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Activists calling for Gaza ceasefire protest in US Senate office building

11 Dec 2023 11 Dec 2023

By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several dozen activists calling for the United States to push for a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas briefly protested in a U.S. Senate office building on Monday before police ended the protest and took dozens into custody. Groups, including the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights and Jewish Voice …

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US FDIC special committee taps Cleary Gottlieb for sexual harassment probe

11 Dec 2023 11 Dec 2023

(Reuters) -A special committee at the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s governing board has tapped the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton to conduct an independent review of sexual harassment allegations and the agency’s workplace culture, the top bank regulator announced on Monday. The Cleary Gottlieb team previously handled an investigation into misconduct allegations …

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Tennessee looks to recovery after string of deadly tornadoes

11 Dec 2023 11 Dec 2023

By Maria Caspani (Reuters) – Emergency crews worked on Sunday to check, clear and restore power to areas hard-hit by severe storms and tornadoes that claimed the lives of at least six people and left a trail of destruction in Tennessee this weekend. In the city of Clarksville in Montgomery County, one of the hardest-hit …

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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones reinstated on X after Musk poll

11 Dec 2023 11 Dec 2023

By Mrinmay Dey and Jyoti Narayan (Reuters) -Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday showed the account of U.S. right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to have been reinstated as a poll organized by owner Elon Musk backed his return after a ban of nearly five years. Close to 2 million votes were …

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Former President Donald Trump says he will not testify in New York fraud trial

11 Dec 2023 11 Dec 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would not testify in a New York courtroom this week, where he had been expected to appear for a second time to make the case that his company did not misrepresent the value of its properties to win favorable financing. The civil fraud trial, …

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White House to intensify push for Ukraine aid and border security deal

10 Dec 2023 10 Dec 2023

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House will step up its engagement with U.S. lawmakers trying to strike a bipartisan deal that would provide military aid for Ukraine and Israel while tightening U.S. border security, a Democratic senator said on Sunday. Republicans have insisted that additional funding for Ukraine must be paired with major …

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University of Pennsylvania president resigns after antisemitism testimony

10 Dec 2023 10 Dec 2023

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, who came under fire for her stance on antisemitism on campus, has resigned, the Ivy League school said on Saturday. Magill was one of three top university presidents who were criticized after they testified at a congressional hearing on Tuesday about a rise in …

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US military spaceplane atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch delayed to Monday

10 Dec 2023 10 Dec 2023

(Reuters) – The U.S. military’s secretive X-37B spaceplane which was poised for launch on Sunday on the robot craft’s seventh mission to orbit atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket has been delayed to Monday, SpaceX said on Sunday. “SpaceX is targeting Monday, December 11 at 8:14 p.m. ET for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the USSF-52 …

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Tennessee tornadoes leave at least 6 dead, tens of thousands without power

10 Dec 2023 10 Dec 2023

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Severe storms and tornadoes in Tennessee left at least six people dead on Saturday and caused what local emergency services described as extensive damage with tens of thousands of residents without power. “At this time we can confirm that three people are deceased, two adults and one child as a …

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Democrats, Biden campaign condemn blocking of emergency abortion for Texas woman

9 Dec 2023 10 Dec 2023

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Democratic leaders and advocacy groups on Saturday condemned the Texas Supreme Court’s decision to temporarily block a pregnant woman from obtaining an emergency abortion. The Texas court on Friday halted a lower court ruling that had allowed the emergency abortion for Kate Cox, 31, of the Dallas-Fort Worth …

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