WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Buffalo Niagara International Airport was closed to departing and arriving international flights on Wednesday as authorities continued to investigate a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge connecting the United States and Canada at Niagara Falls, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on their website. (Reporting by Jasper Ward, Katharine Jackson; Editing …
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -At least three people have been killed, and three others are believed to be missing, in a landslide on the principal highway serving an island community in Southeast Alaska, state officials said on Tuesday. A steep, heavily wooded mountain slope gave way on Monday night along a coastal stretch of the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three Americans held by Hamas in Gaza since its attack on Israel last month are expected to be among at least 50 hostages to be released by the Islamist Palestinian group under a deal arranged with Israel, the U.S. and Qatar, a senior U.S. official said. The three include a 3-year-old girl …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday declared that Maryland’s licensing requirements for people seeking to buy handguns were unconstitutional, citing a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision last year that expanded gun rights. A three-judge panel of the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on a 2-1 vote blocked enforcement …
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By Gabriella Borter and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A severe storm system moving up the eastern seaboard of the United States on Tuesday appeared likely to disrupt the busiest travel period of the year, with more than 55 million people expected to travel before the Thanksgiving holiday. Thunderstorms were forecast from the lower Mississippi Valley …
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By Hyunjoo Jin and Dan Levine (Reuters) -A Florida judge found “reasonable evidence” that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker’s vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling. Judge Reid Scott, in the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, …
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By Alexandra Ulmer and James Oliphant (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was endorsed on Tuesday by an influential Iowa evangelical leader, Bob Vander Plaats, a much-needed boost for a presidential campaign still struggling to find momentum ahead of next year’s Republican nominating contests. But with former President Donald Trump an overwhelming frontrunner for the Republican …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel on Tuesday proposed to bar cable and satellite TV providers from charging consumers early-termination fees to exit contracts. Rosenworcel said the commission will take an initial vote on Dec. 13 on the plan, which would also require TV video-service providers to refund subscribers if …
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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A former Northeastern University track-and-field coach pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges involving a scheme to steal nude photos from the cellphones of female athletes and dupe young women at the school and elsewhere into sending him such images. Steve Waithe, 30, pleaded guilty in Boston federal court to …
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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration announced on Tuesday it has opened up $2 billion in grants for lower-income communities overburdened by pollution and vulnerable to climate change for projects to bolster their resilience to climate impacts and strengthen their ability to monitor air and water quality. The Community Change Grants are …
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