LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California homicide detectives sought clues on Wednesday to the slayings of six people whose bodies were found strewn in a desolate patch of the Mojave Desert, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s deputies responding to a call discovered the bodies on Tuesday night in a remote area of …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives could vote next week on a bipartisan tax package that includes benefits for businesses and families. It has backing from Republicans and Democrats even as Congress is deadlocked over other fiscal issues. Here are provisions of the tax bill: CHILD TAX CREDIT The bill would increase a …
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By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior attorney with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has pleaded guilty to one charge of sexually exploiting children, the U.S. Justice Department announced late Tuesday. Mark Black, 50, was a member of two online groups dedicated to finding prepubescent girls and convincing them to livestream themselves engaging in sexually …
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(Reuters) -A train struck and killed a person in El Monte, California, shutting down the railroad line, the train’s operator, Union Pacific, said on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear if the victim was on foot or in a car but the company said the accident did not happen at a railway crossing. The Governor’s …
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By Gram Slattery, Nathan Layne and James Oliphant MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Donald Trump didn’t just want to win in New Hampshire, he wanted to beat Nikki Haley so badly that his sole rival for the Republican presidential nomination would drop out before the next competitive contest in South Carolina a month away. The …
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By Rich McKay and Julia Harte (Reuters) – San Diego, renowned for its mild, sunny weather, was mopping up on Tuesday after the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the city in the month of January, a deluge that washed away parked cars, flooded homes and closed a stretch of highway. Rain pounded San Diego at …
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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some 51% percent of voters in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary contest consider themselves to be Republicans, down from 55% in the party’s 2016 contest, according to an exit poll conducted on Tuesday by Edison Research. The poll gathered responses from 2,192 voters in the Republican contest, and poll results …
(Reuters) – The nose wheel of a Boeing 757 passenger jet operated by Delta Air Lines popped off and rolled away as the plane was lining up for takeoff over the weekend from Atlanta’s international airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Boeing was not immediately available to comment outside regular business hours. The …
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By James Oliphant MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) -Donald Trump, the former president, won his second straight nominating contest over challenger Nikki Haley, the only other Republican left in the race, by besting her in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Haley, who served as Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, was attempting to keep the margin close …
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By Steve Holland MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden won an unusual Democratic write-in vote in New Hampshire’s primary election on Tuesday, an important display of political strength, despite his name not being on the ballot. Edison Research projected Biden the winner over two Democrats whose names were actually on the ballot – …
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