Ohio State attacker may have been inspired by overseas militants, FBI says

(Reuters) - A Somali immigrant who injured 11 people in a car and knife attack at Ohio State University may have been inspired by Islamic State and the late al Qaeda-linked cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, an FBI official said on Wednesday.

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Abortion rights advocates challenge restrictions in three U.S. states

(Reuters) - Abortion rights advocates on Wednesday challenged laws restricting the procedures in three states, an aggressive push following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a Texas law requiring abortions to be performed in surgical centers or hospitals.

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North Carolina policeman justified in shooting that sparked protests: prosecutor

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) - A police officer "acted lawfully" when he shot and killed an armed black man in Charlotte, North Carolina, in September and will not face criminal charges for his use of force, the local district attorney said on Wednesday.

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North Dakota backs away from checking cars headed to pipeline protest

CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) - North Dakota law enforcement will not make spot checks on vehicles headed to the camp where activists are protesting a pipeline project near a Native-American reservation, the governor's office said on Wednesday, backing away from a previous plan.

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U.S. justices divided over immigration detention dispute

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared closely divided over whether immigrants detained for more than six months by the U.S. government while deportation proceedings take place are eligible for a hearing in which they can seek their release.

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'America's Subway' in Washington highlights infrastructure woes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hailed as "America's Subway" when it began operating 40 years ago, Washington's Metro transit system now could serve as Exhibit A for the U.S infrastructure woes President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to fix.

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Deadly tornadoes rip through Mississippi, Alabama

(Reuters) - At least three people were killed and four children in a daycare center were injured as tornadoes tore through the U.S. south overnight and into Wednesday morning, forecasters said.

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Great Smoky Mountains fires leave three dead, 'scene of destruction'

(Reuters) - Local officials said on Tuesday that "the worst is over" for two small Tennessee resort towns in the Great Smoky Mountains where wildfires killed three people, destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes, forced thousands to flee and threatened country music star Dolly Parton's theme park, Dollywood.

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Trump flag-burning tweet leads activists to burn some flags in New York

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A small group of hard-left activists burned foot-long U.S. flags outside the Trump International Hotel in New York on Tuesday, in an angry response to a tweet by President-elect Donald Trump that flag-burners should face legal consequences.

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Trump to keep close to 1,000 factory jobs in UTX's Carrier plant: CNBC

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will visit Indiana on Thursday to announce a deal with United Technologies Corp on keeping close to 1,000 factory jobs in its Carrier plant, CNBC reported, citing sources.

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North Dakota officials back away from blockade plans for pipeline protesters

CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) - North Dakota state officials on Tuesday backed away from plans to block supplies from reaching protesters at a camp near the construction site of an oil pipeline project after the governor’s office said no such action was planned.

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Data Dive: U.S. hate incidents rise sharply after Trump win: civil rights group

(Reuters) - The number of hate and bias incidents reported across the United States spiked in the 10 days following Donald Trump's presidential election victory, according a report released on Tuesday by a civil rights advocacy group.

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White South Carolina ex-officer defends shooting unarmed black man Walter Scott

(Reuters) - A white former South Carolina policeman took the stand at his murder trial on Tuesday to defend his decision to shoot and kill an unarmed black man last year, an incident that intensified a national debate about racial bias in law enforcement.

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Four still hospitalized in Ohio State attack; terror link probed

(Reuters) - Four people remained hospitalized in fair condition on Tuesday after a car and knife attack by an Ohio State University student that was being investigated as a possible terror attack, officials said.

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U.S. workers rally in first 'Fight for $15' protest since Trump win

LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Workers from fast-food chains and nearly 20 airports joined nationwide protests for higher pay, union rights and immigration reform on Tuesday in their first major action since businessman Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election.

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North Dakota governor orders pipeline protesters expelled

CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) - North Dakota's governor ordered the expulsion of thousands of Native American and environmental activists camped on federal property near an oil pipeline project they are trying to halt, citing hazards posed by weather as a blizzard bore down on the area.

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Trump has chosen Representative Price for health secretary: New York Times

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Republican U.S. Representative Tom Price of Georgia to be secretary of health and human services, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing a transition team official.

