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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Comcast Corp said on Thursday they oppose the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules, while major tech firms backed the plan. The FCC in November voted to advance a proposal to assume new regulatory oversight over broadband internet rescinded under …

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By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Customs and Border Protection seized more than $18 million worth of unauthorized e-cigarettes, which included popular brands such as Elf Bar, the FDA said on Thursday. About 1.4 million units were confiscated in a joint three-day operation in July at a cargo examination …

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By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is hosting big-money donors in Washington on Thursday as they plan ramped-up voter outreach for the 2024 race, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The event is expected to be attended by a couple of hundred top donors and comes …

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(Reuters) -A copper-colored bull who mysteriously wandered on to train tracks near a major New Jersey transit hub on Thursday, disrupting rail service to and from New York City, has been tranquilized and taken to a local animal sanctuary. The bull, sporting a pair of long, pointy horns, astonished commuters near Newark’s Penn Station shortly …

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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A University of Arizona assistant education professor and her colleague have led weekly class discussions they hope will help aspiring teachers one day handle difficult conversations in the classroom. When the topic in November was Hamas’ attack on Israel and Israel’s retaliation in Gaza, the discussion led to complaints from …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Michael Erman WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The makers of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunization for infants that has been in tight supply will deliver an additional 230,000 doses in January, the White House said on Thursday, after U.S. government officials met with the companies to discuss meeting winter demand. Officials from President …

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge said on Thursday she would sentence former FBI official Charles McGonigal to over four years in prison for working for Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch under U.S. sanctions whom prosecutors have called President Vladimir Putin’s “henchman.” U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rearden in Manhattan said she would allow McGonigal’s …

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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday again declined to block a Democratic-backed state ban in Illinois on assault-style rifles and large capacity magazines enacted after a deadly mass shooting in Chicago’s Highland Park suburb in 2022, rejecting a renewed request by a firearms retailer and a national gun rights group. The …

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