(Reuters) – A Philadelphia appeals court judge reinstated charges of murder and other crimes against former police officer Mark Dial on Wednesday for fatally shooting a man as he sat in his car in August. Last month, Philadelphia’s district attorney had charged Dial with murder and a host of other offenses for shooting Eddie Irizarry, …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to unveil its long-awaited artificial intelligence executive order on Monday, according to media reports. The Washington Post, citing several people familiar with the matter, on Wednesday said the order would require “advanced AI models to undergo assessments before they can be used by federal workers.” …
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By David Shepardson and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -An off-duty pilot charged with trying to disable the engines of an Alaska Airlines jet in flight told police afterward he was suffering a nervous breakdown, had taken psychedelic mushrooms two days earlier and had not slept in 40 hours, court documents showed on Tuesday. Joseph David Emerson, …
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By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen testified on Tuesday that he manipulated the values of the former U.S. president’s real estate properties to match “whatever number Mr. Trump told us.” Testifying as a key witness in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A Georgia law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy can remain in effect, the state’s highest court decided on Tuesday, ruling against a challenge by abortion providers in the state. A judge in Atlanta had blocked the law last year, finding it was void because, at the …
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(Reuters) – Richard Roundtree, a trailblazing Black actor who played the private eye John Shaft in the “Shaft” films of the 1970s and also took on dramatic roles dealing with race relations in America, died on Tuesday aged 81, the Hollywood Reporter said, citing his manager. Roundtree died at his home in Los Angeles of …
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By David Morgan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Republicans nominated Mike Johnson to lead the House of Representatives on Tuesday, though it was unclear whether he would merely become the latest hopeful to fall victim to party infighting that has paralyzed Congress for over three weeks. Representative Johnson, of Louisiana, is the fourth Republican …
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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Arab and Muslim Americans and their allies are criticizing President Joe Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war, asking him to do more to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Gaza or risk losing their support in the 2024 election. Many Arab Americans are upset Biden has not pushed for any humanitarian …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was granted immunity to testify under oath in U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 case over the 2020 presidential election, ABC News reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. ABC News reported Meadows, who served as the final chief of staff for former President Donald …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Tom Emmer, the No. 3 Republican in the House, has dropped out of the race to become speaker, hours after being nominated for the position, according to media reports on Tuesday. (Reporting by Costas Pitas and Katharine Jackson; editing by Dan Whitcomb)
