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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators said on Friday they have opened an investigation into whether Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million vehicles announced in December to install new Autopilot safeguards is adequate following a series of crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it opened the probe after …

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(Reuters) – The University of Southern California (USC) said on Thursday it has called off its main-stage graduation ceremony this year, one week after canceling the valedictorian speech by a Muslim student who said she was silenced by anti-Palestinian hatred. New safety measures in place this year, such as additional screening procedures, will increase the …

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(Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood producer who transformed the independent film world with Oscar-winning movies such as “Shakespeare in Love” and “The English Patient,” was convicted of sex crimes in two states, but his New York conviction was overturned on Thursday by the state’s highest court. More than 80 women have accused Weinstein, …

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By Nathan Layne (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the mostly peaceful protests on U.S. college campuses over Israel’s war in Gaza, describing them as “tremendous hate,” while saying that the violence at a white nationalist rally in Virginia when he was president was by comparison “a little peanut.” Trump, the Republican candidate for …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A pro-Palestinian U.S. group filed a federal civil rights complaint against Columbia University following last week’s mass arrest of anti-war protesters after the school called police to clear demonstrator encampments, the group said on Thursday. Palestine Legal, an organization that seeks to protect the rights of people in the …

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