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Analysis – Wall Street maps out 2024 election impact as Trump vs Biden looks likely

By David Randall and Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some investors are already gaming out how the U.S. 2024 presidential election could impact markets, as former president Donald Trump’s victory in the New Hampshire Republican primary brings him closer to a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden Any calculation of how stocks, bonds and …

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Trump seeks to disqualify Georgia prosecutor, accusing her of ‘stoking racial animus’

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday joined an effort by a co-defendant in his Georgia election interference case to disqualify prosecutor Fani Willis and dismiss the criminal charges, according to a court filing. Trump co-defendant Michael Roman has alleged in previous court filings that Willis had an inappropriate relationship with Nathan Wade, …

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In Wisconsin, Biden talks $5 billion bridge, highway spending

By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt SUPERIOR, Wisconsin (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is pushing $5 billion into transportation projects around the country during a visit Thursday to Wisconsin, hoping his cheery economic pitch takes root in a high-value state in the 2024 election. The visit highlights a $1 billion investment to replace the Blatnik …

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Exclusive-Biden urges US Congress to approve F-16 sale to Turkey ‘without delay’

By Humeyra Pamuk, Patricia Zengerle and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden sent a letter to leaders of key Capitol Hill committees on Wednesday informing them of his intention to begin the formal notification process for the sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft to Turkey once Ankara completes Sweden’s NATO accession process.In the …

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Supreme Court declines to halt first US nitrogen-gas execution in Alabama case

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt Alabama from proceeding with the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas to carry out the death penalty on convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, who survived a botched lethal injection in 2022 that helped prompt a review of the state’s death penalty procedures. The …

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UAW, Fain endorse Biden, say Trump ‘stands against everything we stand for’

By Andrea Shalal, David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union endorsed U.S. President Joe Biden’s reelection bid on Wednesday, with the union president delivering a fiery speech in Washington that was also harshly critical of Republican former President Donald Trump. In a full-throated endorsement of the Democratic incumbent, UAW President …

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With a mask and nitrogen tank, Alabama pioneers execution method

By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – If federal courts give the green light, Alabama plans on Thursday to pioneer the first new method of judicial execution since lethal injections were introduced in 1982. The new method is asphyxiation using an inert gas: Alabama Department of Corrections executioners will strap to the prisoner’s face a commercially made …

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Minnesota trooper charged with shooting murder of Black motorist

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – A state trooper in Minnesota was charged with unintentional murder and manslaughter for shooting and killing Black motorist Ricky Cobb II last year in Minneapolis, prosecutors said Wednesday. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said during a press conference that trooper Ryan Londregan, 27, will face those charges, along with an …

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Ohio lawmakers ban gender-affirming care for minors, overriding veto

(Reuters) – Ohio’s Republican-dominated Senate voted on Wednesday to ban gender-affirming care for minors and prohibit transgender athletes from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams, overriding a veto and finalizing the measures as law. Ohio’s Republican Governor Mike DeWine had vetoed the legislation, in a break with his party, saying that he had heard …

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