(Reuters) – Railroad operator CSX on Sunday said an investigation determined that a failed wheel bearing on a rail car caused a train derailment that spilled molten sulfur in a remote area of eastern Kentucky on the eve of Thanksgiving. The derailment occurred on Wednesday north of Livingston, a town of about 200 people, and …
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(Reuters) – Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, is expected to survive following an attack in a prison in Arizona on Friday, according to a spokesperson from the Minnesota Attorney General’s office. The Associated Press earlier reported Chauvin had been stabbed and seriously injured on Friday. “I …
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NANTUCKET, Massachusetts (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday said a 4-year-old American hostage has been released in Gaza and that he hopes a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas fighters can continue to exchange prisoners. (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation”. (Reporting by Moira Warburton; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
(Reuters) – Marty Krofft, who created popular children’s television shows such as HR Pufnstuf and The Bugaloos, has died of kidney failure at the age of 86, his publicist Harlan Boll said on Saturday. Referred to as the “King of Saturday Mornings,” Krofft rose to prominence for his work on The Banana Splits Adventure Hour …
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(Reuters) – Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, was attacked in a prison in Arizona, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison confirmed on Saturday. The Associated Press earlier reported Chauvin had been stabbed and seriously injured on Friday. “I am sad to hear that Derek Chauvin was the …
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(Reuters) -Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, was stabbed in federal prison on Friday and seriously injured, the Associated Press said, citing a person familiar with the matter. Floyd’s death in 2020 unleashed a wave of protests worldwide against police brutality and racism after Chauvin, who is …
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(Reuters) – Rescue crews in Alaska have halted active searching for victims of a landslide that killed at least three people and left three others missing in tons of mud and debris that swept down a rain-soaked mountain slope four days ago, officials said on Friday. Search teams ceased operations on Thursday after scouring the …
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(Reuters) – U.S. Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota, a long-shot challenger to President Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination, on Friday said he would not run for reelection. The 54-year-old millionaire businessman and three-term congressman last month said he would run against Biden, seizing on the president’s lackluster approval ratings and voter wariness over …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A woman who in 2021 accused former New York governor Andrew Cuomo of groping her when she was working for him has filed a civil lawsuit against her one-time boss. Brittany Commisso, whose accusations had led to criminal charges that were later dropped, in a summons filed Wednesday in Albany, …
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