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North Dakota Governor orders evacuation of some pipeline site protesters

(Reuters) - North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple ordered an emergency evacuation on Monday for protesters at a camp near an oil pipeline due to "harsh winter conditions," according to a statement from his office.

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Suspect in Ohio State University attack was student: safety director

(Reuters) - A man who drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed others at Ohio State University on Monday has been identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan, a student at the campus, school public safety director Monica Moll said at a news conference.

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Texas reports first case of Zika likely from local mosquitoes

(Reuters) - Texas officials on Monday reported the state's first case of the Zika virus that was likely transmitted by a local mosquito, expanding the spread within the continental United States of a virus that has been linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect.

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Funeral held for San Antonio police officer killed in ambush attack

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - More than 1,000 mourners, including police from across the country, attended the funeral on Monday of a San Antonio police officer fatally shot this month in his squad car during a routine traffic stop outside the city's police headquarters.

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Trump to meet with Petraeus, Corker, Romney this week: transition team

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump this week will meet with retired U.S. General David Petraeus and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, as well as hold a second meeting with 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, Trump's transition team said.

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Trump considers retired General Petraeus as top diplomat: Bloomberg

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump will meet with retired U.S. General David Petraeus on Monday as the president-elect considers him to serve as U.S. secretary of state, Bloomberg reported, citing a senior official with Trump's transition team.

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Active shooter on campus at Ohio State University: Twitter alert

(Reuters) - Ohio State University had an active shooter on campus on Monday, school officials said on Twitter, and students were advised to shelter in place.

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U.S. police shootings echo through criminology classrooms

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new crop of ads on New York City subway cars reads "Justice now, but justice how?" The words evoke the tone of street protests over police killings of black men across the United States during the past three years.

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Uber drivers in U.S. cities to join planned worker protests

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Drivers for ride service company Uber will join planned nationwide protests on Tuesday, when activists and low-wage workers renew their call for better pay and the right to join a union in the wake of Donald Trump's U.S. presidential election win, organizers said.

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Authorities say no plans to forcibly remove North Dakota protesters

(Reuters) - U.S. authorities said on Sunday they had no plans to forcibly remove activists protesting plans to run an oil pipeline beneath a lake near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota, despite telling them to leave by early December.

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Thanksgiving, Black Friday store sales fall, online rises

(Reuters) - Sales and traffic at U.S. brick-and-mortar stores on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday declined from last year, as stores offered discounts well beyond the weekend and more customers shopped online.

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Trump says he would have won U.S. popular vote if not for illegal voting

PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday that

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One dead, others wounded in New Orleans Bourbon Street shooting

(Reuters) - A shooting in New Orleans' Bourbon Street tourist quarter killed one man and wounded nine other people early on Sunday, and police have arrested two people on weapons charges, authorities said.

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Winning numbers drawn in $421 million U.S. Powerball lottery

(Reuters) - Winning numbers were drawn on Saturday night for a $421 million Powerball jackpot that is one of the biggest on record as no one has taken home the big prize for the past few weeks.

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Clinton team to take part in U.S. state vote recount, Trump blasts effort

WASHINGTON/WEST PAlM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign will take part in a recount of Wisconsin votes in the U.S. presidential race, an effort Republican winner Donald Trump called "ridiculous" on Saturday.

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Three California mosques receive hateful letters mentioning Trump

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hateful letters sent anonymously to three mosques in California with a warning that President-elect Donald Trump would "cleanse" the United States of Muslims have stirred fears among congregants, a community leader said on Saturday.

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Four dead in Alaska hotel room, police probe as murder-suicide

(Reuters) - Four people, including a 8-week-old girl, have been found shot to death in an Alaska hotel room in what authorities are investigating as a murder-suicide, police said.

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Anti-pipeline protesters arrested at North Dakota shopping mall

BISMARCK, N.D. (Reuters) - More than 30 activists protesting plans to run an oil pipeline beneath a lake near a North Dakota Indian reservation were arrested on Friday at a retail mall during a rally timed to coincide with the busiest shopping day of the year.

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Shootings outside U.S. stores on Black Friday leave two dead

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A Good Samaritan who tried to stop a woman being assaulted was shot to death outside a Texas Walmart packed with shoppers on Black Friday while another man in New Jersey was also killed outside a mall, authorities said.

