By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -A failed Republican candidate in New Mexico was charged on Tuesday with contracting four gunmen to shoot at the homes of Democratic officials after he visited them to dispute his 2022 election defeat. Solomon Pena, who lost a November state House of Representatives race, faces at least a dozen charges for …
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By Jody Godoy SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A jury of nine people in San Francisco was chosen on Tuesday to hear a case brought by Tesla Inc shareholders over CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets that he had secured funding to take the electric care maker private. None of the jury members expressed strong views about the …
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By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s decades of ultra-low interest rates may reach a turning point on Wednesday as the central bank debates the fate of its yield control policy, which is creaking under pressure as markets repeatedly break a limit set less than a month ago. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) also awaits …
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(Reuters) – WNBA star Brittney Griner and gun control were on the agenda as the Golden State Warriors visited the White House on Tuesday, celebrating their fourth championship title in eight seasons with U.S. President Joe Biden. The Warriors overcame the Boston Celtics 4-2 in the NBA Finals last year, cementing their legacy as one …
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By Lananh Nguyen and Noor Zainab Hussain DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -U.S. consumers are still in “pretty good shape,” even as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to tame inflation, Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan told Reuters during the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting. “The consumers are spending, their wages are growing and …
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By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Texas electrical grid is still vulnerable to severe weather despite safeguards following a deadly February 2021 deep freeze that brought widespread power outages, the Dallas Federal Reserve said on Tuesday. Since the freeze roughly two years ago, which caused key components of the state’s electrical system to …
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By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – Law enforcement officials in California on Tuesday offered a $10,000 reward and asked for the public’s help in solving the “deliberate, intentional and horrific” murders of six people at a home in the state’s Central Valley. Investigators believe a gang or drug cartel targeted the family, Tulare County Sheriff Mike …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The parade of atmospheric rivers that pounded California for three weeks finally faded on Monday, enabling the state to begin lengthy repairs to roads and levees as the White House announced President Joe Biden planned to survey the damage. The nine consecutive rainstorms that inundated California in succession since Dec. …
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By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – Bitcoin is on the charge in 2023, dragging the crypto market off the floor and electrifying bonk, a new meme coin. The No.1 cryptocurrency has clocked a 26% gain in January, leaping 22% in the past week alone, breaking back above the $20,000 level and putting …
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Grammy Award-winning rapper Cardi B has until March 1 to complete 15 days of mandatory community service over a 2018 assault at a strip club, a New York City judge ruled on Tuesday. The Queens District Attorney’s Office told Reuters the hearing was a “compliance update” and the judge had asked …
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