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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate rejected a resolution on Tuesday that would have frozen security aid to Israel unless the State Department produces a report within 30 days examining whether Israel committed human rights violations in its campaign against Hamas in Gaza. Seventy-two senators voted to set the resolution aside, versus 11 …

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By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) – Spirit Airlines faces tough choices about its future including looking for another buyer and finding other ways to shore up its finances after a federal judge on Tuesday blocked its $3.8 billion merger deal with JetBlue Airways, industry experts said. The ultra low-cost carrier has been struggling to …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s aide asked for the ambulance picking up the Pentagon chief to keep its lights and sirens off during a New Year’s Day call to 911, according to audio of call obtained by Reuters. “Can the ambulance not show up with lights and sirens? We’re trying to remain …

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By Dawn Chmielewski and Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) -Walt Disney said on Tuesday it “does not endorse” the candidates nominated by activist shareholders in a preliminary proxy filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger, in a letter to investors, said the company has embarked on an “unprecedented transformation,” making management changes …

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By Brad Brooks LONGMONT, Colorado (Reuters) – A Colorado man who killed five people in a 2022 mass shooting at a gay nightclub has agreed to plead guilty to federal hate crime and gun charges, according to court documents unsealed on Tuesday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 23, will plead guilty to 74 federal charges, according to …

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By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden posed a threat to public safety and cannot rely on his constitutional right to a firearm to avoid prosecution for federal gun charges, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a court filing on Tuesday. Hunter Biden’s legal team has misinterpreted U.S. …

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Long Island architect was charged by a New York prosecutor on Tuesday with the murder of a fourth woman, six months after he was named as the prime suspect upon his arrest in the killings of three other women whose bodies were left near a beach. Rex Heuermann, 59, was …

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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The transition toward clean energy and electric vehicles will not be interrupted regardless of who wins the 2024 U.S. presidential election, outgoing U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Tuesday. Kerry, speaking on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, was bullish on the trajectory of …

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