year, lawmakers use the …
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