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At Trump trial, Pecker says he killed story of affair even though it cost him

27 Apr 2024 27 Apr 2024

By Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified on Friday at Donald Trump’s criminal trial that he suppressed a story about an alleged affair to help Trump’s 2016 presidential bid, even though it would have boosted sales of his tabloid. Testifying for a third day, …

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US tests show pasteurized milk safe as bird flu spreads to Colorado

27 Apr 2024 27 Apr 2024

By Julie Steenhuysen, Tom Polansek (Reuters) -Additional tests of milk showed that pasteurization killed the bird flu virus, federal health officials said on Friday, as Colorado became the ninth U.S. state to report an infected dairy herd. Federal lawmakers urged the Biden administration to further contain the virus’ spread as tests showed one in five …

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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler wins dismissal for good of sexual assault lawsuit

27 Apr 2024 27 Apr 2024

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed for good a lawsuit accusing Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler of sexually assaulting a former teenage model twice in one day in the mid-1970s. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said Jeanne Bellino cannot recover damages from the 76-year-old Tyler under a 2000 New …

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US Air Force awards $13 billion Doomsday plane contract to Sierra Nevada

27 Apr 2024 27 Apr 2024

(Reuters) -The U.S. Air Force said on Friday that it has awarded a $13 billion contract to Sierra Nevada Corp to develop a successor to the E-4B, known as the Doomsday plane due to its ability to survive a nuclear war. The Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) project is intended to replace the aging 1970s-era …

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Biden administration delays plan to ban menthol cigarettes

26 Apr 2024 26 Apr 2024

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday delayed its plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a move that reflected the potential for a political backlash from Black voters in an election year. For decades, menthol cigarettes have been in the crosshairs of anti-smoking groups who argue that they contribute to disproportionate health burdens on …

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Stranded ships exit Baltimore port via temporary channel

26 Apr 2024 26 Apr 2024

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Four cargo ships, stuck for about a month at the Port of Baltimore by the ruins of the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge, have exited this week via a temporary channel, according to shipping data. Large ship traffic to and from the port, the busiest in the U.S. …

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Emergency slide falls off Delta plane after takeoff

26 Apr 2024 26 Apr 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The emergency exit slide fell off a Delta Airlines jet after taking off from New York en route to Los Angeles on Friday, Delta said. Delta said that crew on the flight, which had 183 people on board, declared an emergency and returned to John F. Kennedy International Airport, that it “supporting …

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New York affordable internet law revived by federal appeals court

26 Apr 2024 26 Apr 2024

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court revived a 2021 New York state law intended to provide affordable high-speed internet service to low-income families, setting aside a permanent injunction and handing a defeat to service providers. In a 2-1 decision on Friday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in …

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US inflation increases moderately; consumer spending boosts Q2 outlook

26 Apr 2024 26 Apr 2024

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. monthly inflation rose moderately in March, but stubbornly higher costs for housing and utilities suggested the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates elevated for a while. The report from the Commerce Department on Friday, which also showed strong consumer spending last month, offered some relief to financial markets …

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Turkey’s Erdogan postpones tentative White House visit, sources say

26 Apr 2024 26 Apr 2024

By Steve Holland and Jonathan Spicer WASHINGTON/ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has postponed a White House meeting with President Joe Biden, a source familiar with the situation and a Turkish official said on Friday of a visit that had been tentatively planned for May 9. A White House spokesperson, while not confirming the May …

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