By Jane Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Flooding from torrential downpours sweeping Southern California cut off a seaside Los Angeles hotel on Monday and temporarily stranded its guests, some seeking to escape the Midwest’s harsh winter weather only to get caught up in a major Pacific storm. Vacationers at the Inn at Playa del Rey, …
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(Reuters) – A man and his dog were safe on Monday after the man jumped into raging Los Angeles floodwaters to save his pet and was rescued by firefighters, who plucked him out in a dramatic helicopter rescue, officials said. The dog swam safely to shore. Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley announced the rescue …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The lead Republican negotiator in a bipartisan U.S. Senate bill to toughen border security said his caucus should decide by Tuesday whether to open debate on the proposal, while his party’s leaders in the House of Representatives urged scrapping the deal. The Senate legislation, which would also provide aid to …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -California can proceed with enforcing a law requiring people to undergo background checks to buy ammunition, after a divided federal appeals court on Monday put on hold a judge’s ruling declaring it unconstitutional. A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on a 2-1 vote stayed last week’s ruling by U.S. …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The atmospheric river that has inundated California is a mixed blessing, at once easing drought conditions and promoting threatened fish species while also nourishing the growth of vegetation that will eventually fuel future wildfires. Here’s a look at the environmental implications: HOW WET IS IT? After severe drought conditions for …
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By Christopher Bing and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday announced a new visa restriction policy for those it said were misusing commercial spyware. The policy announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken will allow the State Department to impose visa restrictions for individuals believed to have been involved in the abuse …
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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -First National Bank of Pennsylvania on Monday reached a $13.5 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and North Carolina to resolve charges it engaged in lending discrimination known as redlining in the Charlotte and Winston-Salem, North Carolina markets. Redlining occurs when lenders deny or discourage mortgage applications and loans …
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By Richard Cowan and Costas Pitas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Sunday unveiled a $118 billion bipartisan border security bill that would also provide aid to Ukraine and Israel, but it promptly slammed into opposition from the House of Representatives. “I urge Congress to come together and swiftly pass this bipartisan agreement,” President Joe …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday said human drivers must pay attention at all times after videos emerged of people driving Teslas while wearing what appeared to be Apple’s recently released Vision Pro headset. Buttigieg responded on X to a video that had more than 24 million views of a Tesla …
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By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) – Meta’s Oversight Board has determined a Facebook video wrongfully suggesting that U.S. President Joe Biden is a pedophile does not violate the company’s current rules while deeming those rules “incoherent” and too narrowly focused on AI-generated content. The board, which is funded by Meta but run independently, took …
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