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By David Shepardson and Jonathan Allen (Reuters) -A New York transit agency voted on Wednesday to indefinitely halt congestion pricing in Manhattan that was set to start on June 30 after the state’s governor directed the action. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted to halt the program and said it was putting $16.5 billion in capital …

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By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA awarded SpaceX $843 million to build a vehicle capable of pushing the International Space Station into Earth’s atmosphere for its planned destruction around 2030, it said on Wednesday, a task originally meant for Russia’s thrusters. Under its new NASA contract, SpaceX will build what the space agency called the …

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By Liya Cui (Reuters) – The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to designate actress Marilyn Monroe’s former home as a historical landmark on Wednesday, preventing the house where the Hollywood legend died from demolition. The decision comes after a months-long battle between the council and the owners of the home in the upscale Brentwood …

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By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bill Cobbs, a prominent Black American actor with roles in more than 150 films and television shows, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, his family said. “A beloved partner, big brother, uncle, surrogate parent, godfather and friend, Bill recently and happily celebrated his 90th birthday surrounded by …

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By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to impose limits on the way President Joe Biden’s administration may communicate with social media platforms, rejecting a challenge made on free speech grounds to how officials encouraged the removal of posts deemed misinformation, including about elections and COVID. The justices, in a …

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By Jasper Ward (Reuters) – Tennessee’s attorney general has asked the federal government to take over an investigation into an attempt to auction off Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced last month his office was investigating whether any fraud had been carried out. Director of communications …

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