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New York lieutenant governor resigns after bribery charges -governor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state Governor Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday she had accepted Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin's resignation, hours after Benjamin was arrested on federal bribery charge...
Apr 12, 2022
Martin Shkreli’s law firm has not been paid, seeks to withdraw
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The law firm that defended Martin Shkreli against antitrust charges said it has not been paid, and on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge for permission to withdraw fro...
Apr 12, 2022
Biden renews push for sustainable aviation fuel tax credit
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday made a new push for new tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel, a key part of reducing carbon emissions from air travel. Biden last year called for t...
Apr 12, 2022
Trial date set in defamation suit against Fox News over U.S. election claims
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An April 2023 jury trial has been scheduled in Dominion Voting Systems Inc's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit accusing Fox News of trying to boost its ratings by fal...
Apr 12, 2022
YouTube says working to fix disruption
(Reuters) -Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Tuesday it was aware of users having issues accessing its services and was working on a fix. The company said in a tweet https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/statu...
Apr 12, 2022
Major blizzard pummels U.S. Northern Plains, flights canceled
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - A major blizzard slammed North Dakota on Tuesday with snow, high winds and whiteout conditions, and meteorologists said the spring snowstorm could rage into Thursday, becom...
Apr 12, 2022
U.S. judge declines to detain two men accused of posing as federal agents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday declined a request by federal prosecutors to detain two men who are accused of impersonating federal law enforcement agents, saying the government had fa...
Apr 12, 2022
Walmart names Paypal’s John Rainey as finance chief
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc has appointed Paypal's John Rainey as chief financial officer effective June 6, the retailer said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwived...
Apr 12, 2022
Trucker protests expand at U.S.-Mexico border over lengthy wait times
By Lizbeth Diaz and Ted Hesson MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican truck drivers blockaded bridges at the border with the United States for a second day on Tuesday to protest an order by the Texas governo...
Apr 12, 2022
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried dead at age 67, family says
(Reuters) - Gilbert Gottfried, a stand-up comic known for a screwball voice and his penchant for pushing boundaries with jokes about the Sept. 11 attack and the Japanese tsunami, has died at age 67, h...
Apr 12, 2022
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