By Brendan O’Brien and Luc Cohen CHICAGO (Reuters) – A son of convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug charges on Tuesday, five days after his arrest in a dramatic operation in which he delivered his father’s former partner to U.S. authorities. Joaquin Guzman Lopez, wearing an orange …
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By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job openings fell modestly in June and data for the prior month was revised higher, suggesting the labor market continued to gradually slow and was not in danger of rapidly weakening. Consumers’ perceptions of the labor market are, however, deteriorating. A survey from the Conference Board on Tuesday …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil suit on Tuesday against Norfolk Southern alleging that the transport company is delaying passenger trains on Amtrak’s Crescent Route between New York City and New Orleans in violation of federal law. The Biden administration has made boosting passenger rail service and high-speed rail …
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By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Thousands of firefighters battling a massive northern California wildfire were working in milder temperatures and higher humidity Monday, but the blaze that has destroyed more than 100 structures since it began five days ago continues to grow. The Park Fire, which officials said was started by a man who pushed …
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By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) -The list of candidates to run with Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee, narrowed on Monday, with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer both out. The high-stakes decision has taken center-stage since Vice President Harris became the Democratic frontrunner for the November …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Discrimination and attacks against Muslims and Palestinians rose by about 70% in the U.S. in the first half of 2024 amid heightened Islamophobia due to Israel’s war in Gaza, the Council on American-Islamic Relations advocacy group said on Tuesday. Human rights advocates have reported a global rise in Islamophobia, …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court blocked on Monday the U.S. Transportation Department’s new rule on upfront disclosure of airline fees pending a full review of the regulation, dealing a significant setback to the Biden administration. Final rules issued by the DOT in April required airlines and ticket agents to disclose service …
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(Reuters) – William Calley, who during the Vietnam War led his U.S. Army platoon into the Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai and carried out one of the worst war crimes in American military history, has died, according to media reports. He was 80. The Washington Post on Monday first reported Calley’s death, which happened in …
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(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign on Monday said he would attend a question-and-answer session at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention this week in Chicago. Former US President Trump, who has been courting Black voters and whose campaign has been encouraged by some polling showing he may be gaining ground …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state judge decided not to impose an outside monitor for the National Rifle Association, handing a victory to the gun rights group, while banning former chief Wayne LaPierre from serving as an NRA officer or director for 10 years. Monday’s decision by Justice Joel Cohen …
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