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Cross the street, then text: Honolulu cracks down on cellphone distraction
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Pedestrians caught crossing the street while staring at their cellphones in Hawaii’s largest city will face a fine of up to $99 beginning on Wednesday as a new law comes into effect…
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Police seek suspect after two killed at Louisiana university
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A student and another man were shot and killed on Wednesday at Grambling State University in Louisiana, and police were searching for the assailant who fled the scene, school and law enforcement…
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Trump administration program to test expanded drone use
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is launching a program to expand testing of drones to include flights over people, nighttime operations and flights out of sight of the operator, the White House said…
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Two men dead in shooting at Grambling State University
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Two men were shot and killed at Grambling State University in Louisiana where authorities are searching for the shooter early on Wednesday, local media reported. Student Earl Andrews, 23, and Monquiarius Caldwell,…
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VC firm DFJ probes sexual harassment charges against founding partner
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), which has invested in Tesla Inc’s SpaceX, said it is independently probing sexual harassment allegations against its founding partner Steve Jurvetson. The company came to…
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U.S. proposes fee hikes at national parks to pay for upgrades
[ad_1] DENVER – The National Park Service proposed peak-season entrance fee increases on Tuesday at 17 of its most popular attractions, including Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and Yosemite national parks, to help finance a backlog of…
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Lawyers slam key witness in ex-NYC union head's bribery trial
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers defending the former head of New York City’s correction officers’ union and a co-founder of defunct hedge fund Platinum Partners in a federal bribery trial told jurors on Tuesday…
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Pennsylvania audit finds 'extreme dysfunction' in Scranton schools
[ad_1] HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s top state auditor on Tuesday said he found such “extreme dysfunction” and “serious financial instability” in the Scranton School District that he referred the matter to local, state and…
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Top U.S. military officer seeks to address criticism of fatal Niger operation
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. military officer sought on Monday to tamp down criticism the Pentagon had not been forthcoming about the death of four U.S. soldiers in an ambush in Niger, providing…
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Ex-Platinum executive, NYC union chief face trial for bribe charges
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York federal jury is scheduled to hear opening statements on Tuesday in a bribery trial of the former head of New York City’s correction officers’ union and a…
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Two followers of renegade Nevada rancher plead guilty over armed standoff
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Two supporters of renegade Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy each pleaded guilty on Monday to obstructing a U.S. court order for their role in a 2014 showdown between armed militia members and federal…
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Body found, likely Texas girl, 3, sent outside as punishment: police
[ad_1] AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The body of a toddler found in a culvert beneath a Texas road was likely that of a 3-year-old girl reported missing after her father said he punished her for…
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U.S. lawmakers ask DOJ if terrorism law covers pipeline activists
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. representatives from both parties asked the Department of Justice on Monday whether the domestic terrorism law would cover actions by protesters that shut oil pipelines last year, a move that…
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Texas police say body found in Texas 'most likely' missing three-year-old girl
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The body of a toddler found in a culvert beneath a Texas road was likely that of a girl reported missing by her father about two weeks ago, police in the Dallas…
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Tampa police hunt possible serial killer after three shootings
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Police in Florida warned residents of a central Tampa neighborhood not to go out alone after dark as they search for a possible serial killer they believe fatally shot three people in…
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U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl faces life in prison as sentencing hearing opens
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A sentencing hearing begins on Monday to determine the fate of U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who could face life in prison after pleading guilty to deserting his duties in Afghanistan in…
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Justin Timberlake to headline Super Bowl halftime show
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Grammy Award-winning pop singer Justin Timberlake will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February, 14 years after a “wardrobe malfunction” overshadowed his last gig at the championship game, the NFL said…
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Listeria risk prompts Meijer to recall produce in six U.S. states
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Retailer Meijer Inc said it was recalling packaged vegetables in six U.S. states because of possible contamination from Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause fatal food poisoning in young children,…
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Strange twist in Texas murder case surfaces on death row, delaying execution
[ad_1] AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas inmate Larry Swearingen, who has been sitting on death row for 17 years, may have been plotting to avoid his date with the execution chamber in November by having…
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Schumer calls on Trump to appoint official to oversee Puerto Rico relief
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Charles Schumer, the top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, called on President Donald Trump on Sunday to name a single official to oversee and coordinate relief efforts in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.…
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says would travel to North Korea: NYT
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said he would be willing to travel to North Korea on behalf of the Trump administration to help diffuse rising tensions, The New York Times…
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Trump video played at hurricane relief concert
[ad_1] (Reuters) – In a rare show of unity, U.S. President Donald Trump praised all five of his living predecessors on Saturday, thanking them in a video for their work helping to raise funds to…
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Fox signed O'Reilly again knowing of new harassment settlement: report
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill O‘Reilly, the Fox News commentator forced to resign in April, agreed to a $32 million sexual harassment settlement in January, and the network’s parent knew about the deal when…
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A picture and its story: A neo-Nazi in the midst of a protest
[ad_1] (Reuters) – On the morning of October 17, two days before Richard Spencer, an avowed white nationalist and spokesman for the so-called alt-right, was to speak at the University of Florida, my wife asked…
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Body of missing worker recovered after Louisiana oil rig explosion
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The body of a worker missing since an oil production platform in Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain exploded and caught fire on Sunday has been found, local officials said. The body of Timothy Morrison,…
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Trump to release JFK files, subject to 'further information'
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that, subject to receipt of further information, he planned to allow the opening of long-secret files on the November 1963 assassination of President John…
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Plane by plane, New York greets Puerto Ricans displaced by hurricane
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – There were only a few minutes left before baggage carousel No. 4 jolted to life at John F. Kennedy International Airport, soon to be ringed with people coming from Puerto…
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U.S. court blocks immigrant teen's bid to obtain abortion
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday prevented a pregnant teen detained by the government as an illegal immigrant from immediately obtaining an abortion while leaving open the possibility that she could…
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Creditors win closely watched appeal in Momentive bankruptcy
[ad_1] WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court in New York on Friday ruled in favor of senior creditors who had contested interest rates imposed on them during the bankruptcy of silicone maker Momentive…
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Merck to cut 1,800 U.S. sales jobs, add 960 jobs in chronic care
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Drugmaker Merck & Co Inc (MRK.N), moving to a new sales team structure in the United States, plans to cut 1,800 sales positions, while adding 960 jobs to a new chronic care…





