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Trump ally Barrack can be questioned on Khashoggi comments, Saudi nuclear plans

27 Oct 2022

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Prosecutors charging onetime Donald Trump fundraiser Tom Barrack with being an illegal foreign agent can ask him about his comments on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and efforts to build nuclear power plants in the Middle East, the judge overseeing Barrack’s trial said on Wednesday. The ruling …

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U.S. state attorneys general probing Kroger deal for Albertsons

26 Oct 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A half dozen state attorneys general are digging into Kroger’s planned acquisition of rival grocery chain Albertsons, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine said on Wednesday. The deal, which was announced in mid-October, was hammered out to better compete with market leader Walmart Inc but was expected to run into antitrust …

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Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows ordered to testify in Trump Georgia probe

26 Oct 2022

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, was ordered by a South Carolina judge on Wednesday to testify in a Georgia criminal probe investigating whether the former president and his allies broke the law by trying to overturn the 2020 election, according to media reports. Meadows had …

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Exclusive-Two in five U.S. voters worry about intimidation at polls -Reuters/Ipsos

26 Oct 2022

By Moira Warburton and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two in five U.S. voters say they are worried about threats of violence or voter intimidation at polling stations during the country’s midterm elections, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. So far no violence has been reported at any early voting centers or ballot drop-off locations …

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Liberal U.S. lawmakers withdraw Ukraine letter after blowback

26 Oct 2022

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of liberal U.S. Democrats withdrew a letter to the White House urging a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine, the group’s chairperson, Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal, said on Tuesday, after blowback from within their own party. “The Congressional Progressive Caucus hereby withdraws its recent letter to the …

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Crime dominates New York gubernatorial election debate as race tightens

26 Oct 2022

By Julia Harte and Daniel Trotta NEW YORK (Reuters) -Crime dominated the debate between New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Lee Zeldin on Tuesday, as polls indicate Zeldin has leveraged the issue to narrow the gap against the Democratic incumbent ahead of the Nov. 8 election. The state’s majority Democratic electorate has not …

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U.S. liberal Democrats urge Biden to seek negotiated Ukraine settlement

25 Oct 2022

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thirty liberal U.S. congressional Democrats urged President Joe Biden on Monday to shift his strategy for the Russia-Ukraine war by pursuing a negotiated settlement along with his current provision of military and economic support to Kyiv. “Given the destruction created by this war for Ukraine and the world, as …

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Prosecutor says star witness may be ‘reluctant’ in Trump company trial

25 Oct 2022

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A prosecutor in the tax fraud trial of Donald Trump’s company told prospective jurors on Tuesday the government’s star witness – a longtime Trump Organization executive – may be “reluctant” to answer questions, while some jury candidates were dismissed after expressing contempt for the former U.S. president. “I …

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Michigan jury weighs case against three accused in plot to kidnap governor

25 Oct 2022

(Reuters) – Michigan jurors on Tuesday began deliberations in the trial of three men accused of assisting in an elaborate plot two years ago to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in opposition to strict coronavirus restrictions imposed during the pandemic. After two weeks of testimony in Jackson County Circuit Court, the court said the jury …

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U.S. Supreme Court’s Thomas temporarily blocks Graham election case testimony

25 Oct 2022

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday temporarily blocked a judge’s order requiring Senator Lindsey Graham to testify to a grand jury in Georgia in a criminal investigation into whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies unlawfully tried to overturn 2020 election results in the state. Thomas put the case …

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