By Luc Cohen (Reuters) -As the state of Alabama prepared to execute a death row inmate on Thursday with nitrogen gas, the U.S. Supreme Court’s three liberal justices in a spirited dissent urged the public to watch the seconds on their smartphone clocks tick all the way to four minutes. “Imagine for that entire time, …
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(Reuters) -The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, has been charged with helping to cheat high-stakes poker players out of millions of dollars through rigged card games allegedly operated by underworld crime figures. A 22-page indictment, one of two unsealed on Thursday in separate but related federal gambling …
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By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The full East Wing of the White House will be torn down to make way for President Donald Trump’s new ballroom, contradicting the former New York real estate magnate’s pledge that the project would not interfere with the existing U.S. landmark. Demolition workers on Monday began ripping down the section …
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By Jeff Mason and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House is looking for more donors to help fund President Donald Trump’s $300 million ballroom. The president’s team has released a list of companies and wealthy individuals who have pledged to contribute to the project’s cost, but it has not said how much each is …
By Maria Tsvetkova and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday endorsed former Governor Andrew Cuomo to succeed him in a last-ditch effort to prevent the leftist Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani, from winning the November 4 election. Adams and Cuomo, both moderate Democrats, warned that Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, …
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By Siddhi Mahatole (Reuters) -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will temporarily bring back furloughed staff next week to support open enrollment for Medicare and Affordable Care Act plans, despite the ongoing government shutdown, a spokesperson said on Thursday. The agency said the move was needed “to best serve the American people” during the …
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By Gram Slattery and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a wealthy private donor has provided $130 million to the U.S. government to cover potential shortfalls in military salaries caused by the ongoing government shutdown. Speaking at a White House event, Trump praised the wealthy donor as a patriot …
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By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -The Trump administration on Thursday announced a series of steps to open up Alaskan wilderness to energy and infrastructure development, including by allowing oil and gas drilling in the remote Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The administration has announced a string of policy swings involving the sprawling refuge for polar bears, Porcupine …
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By Jasper Ward and Nathan Frandino WASHINGTON/OAKLAND (Reuters) -Donald Trump will not deploy federal agents to San Francisco, the U.S. president and the California city’s mayor said in separate social media posts on Thursday, a surprising stand-down as Trump pressures Democratic-led cities around the country to step up enforcement against crime and illegal immigration. San …
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By Sara Merken (Reuters) -Two federal judges admitted in response to an inquiry by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley that members of their staff used artificial intelligence to help prepare recent court orders that Grassley called “error-ridden.” In letters released by Grassley’s office on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate in Mississippi and …
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