By Deborah Bloom PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – It’s a common sight on the streets of downtown Portland, Oregon: people in front of stores, trendy restaurants and hotels, on sidewalks, corners, and benches, crouched over torch lighters held up to sheets of tinfoil or meth pipes. Some drape blankets over their heads, or duck behind concrete …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Michael Bennet opposes President Joe Biden’s decision to pause approvals of new exports of liquefied natural gas, saying on Sunday that it could undercut U.S. efforts to supply gas to Europe as it replaces Russian exports. Bennet’s comments were a sign that Biden faces dissent from his fellow Democrats …
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By Nathan Layne and Gram Slattery WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich./IRMO, SC. (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at the New York judge who ruled he must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, telling thousands of supporters at a campaign rally the decision was an “election interference ploy.” …
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(This Feb. 16 story has been refiled to fix a typo in ‘blank-check’ in paragraph 22) By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, a New York judge ruled on Friday, handing the former U.S. president …
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By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s $355 million civil fraud judgment could squeeze the former U.S. president’s cash reserves in the coming months and sharply limit his ability to obtain credit. Here is an explanation for how the Friday order by a New York state judge could affect Trump’s finances as he …
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By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s planned appeal of a $355 million judgment against him in his civil fraud case may focus on the former president’s contention that there were no actual victims from his conduct at issue in the case, which was brought under a New York anti-fraud law typically used …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Yale University on Friday issued an apology for its connection to slavery after several years of research and study that it said it undertook into its formative ties to the slave trade. “Today, on behalf of Yale University, we recognize our university’s historical role in and associations with slavery, …
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By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has privately expressed support for a 16-week national abortion ban, with exceptions in cases of rape, incest or risk to a mother’s life, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing two sources. That stance would mark a pivot after Trump has for years remained …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former FBI official was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Friday for hiding $225,000 in payments from a former Albanian intelligence officer while serving in a prominent role at the agency, the Justice Department said. Charles McGonigal, 55, was sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty …
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By Brad Brooks and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -Two teenagers have been charged as juveniles in connection with the shooting that killed one person and wounded 22 others in Kansas City, Missouri, near a Super Bowl victory rally for the city’s NFL champion Chiefs, authorities said on Friday. The two suspects, arrested shortly after Wednesday’s shooting, …
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