By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This week’s reopening of Baltimore’s main shipping channel – less than three months after the Key Bridge collapse – was due to expertise gained from a COVID-era task force, a highway overpass collapse and the 2021 infrastructure law, government officials said. The deadly March 26 collision of the cargo …
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(Reuters) – More than 60% of the drivers in the United States would find it acceptable if their vehicle provided an audible and visual warning when they exceeded the posted speed limit, a survey by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety showed on Wednesday. The IIHS surveyed a total of 1,802 drivers to gain insight on …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Sam Brown captured his party’s U.S. Senate nomination in Nevada on Tuesday, setting up a November showdown against Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen that could impact Republican hopes of winning Senate control. Brown, a former U.S. Army captain who was badly wounded in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan in 2008, …
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(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he wants all remaining Bitcoin to be made in the U.S. The crypto industry is increasingly trying to influence U.S. politicians as it faces heightened scrutiny from regulators, especially since bankruptcies at major crypto firms in 2022 spooked investors, exposed fraud and misconduct, and …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – Joey Chestnut, defending champion of the annual July Fourth hot dog eating competition on New York City’s Coney Island, is excluded from this year’s event because he is sponsoring an all-veggie frankfurter of another brand, organizers said on Tuesday. In a statement posted to its X social media account, Major …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden showcased his administration’s efforts to cut down on illegal gun trafficking and reduce crime at a gun violence prevention summit on Tuesday, just hours after his son Hunter was convicted of lying about his drug use to illegally buy a gun. Biden issued …
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By Isla Binnie (Reuters) -The Republican majority in a U.S. congressional committee published a report on Tuesday accusing Wall Street firms of colluding with advocacy groups to force companies to shrink their greenhouse gas emissions. The committee’s report, which was reported earlier by Reuters, is the first since it launched an investigation in 2022 into …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Martin Shkreli has been sued in New York by a digital art collective that said it paid $4.75 million for a one-of-a-kind album by the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, only to learn that the convicted pharmaceutical executive made copies and is releasing the music to the public. Shkreli paid …
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By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) – Virginia’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against a school district that restored the names of Confederate generals at two public schools. The move by Shenandoah County Public School sends a message of “Black inferiority and subjugation,” the complaint …
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By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that parts of Florida’s ban of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender children and restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for adults are unconstitutional and ordered that it not be enforced. Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the restrictions into law in 2023, banning people …
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