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South Carolina church shooting suspect found competent to stand trial

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Accused white supremacist Dylann Roof is mentally competent to stand trial for the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church last year, a federal judge ruled on Friday.

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Green Party files for vote recount in Wisconsin: state election commission

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The organization behind the presidential campaign for Green Party candidate Jill Stein, along with one other group, on Friday filed a petition with the Wisconsin Elections Commission for a recount of votes in the Nov. 8 election, the commission said.

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Green Party: U.S. election recount would test vote integrity

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein said on Friday her push for election recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania was aimed at assessing the integrity of the U.S. voting system, not at undermining Donald Trump's White House victory.

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U.S. soldier dies following IED blast in northern Syria: statement

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. service member died on Thursday after being wounded in an improvised explosive device blast in northern Syria, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.

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Two killed, four wounded in Louisville park shooting

(Reuters) - Two people were killed and four wounded when gunfire erupted on Thursday at a park in Louisville, Kentucky, a police spokesman told reporters.

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California inmates rappel from jail in escape, two at large

(Reuters) - Four California inmates cut through the bars of a second-story jail window and rappelled down the building's side in an overnight escape bid, authorities and media reported on Thursday.

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U.S. soldiers celebrate thanksgiving in a military base north of Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops celebrated Thanksgiving at an Iraqi army base in Qayyara, some 60 km (38 miles) south of Mosul, where a U.S.-led coalition is helping Iraqi forces battle Islamic State.

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New York using sand-filled trucks to protect Thanksgiving parade

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police will use sand-filled trucks, radiation detectors, bomb-sniffing dogs and heavily armed officers on Thursday to defend the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which Islamic State has encouraged its followers to attack.

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Four bodies found in California mobile home fire

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The bodies of two males and two females were discovered after firefighters put out a blaze at a mobile home in Modesto, California, police said on Wednesday.

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No drugs, alcohol in driver in Tennessee school bus crash; death toll hits six

(Reuters) - No drugs or alcohol were found in the system of the man accused of vehicular homicide in the crash of a Tennessee elementary school bus that killed six children and critically injured several more, police said on Wednesday.

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U.S. airports ease Thanksgiving rush with friendly dogs

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. airports trotted out friendly companion dogs to calm jittery travelers and offered perks including free parking on Wednesday as throngs of people rushed toward their Thanksgiving holiday celebrations.

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Obama 'pardons' one last turkey ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama pardoned his last turkey as U.S. president on Wednesday, but his daughters should beware: he plans to continue the tradition as a private citizen.

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Milliken recalls carpet cleaning powder on bacteria fears

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Milliken and Co has recalled about 550,000 containers of carpet cleaning powder because it may contain harmful bacteria, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday.

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'San Antonio Four' exonerated in 1990s Texas sexual assault cases

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A Texas court on Wednesday exonerated four women convicted of sexual assault in the 1990s after lawyers argued that they were sent to prison because of junk science, tainted testimony and false ideas of lesbian behavior.

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Carson talks with Trump team, says he can make 'inner cities great'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Republican rival-turned-supporter Ben Carson on Wednesday said he could serve a role under Donald Trump after talks with the president-elect's team.

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Obama presents final Medal of Freedom honors

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama awarded the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest civilian honor in the United States - to 21 key figures at a star-studded ceremony at the White House on Tuesday.

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World's tallest water slide to be torn down after death

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) - The world's tallest water slide will be torn down after a 10-year-old boy suffered a broken neck and was killed riding it in August, an amusement park in Kansas City, said.

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No Baltimore-DOJ settlement on police in coming weeks: mayor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A settlement between the U.S. Justice Department and Baltimore on reforming the city's troubled police department is unlikely before Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake leaves office next month, she said on Tuesday.

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Judge blocks Obama rule extending overtime pay to 4.2 million workers

(Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers from taking effect, imperiling one of the outgoing president's signature achievements for boosting wages.

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Obama grants 79 prison sentence commutations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama reduced the sentences of another 79 federal prisoners by exercising his commutation power, the White House said on Tuesday, bringing to more than 1,000 the number of prisoners whose sentences were commuted under Obama.

