By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas producers on Monday were evacuating staff and curbing drilling as Tropical Storm Francine churned through the energy region on a path to bring high winds and drenching rains to the U.S. mid-South. Francine is moving toward U.S. Gulf of Mexico waters and …
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By Eric Beech and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) -Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was rushed to a hospital from a New York City prison on Sunday and underwent heart surgery on Monday, his representatives said. Weinstein, 72, is due in court this week where prosecutors have presented evidence to a New York grand jury to try …
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By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. election administrators and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign condemned on Monday threats by Donald Trump to jail “corrupt” election officials if he wins on Nov. 5, accusing him of intimidation and inciting potential violence. They were responding to a social media post by the Republican …
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By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will battle each other on Tuesday in their first televised debate, a high-stakes clash that could give the winner an advantage in the final sprint to Election Day. For Harris, the square-off in Philadelphia is an opportunity to lay out her priorities …
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By Joseph Ax, Rich McKay and Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -The man suspected of opening fire on cars traveling along Interstate 75 in rural Kentucky was at large on Sunday night after a daylong manhunt by multiple law enforcement agencies through rugged, wooded terrain. Kentucky State Police was leading the manhunt for suspect Joseph Couch, 32, …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will release a long-awaited report on Monday blasting Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration for failures surrounding the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. The report contends that the administration made its decision to evacuate noncombatants far too late, formally ordering …
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By Frank Pingue (Reuters) -Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was placed face down on the road and handcuffed after being detained for a driving violation on Sunday ahead of his NFL team’s season-opener and the Miami-Dade Police Department have opened an Internal Affairs investigation. Hill, who led Miami in receiving yards last season, was detained …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The mother of the teenager charged with fatally shooting two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school on Wednesday called the school that morning and warned a counselor about an “extreme emergency,” the Washington Post reported. Marcee Gray, the mother of the suspected shooter, 14-year-old Colt Gray, said she …
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(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris are effectively tied heading into the final weeks of the election, according to a national poll conducted by The New York Times and Siena College. Trump is up one percentage point, 48%-47%, over Harris, according to the survey released on …
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By Nandita Bose PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz will tour several battleground states after her highly anticipated Tuesday debate with Republican former President Donald Trump, her campaign said on Sunday. With less than 60 days until the Nov. 5 presidential election, Vice President Harris will …
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