By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Tuesday lost his second last-ditch bid in as many days to delay his April 15 trial on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. The former U.S. president’s lawyers argued at a hearing in a mid-level state appeals court that the trial …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will delay sending the Democratic-majority Senate its impeachment charges against President Joe Biden’s top border security official until next week, a House spokesperson said on Tuesday. It took two tries by the House in February to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, finally doing so on a …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Four Chicago police officers shot at a suspect nearly 100 times in less than a minute after the man opened fire on them during a traffic stop last month, according to a report from the city’s civilian monitoring office, released on Tuesday. While the initial Civilian Office of Police Accountability …
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By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two conservative operatives who launched a robocall campaign designed to prevent Black New Yorkers from voting by mail in the 2020 U.S. election will pay $1.25 million in a settlement, New York state Attorney General Letitia James said on Tuesday. Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were found liable by a …
By David Shepardson and Clark Mindock WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a class action lawsuit over a February 2023 East Palestine, Ohio train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals, according to the company and court documents. The agreement in principle, which is still subject to court …
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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The special counsel pursuing federal criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief on Monday urging the justices to reject the former president’s bid for immunity from prosecution on the principle that “no person is above the …
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By Steve Holland and Stephanie Kelly MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) -President Joe Biden announced on Monday plans to ease student debt that would benefit at least 23 million Americans, addressing a key issue for young voters whose support he needs as he seeks re-election in November. The plans, which the Democratic president detailed in Madison, Wisconsin, …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state appellate judge on Monday denied Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star while the former U.S. president seeks to move the case out of Manhattan. Associate Justice Lizbeth Gonzalez issued …
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By Sarah N. Lynch and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Monday rebuffed demands by Republicans in the House of Representatives to hand over audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interviews with a special counsel whose report questioning Biden’s memory set off a political firestorm. Special Counsel Robert Hur angered House Republicans …
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By Brendan McDermid and Joseph Ax NIAGARA FALLS, New York (Reuters) -Throngs of skywatchers across North America gazed upward at a blackened sun in the midday dusk on Monday, celebrating with cheers, music and matrimony the first total solar eclipse to darken the continent in seven years. From a Mexican beach resort close to where …
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