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For Standing Rock Sioux, new water system may reduce oil leak risk

(Reuters) - For months, North Dakota's Standing Rock Sioux tribe has been protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline's planned crossing under the Missouri River, adjacent to their lands, in part due to worries about contamination of their primary water source.

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Ex-cop to be retried in black Cincinnati motorist's killing

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - A fired former University of Cincinnati police officer whose first trial for the murder of an unarmed black motorist ended in a mistrial earlier this month will be retried, prosecutors in Ohio said on Tuesday.

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Trump’s foundation says it violated 'self-dealing' prohibition: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican President-elect Donald Trump's charitable Foundation appears to have told the IRS that it violated a ban on so-called "self-dealing" and had transferred income or assets to a "disqualified person," The Washington Post reported, citing copies of the group's 2015 tax filings.

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Suspect in San Antonio cop killing was angry over custody battles

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A 31-year-old man suspected in the ambush killing of a police detective in Texas has apologized to the officer's family and said he "lashed out" in anger after several custody battles.

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Famed Plaza District fades as Manhattan office landscape shifts

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lower leasing costs, more efficient office space and the hope of projecting an image more appealing to millennials are leading hedge funds and large corporations to leave Manhattan's most-coveted business district for a rejuvenated Downtown and the trendy far West Side.

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Should I stay or should I go? U.S. civil servants gird for Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's surprise victory in the U.S. presidential election has set off a round of resume-polishing across Washington, as the nation's federal civil servants prepare for a leader who has promised to freeze hiring and reverse many of the policies they have spent the past eight years putting in place.

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Court says Republican gerrymandering in Wisconsin was unconstitutional

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Republicans in Wisconsin tilted district maps in their favor in order to hamper Democrats and ultimately win state elections in 2012 and 2014, a federal court said on Monday in a case that could influence future rulings on gerrymandering.

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Police fire water cannon at Dakota pipeline protesters in freezing weather

NEW YORK/CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas and water at hundreds of protesters in the freezing North Dakota weather late Sunday and early Monday, in the latest violent clash over a pipeline project running through the state.

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Tennessee school bus crashes, causing 'multiple fatalities'

(Reuters) - A bus carrying dozens of elementary school students crashed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Monday, killing an undetermined number of people and sending 23 to a local hospital with injuries, police said.

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Security agents fueled panic at New York airport in August: authorities

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The actions of untrained security agents at New York's JFK airport helped fuel unfounded panic that sent people streaming out of terminals on a busy Sunday evening in August, authorities said on Monday in announcing steps to prevent repeat episodes.

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Woman who faked pregnancy arrested in kidnapping of Kansas newborn

(Reuters) - A woman who faked pregnancy has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a newborn infant girl in Kansas and taking her hundreds of miles away to Texas after killing the girl's mother last week, police said on Monday.

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Woman kidnapped in Washington state found dead two days later

(Reuters) - A woman kidnapped for ransom in southern Washington state was found dead over the weekend, two days after her disappearance and the arrest of a suspect who was known to the victim, police said on Monday.

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Russian arms trafficker Bout loses bid for new U.S. trial

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a new trial for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms trafficker serving a 25-year prison sentence for plotting to sell missiles to people he thought were Colombian rebels.

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U.S. actor says no apology needed for 'Hamilton'; remarks to Pence

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An actor from the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton" who angered Donald Trump when he appealed on-stage for Vice President-elect Mike Pence to ensure the incoming administration respected all Americans said on Monday he would not apologize for the remarks.

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Tech worker visas face uncertain future under Trump, Sessions

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The main U.S. visa program for technology workers could face renewed scrutiny under President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions, a long-time critic of the skilled-worker program.

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One officer dies in ambush shootings of police in San Antonio, St. Louis

(Reuters) - Police in Texas and Missouri searched early Monday for suspects in separate and seemingly unrelated attacks on two officers, both shot in their patrol vehicles, one of them fatally, by unknown assailants who made their getaways by car.

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St. Louis police officer shot in face, critically wounded in ambush

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A St. Louis police officer was shot in the face and critically wounded on Sunday in an ambush while sitting in his patrol car, city police said.

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Texas police officer fatally shot during traffic stop

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - A San Antonio police officer was shot and killed on Sunday while sitting in a squad car during a routine traffic stop outside the Texas city's police headquarters.

