By James Oliphant and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump will host a bevy of potential vice presidential picks at a Republican event in Florida this weekend, giving him the chance to observe his potential running mates in action while using them as a draw to attract donors. The Republican presidential candidate will convene …
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By Jack Queen, Brendan Pierson and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) -A lawyer for Donald Trump sought on Thursday to portray the hush money payment at the center of his criminal trial as extortion, questioning a lawyer involved in the deal about his cash-for-dirt negotiations with other celebrities. Defense attorney Emil Bove’s questioning of the …
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By Jarrett Renshaw and Jeff Mason WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) -Since 1968, North Carolina has backed only two Democrats for president: Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Barack Obama in 2008. President Joe Biden visited the Southeastern state on Thursday for the third time this year, betting he can do it again for Democrats in the …
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By Tom Polansek and Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Bird flu likely circulated in U.S. dairy cows on a limited basis for about four months before federal officials confirmed the disease that has now spread to nine states, according to a new federally funded research paper. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported the first-ever H5N1 …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maya Gebeily CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Palestinians may be gratified to see American university campuses erupt in outrage over Israel’s offensive in Gaza, but some in the embattled enclave are also wondering why no similar protests have hit the Arab countries they long viewed as allies. Demonstrations have rocked U.S. universities this week, …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The state of Maryland said on Thursday it estimates it will cost $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion to rebuild a collapsed Baltimore bridge and anticipates it will be completed by fall 2028. The Maryland Department of Transportation said the state’s “planning level cost estimate is between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion” and …
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By Diana Novak Jones (Reuters) – Artsana, a maker of child car booster seats, last year agreed to settle claims that it had misled customers about how to use its products, offering $50 to people who had bought Chicco-brand seats. The company, which did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement, knew it sold roughly 875,000 …
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By Lisa Baertlein, Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. sellers of raw milk appear undeterred by federal health warnings for consumers to avoid drinking unpasteurized milk in light of a bird flu outbreak that has affected dairy herds in nine states and sickened at least one dairy farm worker. Thirty of …
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By Diana Novak Jones (Reuters) – U.S. attorneys for a woman who claims her colon cancer was caused by the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac on Thursday told a jury in Chicago that pharmaceutical companies GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim knew the product could cause cancer if it was not handled properly but failed to warn …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon on Thursday acknowledged in an internal investigation that the United States mistakenly killed a civilian in Syria in a 2023 drone strike, saying U.S. forces had misidentified an intended al Qaeda target. The U.S. Central Command, in a statement, said it could not publicly share many details of the investigation, citing …
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