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By Andrew Hay SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) -A New Mexico prosecutor on Wednesday said Alec Baldwin broke “cardinal rules” for handling guns in the 2021 killing of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, while his lawyer said he was failed by the movie’s set safety experts who already have been convicted in the case. The 66-year-old …

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(Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s nominee to take over the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is pledging to help remake the agency’s workplace culture following a sexual harassment scandal that saw its current chairman offer to resign earlier this year, according to prepared testimony released late on Wednesday. “I would prioritize a complete overhaul of …

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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, fueled by Donald Trump’s false claims about election fraud, approved a bill on Wednesday that would ban non-citizens from registering to vote in federal elections, a rare practice that is already illegal. Less than four months before Trump’s Nov. 5 election showdown with Democratic …

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By Liya Cui (Reuters) – Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has issued an executive order to limit or ban cell phone use for roughly 1.2 million public school students, in what he described as a response to mental health issues and academic underachievement among adolescents. The order, issued on Tuesday, directs the Virginia Department of Education …

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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Supporters of a ballot measure that would amend Arizona’s constitution to establish a right to abortion sued Republican lawmakers on Wednesday over language in a pamphlet to be distributed to voters before they go to the polls in November, saying the document’s use of the phrase “unborn human” is not …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New York Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, a Democrat, said on Wednesday that President Joe Biden should end his campaign. “He can add to his legacy, showing his strength and grace, by ending his campaign and making room for a new leader,” Delgado said in a statement posted on messaging platform X. (Reporting …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Montana’s top court on Wednesday appeared open to upholding a landmark ruling that found the state violated the rights of young people to a healthy environment by barring regulators from considering how new fossil fuel projects could affect climate change. Several justices on the seven-member Montana Supreme Court appeared skeptical of …

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By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Wednesday said he would likely end Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy, a move that would enable lawsuits for defamation, sexual harassment and other claims to proceed in other courts against Donald Trump’s former lawyer. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane said at a court hearing in White Plains, …

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