Category: Domestic
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Biden says ‘Putin and his thugs’ caused Navalny’s death
By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for Alexei Navalny’s death and warned there could be consequences, saying he was “not surprised” but “outraged” by the opposition leader’s passing. “We don’t know exactly what happened, but there is no doubt that the death…
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US to stop accepting new enrollments for low-income internet subsidy program
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday will stop accepting new enrollments for a government broadband internet subsidy program, used by nearly 23 million American households, which is set to run out of money in months. “The enrollment freeze is necessary to slow the depletion of the remaining funding and reduce…
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Trump heads to US Supreme Court with a familiar claim: he is untouchable
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump will try to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court this week to reverse a judicial decision to kick him off the ballot in Colorado over his actions concerning the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, arguing that the constitutional provision his opponents cite does not apply…
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On Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – The celebrated groundhog known as Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his Pennsylvania burrow on Friday and failed to see his shadow, a sign that the warmer temperatures of spring will arrive early in North America, according to folklore. Thousands of revelers gathered at dawn in Punxsutawney, a small town northeast of…
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Factbox-Key takeaways from the federal report on the Uvalde massacre
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday released its report on the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that saw 19 young students and two teachers killed. Here are some of its key findings: ACTIVE SHOOTER The report found that “the most significant failure was that responding officers should…
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Texas school shooting victims ‘deserved better’ from police, US review finds
By Andrew Goudsward, Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Police failed in their response to the 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers, the U.S. Justice Department concluded on Thursday, saying the victims “deserved better.” The report faulted law enforcement officers for waiting more than an hour to breach the classroom…
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Florida public university system to vote on defunding diversity programs
(Reuters) – Florida’s public university system will decide next Wednesday whether to ban diversity spending and remove sociology classes as a way to fulfill social-science course requirements, a week after the state education board approved the measures for public colleges. The new rules, which easily passed in a Florida Board of Education meeting on Wednesday,…
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Severe US cold snap prompts peak power and natural gas demand
By Deep Kaushik Vakil and Scott DiSavino (Reuters) -Freezing temperatures in several U.S. regions triggered peak power demand in parts of the country on Wednesday, after homes and businesses consumed a record amount of natural gas for heating and power generation. The severe winter storm dumped snow across a broad part of the country this…
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Judge denies motion to dismiss charges against ex-Marine in Jordan Neely NY subway killing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former U.S. Marine sergeant, who was charged with manslaughter for killing Jordan Neely, a homeless man, on the New York City subway, must face trial after a judge decided on Wednesday against his motion to dismiss the indictment. Judge Maxwell Wiley rejected Penny’s motion to dismiss the charges at a…
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Texas erects new border barrier as dispute with Biden administration ramps up
By John Kruzel and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Texas this week erected new barriers along part of the state’s border with Mexico, blocking Border Patrol access, a court filing said on Friday, as conflict over migration escalates between the state’s Republican governor and Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden. The Texas National Guard added new concertina…