By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 80 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to nominate two candidates to open seats on the U.S. Postal Board of Governors, complaining about slow deliveries and increased costs. The letter, led by Representative Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the …
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By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bipartisan negotiators in the U.S. Senate will release as early as Friday a long-sought – and politically charged – agreement to stem the flow of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border, setting up a vote next week on a bill that would also provide fresh aid to Ukraine …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) software engineer who was convicted for carrying out the largest theft of classified information in the agency’s history and of child pornography charges was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday. The 40-year sentence by U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman was for …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top U.S. Energy Department official will testify at Feb. 8 Senate Energy Committee hearing looking into President Joe Biden’s pause on new approvals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, the Energy Department said on Thursday. Biden paused the approvals last week so his administration can look into the environmental and economic impacts …
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By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – Elon Musk suffered one of the biggest legal losses in U.S. history this week when the Tesla CEO was stripped of his $56 billion pay package in a case brought by an unlikely opponent, a former heavy metal drummer. Richard Tornetta sued Musk in 2018, when the Pennsylvania …
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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday apologized for failing to tell President Joe Biden and senior staff about his recent prostate cancer diagnosis ahead of time, adding that the health scare was a “gut punch” that had shaken him. Austin, 70, also apologized for the way …
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By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – The Oregon Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Republican lawmakers who embarked on a six-week boycott of legislative sessions last year in opposition to bills on abortion and gun control were correctly disqualified from reelection. Ten of the 12 Republican members of Oregon’s Senate began their walkout last May, denying …
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(Reuters) -GSK said on Thursday it had agreed to settle another lawsuit in California that alleged its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the latest in a series of settlements to end costly litigation. The case was set to go to trial on Feb. 20 and instead, will now be dismissed, the British drugmaker said …
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By David Shepardson and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump met with one of America’s biggest unions on Wednesday as he competes for the support of labor groups ahead of a likely general election rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden in November. Trump sat down with the leadership and some rank-and-file members of the 1.3-million …
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By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) -Actor Alec Baldwin pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western movie “Rust” in New Mexico. Court documents showed Baldwin, 65, entered his plea as he waived his right to an …
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