By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump last week became the first former president convicted of a felony, but Wall Street believes he still has a solid chance of winning the November election and is gaming out how a second term for the Republican candidate could impact markets. Investors said a Trump …
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(Reuters) – The executive editor of the Washington Post, Sally Buzbee, the first woman to lead the newspaper’s newsroom, has stepped down from her role, the publication said on Sunday. Matt Murray, ex Editor in Chief of the Wall Street Journal, will replace her until the November 2024 presidential election, and will then be followed …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Minnesota on Sunday dismissed charges against a state trooper accused of unintentional murder and manslaughter in the shooting death of Black motorist Ricky Cobb II last year, citing new evidence that weakened their case. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said prosecutors were not exonerating State Trooper Ryan Londregan, …
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(Reuters) – Boeing and NASA said on Sunday that their teams are preparing to launch the new Starliner space capsule on June 5 after scrubbing its inaugural test flight launch attempt on Saturday. The Starliner capsule had stood ready for blast-off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday before a ground system computer …
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(Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch has wed retired marine biologist Elena Zhukova in California, the fifth marriage for the 93-year-old media mogul, a spokesperson said on Sunday. The wedding was held on Saturday at a Murdoch vineyard. Zhukova is 67. The couple began dating last year. Murdoch stepped down last year as chairman of News Corp …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump vows to appeal his historic conviction, with the focus likely on porn star Stormy Daniels’ salacious testimony about their alleged sexual encounter as well as the novel legal theory that prosecutors used in the case. “We’re going to be appealing this scam,” Trump, the 2024 …
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By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police said on Saturday they had taken into custody more than two dozen people in connection with Friday’s pro-Palestinian protests at the Brooklyn Museum. Six of the 29 individuals were arrested and charged with offenses including assault and criminal trespassing, while 16 people were released …
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Texas’ highest court on Friday refused to ensure that doctors in the U.S. state are not prosecuted for abortions they believe are necessary in medically complicated pregnancies, rejecting a lawsuit by 22 patients and physicians. The Texas Supreme Court’s decision follows an earlier ruling from the court denying a woman’s request …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Marian Robinson, mother of former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, who provided support and stability, especially during the eight years of Barack Obama’s presidency, died on Friday, the Obama and Robinson families said. She was 86. Fondly called the “first grandma,” Robinson played a pivotal role in helping care …
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By Jason Lange and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is hemorrhaging support among voters without college degrees – a large group that includes Black people, Hispanic women, young voters and suburban women – producing a far tighter rematch against his Republican predecessor Donald Trump than seen in 2020, Reuters/Ipsos polling reveals. Biden’s …
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