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US lawmakers urge scrutiny of SpaceX worker injuries after Reuters report

18 Nov 2023

By Marisa Taylor and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three U.S. lawmakers are calling for greater scrutiny of worker safety at Elon Musk’s SpaceX following a Reuters investigation that documented hundreds of injuries at the rocket company’s U.S. manufacturing and launch sites. The Nov. 10 Reuters report detailed at least 600 previously unreported workplace injuries …

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Colorado judge finds Trump engaged in ‘insurrection’ but allows him on ballot

18 Nov 2023

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Colorado judge on Friday allowed Donald Trump to remain on the ballot in the state’s election next year, but found that he “engaged in insurrection” by sparking the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. The ruling from Judge Sarah Wallace, which is almost certain …

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, ex-girlfriend settle sex trafficking, rape lawsuit

18 Nov 2023

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his ex-girlfriend R&B vocalist Cassandra Ventura on Friday settled her lawsuit that accused the rapper of serial physical abuse, sexual slavery and rape, according to lawyers for Ventura. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. In a joint written statement with Combs, Ventura said …

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Two people, including shooter, killed in gun violence at New Hampshire psychiatric hospital

18 Nov 2023

(Reuters) -An armed person walked into the lobby of a state psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire on Friday and shot dead a guard before a state police officer shot and killed the suspect, officials said. No one else was injured in the gun violence, which erupted at about 3:30 p.m. at the New Hampshire State …

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California man pleads not guilty to manslaughter in death of Jewish protester

18 Nov 2023

By Jorge Garcia and Steve Gorman THOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) – A California man pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and battery charges on Friday in the death of a Jewish man who fell to the ground and hit his head during an altercation between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators earlier this month. The suspect, Loay Alnaji, …

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Federal jury convicts man in hammer attack on Pelosi’s husband

18 Nov 2023

(This Nov. 16 story has been corrected to show the statement was issued by Nancy Pelosi’s spokesperson, not Pelosi herself, in paragraph 6) By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – A federal jury on Thursday convicted a right-wing conspiracy theorist of a hammer attack on the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, prosecutors said. David …

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Georgia prosecutors propose Aug. 5 trial date for Trump

18 Nov 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in Georgia on Friday proposed starting the trial on Aug. 5, 2024, just months before the November U.S. presidential election. If that date is accepted by Judge Scott McAfee, Trump could potentially be on trial for allegedly trying to overturn the last presidential election …

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US aims to speed heat pump manufacturing using Cold War-era law

18 Nov 2023

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. will fund nine projects with $169 million from last year’s climate bill to speed manufacturing of heat pumps, systems that can heat and cool homes and businesses more efficiently, the Energy Department said on Friday. The awards are the first from the department’s authorization invoked by President Joe …

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Donald Trump loses bid for mistrial in New York civil fraud case

17 Nov 2023

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York judge on Friday rejected Donald Trump’s bid for a mistrial in state Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud lawsuit against him, after the former U.S. president accused the judge and his law clerk of being politically biased. Justice Arthur Engoron of the New York state court …

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