By Brendan O’Brien, Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Attorneys for the family of a Black U.S. man shot dead by a Minnesota state trooper accused prosecutors on Monday of bowing to political pressure in dropping the charges. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office on Sunday dismissed charges of unintentional murder and manslaughter against State Trooper Ryan Londregan in the …
(Reuters) – New York is planning to prohibit social media companies from using algorithms to control content to youth without parental consent under a tentative agreement reached by state lawmakers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Social media platforms have in recent years come under scrutiny for its …
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By Nathan Layne (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee said on Monday they had raised $141 million in May, nearly doubling the prior month’s haul thanks to a flood of support following his conviction. The tally includes the $53 million the Trump campaign said it raised in the 24 …
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By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) -In the wake of Donald Trump’s historic hush-money conviction, Democrats are wrestling with how central Trump’s felonies should be to President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. So far, the answer is “not very.” While most Democrats were thrilled to see Trump convicted last Thursday on 34 felony counts, many …
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WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, is scheduled to go on trial on June 3 in Delaware on charges he violated federal gun laws in 2018 when he purchased a firearm. Below is a look at the charges, evidence and potential sentence if he is found guilty. Hunter …
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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Poultry companies in the U.S. could be required to adjust how they pay their contract chicken farmers under a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday. The rule is the third proposed by the administration of President Joe Biden to enhance competition in the meatpacking sector, where …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A prominent 91-year-old psychiatrist who was once close friends with Jeffrey Epstein was sued on Monday by a onetime model who said he enabled the late financier’s sex trafficking, and turned her into his “modern-day sex slave.” In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, the plaintiff, using …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. home energy bills are expected to rise by 7.9% this summer as extreme heat increases cooling costs, according to a study released on Monday by the National Energy Assistance Directors Association and the Center for Energy, Poverty, and Climate. Mid-Atlantic and west coast states are forecast to have the biggest …
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By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump said on Sunday he would accept home confinement or jail time after his historic conviction on criminal charges by a New York jury last week but that it would be tough for the public to accept. Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, four days before …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A Delaware judge has allowed more than 70,000 lawsuits over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to go forward, ruling that expert witnesses can testify in court that the drug may cause cancer. The ruling on Friday by Judge Vivian Medinilla of the Delaware Superior Court in Wilmington is a setback for former …
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