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(This December 13 story has been republished with no changes to text.) By Jody Godoy Dec 13 (Reuters) – Prosecutors must return evidence seized from a key figure in the dismissed criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, but the U.S. Department of Justice can seek a new warrant for the information, a federal …

Judge says Comey evidence was wrongfully retained, creating hurdle for new charges Read More »

By Diana Novak Jones Dec 12 (Reuters) – A California jury on Friday awarded $40 million to two women who said Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder was to blame for their ovarian cancer. The jury in Los Angeles Superior Court awarded $18 million to Monica Kent and $22 million to Deborah Schultz and her husband …

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By Jody Godoy Dec 13 (Reuters) – A United Airlines flight bound for Tokyo was forced to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia on Saturday afternoon after experiencing an engine failure during departure, the Federal Aviation Administration said.   A United spokesperson said the flight landed shortly after takeoff due to the loss of …

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By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, Dec 13 (Reuters) – The windowless newsroom of The Phoenix, the Loyola University Chicago newspaper, hums like an old refrigerator. A coffee pot burbles in the corner as juniors Julia Pentasuglio and Ella Daugherty lean over a glowing laptop, updating a Google map. Each red pin marks a sighting of federal …

‘Pins on a Map’: How Chicago students are tracking ICE raids Read More »

Dec 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump expressed uncertainty about whether Republicans would keep control of the House of Representatives in next year’s midterm elections because some of his economic policies have yet to take full effect, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Trump, in an interview conducted on Friday, told the Journal, …

Trump unsure whether impact of economic policies will be felt in time for midterms, WSJ reports Read More »

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats released 19 new images from the estate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including photos of now-President Donald Trump, as a deadline for an extensive release of documents related to the disgraced financier nears.  Trump is featured in three of …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday threatened to pull $73 million in funding from New York state over commercial driver licenses improperly issued to non-U.S. citizens, the latest in a series of Trump administration threats aimed at Democratic-run states. The department said New York must take actions …

US threatens to pull highway funds from New York state over non-citizen truck driver licenses Read More »

(Corrects range of rainfall totals to 6 to 20 inches, not 6 to 60 inches, in paragraph 6) By David Ryder and Steve Gorman BURLINGTON, Washington, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Residents and emergency crews in towns along the rain-engorged Skagit River in western Washington state braced on Friday for potential levee failures while National Guard …

Flood-stricken towns in Washington state brace for potential levee failures Read More »