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George Floyd trial judge sets new court date for two ex-officers
By Randi Love (Reuters) - A Minnesota judge on Tuesday once again rescheduled the trial of two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's murder to Oct. 24 because of battling reques...
Jun 21, 2022
Louisiana governor signs law to stiffen penalties for abortion providers
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a Democrat who opposes abortion, has signed legislation that would impose harsher criminal penalties on abortion providers if the U...
Jun 21, 2022
Michael Avenatti’s remaining criminal charges to be dropped after guilty plea
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors decided not to pursue the rest of their criminal case against Michael Avenatti, clearing the way for the brash lawyer who represented porn actress Stor...
Jun 21, 2022
Big Tech bill advocates and critics keep pressure on U.S. lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of a U.S. bill aimed at reining in Big Tech platforms like Amazon.com and Alphabet's Google have flooded lawmakers with nearly 4,000 phone calls, while critics of the...
Jun 21, 2022
Lead Republican negotiator says deal reached in U.S. Senate gun talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John Cornyn, the lead Republican negotiator in bipartisan gun legislation talks, said on Tuesday that the four main negotiators had reached a deal and that the text...
Jun 21, 2022
Nikola founder asks judge to block evidence of ‘wealth’, ‘lifestyle’ in fraud case
(Reuters) - Trevor Milton, the billionaire founder and former chief executive of Nikola Corp has asked a federal judge to block evidence related to his "wealth, lifestyle or spending habits" at his tr...
Jun 21, 2022
Biden nominates Arati Prabhakar as his top science adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Arati Prabhakar as the new White House science adviser, who would be the first woman of color and first immigrant to hold such a ro...
Jun 21, 2022
Biden says U.S. gas tax holiday would have no major impact on highway funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said a potential suspension of the federal gasoline tax would have some, but not significant, impact on highway funds. Biden said he would de...
Jun 21, 2022
Obamas find new podcast home at Audible after Spotify exit
(Reuters) - The Obamas' media company Higher Ground has signed a multi-year deal with Amazon Inc-owned Audible to make original audio content, after ending its three-year run with Spotify. The terms o...
Jun 21, 2022
Growing forecasts for U.S. recession may spell more trouble for stocks
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's aggressive monetary policy tilt has prompted some of Wall Street's biggest banks to ramp up forecasts for a U.S. recession, threatening ...
Jun 21, 2022
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