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Court adjourns appeal hearing for U.S. extradition of Russian cyber crime suspect
[ad_1] ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s Supreme Court adjourned an appeal hearing on Wednesday for the extradition to the United States of a Russian suspected of masterminding a $4 billion bitcoin laundering ring. Alexander Vinnik, a…
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Ohio death row inmate to face execution despite illness
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A 69-year-old Ohio death row inmate who faked paralysis to escape from custody and commit murder is due to be put to death on Wednesday despite his argument that he is too…
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Gunman kills four in Northern California shooting spree
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A gunman carrying a semi-automatic weapon and two handguns opened fire at multiple locations across a small Northern California community on Tuesday, killing four people before he was slain by police. At…
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Judge rejects ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle's request for new hearing
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A judge has rejected the latest request from Jared Fogle, the imprisoned former pitchman for fast-food chain Subway, to reconsider his case two years after he pleaded guilty to child pornography and…
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Newtown families seek to hold gun maker accountable in Connecticut court
[ad_1] HARTFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A lawyer for families who lost loved ones in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting told Connecticut’s highest court on Tuesday that Remington Outdoor Co [FREDM.UL] should be held responsible…
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Attorney General Sessions says now recalls meeting flagged in Russia probe
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday he now recalls a meeting in March 2016 that has come under scrutiny as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether President…
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Sandy Hook victims' families to argue case in Connecticut Supreme Court
[ad_1] HARTFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – Connecticut’s highest court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in a closely watched case brought by the families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting…
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Trump asked for Xi's help in UCLA players' shoplifting case in China
[ad_1] MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he sought the help of Chinese President Xi Jinping in the case of three UCLA basketball players detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting…
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Judge denies 11th-hour bid to dismiss charges against Nevada rancher Bundy
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday rejected an 11th-hour bid by Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy to dismiss criminal charges he faced for a 2014 armed standoff against federal agents, finding no…
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Senate Republicans ask Moore to withdraw as new accuser steps forward
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell led a chorus of establishment Republicans on Monday urging Roy Moore, the party’s Senate candidate in Alabama, to quit the race as a fifth woman…
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U.S. charges Chinese woman in college exam fraud
[ad_1] BOSTON (Reuters) – A Chinese college student was arrested on Monday in the latest case to stem from U.S. investigations into international students who authorities say hire imposters to take exams on their behalf…
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U.S. top court to hear dispute over California pregnancy center law
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether a California law requiring private facilities that counsel pregnant women against abortion to post signs telling clients how to get state-funded…
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Gymnastics: Raisman says it took time to recognize what she says was sex abuse by doctor
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Triple Olympic gymnastics champion Aly Raisman has said in a interview she did not realize at first that she had been treated inappropriately by a doctor accused of having sexually assaulted female…
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Longtime New York gossip columnist Liz Smith dead at 94
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York gossip columnist Liz Smith, who covered the breakup of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first marriage and helped lead the media’s charge into celebrity news, died on Sunday at…
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Hundreds join Hollywood #MeToo march against sexual abuse
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of people marched in the heart of Hollywood on Sunday to support victims of sexual assault and harassment, inspired by a social media campaign that has portrayed such abuse…
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In grieving Texas town, faith sustains those left behind
[ad_1] SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) – Joe Holcombe and his wife, Claryce, lost eight members of their family in the Texas church shooting last Sunday, including their son, grandchildren, a pregnant granddaughter-in-law and a great-…
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Former intelligence officials say Trump is being manipulated by Putin
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two former top U.S. intelligence officials said on Sunday they fear President Donald Trump is being manipulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, after Trump said he believed Putin was sincere in…
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Thousands to join Hollywood #MeToo march against sexual abuse
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of people are expected to march in Los Angeles on Sunday to support victims of sexual assault and harassment, inspired by a social media campaign that has portrayed such…
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Texas town holds first burials after church massacre
[ad_1] SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) – The tiny Texas town reeling from a gun massacre that killed 26 churchgoers buried the first of the victims on Saturday, in a remote cemetery where a series of…
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Legionnaires sickens 12 in California, including 9 at Disneyland
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Disneyland has shut down and decontaminated two cooling towers following an outbreak of Legionnaires disease that sickened 12 people, nine of them guests or employees at the theme park in…
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Alabama U.S. Senate candidate again denies alleged sexual misconduct
[ad_1] VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (Reuters) – Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, the Republican insurgent running for the U.S. Senate, on Saturday again flatly denied he had initiated a sexual encounter in 1979 with a…
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UCLA players quizzed over alleged shoplifting to remain in China: ESPN
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Three UCLA men’s basketball players detained in China over allegations of shoplifting this week will not be on the team’s return flight to the United States on Saturday, ESPN reported. FILE PHOTO:…
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Los Angeles police investigating allegation of drug planting
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Police Department will investigate allegations of misconduct against at least one officer, the department said on Friday, after an attorney said video captured police putting cocaine in…
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Acting DHS chief denies White House pressured her over immigration program
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke on Friday denied reports that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly pressured her to end protections for tens of thousands of immigrants, and…
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U.S. Justice pledges to prosecute activists who damage pipelines
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday pledged to prosecute protesters who damage oil pipelines and other energy infrastructure, a move that could escalate tensions between climate activists and the administration…
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Flynn lawyer denies reports of quid pro quo plan to deliver cleric to Turkey
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The lawyer for former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn on Friday labeled as “outrageous” and “false” media reports suggesting his client may have been involved in an alleged plan to…
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Bikram yoga guru seeks bankruptcy in wake of harassment claims
[ad_1] CHICAGO (Reuters) – Bikram Choudhury Yoga Inc, the studio that popularized doing yoga in sauna heat, has filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy, dogged by $16.7 million in legal judgments and numerous lawsuits and…
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U.S. Justice Department commits to prosecute activists that damage pipelines
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday pledged to prosecute protesters who damage energy infrastructure in a move that could escalate tensions between climate activists and the administration of President Donald…
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Mueller probing alleged Flynn plan to deliver cleric to Turkey: WSJ
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating whether U.S. President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was involved in an alleged plan to seize a Muslim cleric and deliver him…
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Opioid abuse crisis takes heavy toll on U.S. veterans
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Opioid drug abuse has killed more Americans than the Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam wars combined, and U.S. veterans and advocates this Veteran’s Day are focusing on how to help victims…