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Protesters target gathering of white nationalists in Washington: reports

(Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters rallied in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to express outrage at a gathering of white nationalists celebrating U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's victory, according to media reports.

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New-born daughter of slain Kansas woman found alive in Texas

(Reuters) - An eight-day-old girl who went missing this week after her mother was shot dead in Kansas has been discovered unharmed by law enforcement officials hundreds of miles away in Texas, police said on Saturday.

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Trump demands apology from 'very rude' cast of Hamilton show

NEW YORK (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded an apology from the cast of the Broadway hit "Hamilton" for appealing from the stage to Vice President-elect Mike Pence to uphold American values, with the conservative in the theater.

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Three crew members, patient die in Nevada ambulance plane crash: media

(Reuters) - Three crew members and a patient were killed when their ambulance plane crashed in northeastern Nevada on Friday, local media reported.

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Minnesota officer charged in fatal shooting of black motorist appears in court

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Reuters) - A Minnesota police officer charged in the shooting death of a black motorist that received national attention after part of the incident was broadcast on the internet made his first court appearance on Friday, but did not enter a plea.

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Pioneering U.S. heart surgeon, Denton Cooley, dies at 96

(Reuters) - Dr. Denton Cooley, who sparked controversy and a feud with another pioneering heart surgeon when he performed the world's first artificial heart implant in 1969, died on Friday at the age of 96, the Texas Heart Institute said.

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Trump picks conservative loyalists for top security, law enforcement jobs

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump picked three conservative loyalists to lead his national security and law enforcement teams on Friday, underscoring his campaign promise to take a hard line confronting Islamist militancy and curbing illegal immigration.

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NY judge dismisses toll hike lawsuit tied to World Trade Center

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by AAA, the automobile club, that challenged the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's decision to earmark increased toll revenue for the World Trade Center site instead of for transportation.

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A surge in U.S. deportations could swamp an overtaxed system

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's plan to rapidly deport 2 to 3 million illegal immigrants with criminal records would further tax a system already stretched to its limits, current and former U.S. immigration officials say.

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U.S. probing whether post-election incidents are hate crimes

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether recent reports of intimidation and harassment, including in schools and at churches, violate federal hate crime and other civil rights laws, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Friday, after a spike in reports of such incidents around the presidential election.

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Congressman's missing son found safe in Texas

(Reuters) - The youngest son of U.S. Representative John Conyers was found safe on Friday after his disappearance in Texas earlier this week triggered a search that included police, the FBI and Secret Service.

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Trump nears settlement in Trump University lawsuit: CNBC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump is nearing a settlement in the Trump University fraud lawsuits in New York and California, CNBC reported on Friday, citing an unidentified source.

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Trump lawyers aim to delay fraud trial at hearing

(Reuters) - Attorneys for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will try at a court hearing on Friday to delay a civil trial involving allegations from students that they were defrauded by the now-defunct Trump University.

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Colorado judge denies gag order for Planned Parenthood gunman

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - Lawyers for the man declared mentally unfit to stand trial for a fatal shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood Clinic in Colorado last year lost their bid on Thursday for a court order to bar him from communicating with the news media.

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'First line of defense': Democratic states vow to fight Trump in court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic attorneys general in at least five U.S. states have vowed to fight President-elect Donald Trump in the courts if he rolls back Obama-era regulations or adopts policies they view as infringing upon civil liberties.

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Ford tells Trump no Lincoln SUV production going to Mexico

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Ford Motor Co Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr told him the automaker would not move a Kentucky plant to Mexico, but the firm said it informed him the decision was to keep one vehicle in U.S. production.

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Accused New York City bomber pleads not guilty

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused New York bomber Ahmad Khan Rahimi pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he set off an explosive device in September on a crowded city street, injuring 30 people.

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Ford tells Trump no Lincoln SUV production going to Mexico

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Ford Motor Co Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr told him the automaker would not move a Kentucky plant to Mexico, but the firm said it informed him the decision was to keep one vehicle in U.S. production.

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Accused New York City bomber pleads not guilty

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused New York bomber Ahmad Khan Rahimi pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he set off an explosive device in September on a crowded city street, injuring 30 people.

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Ford tells Trump no Lincoln SUV production going to Mexico

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday Ford Motor Co Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr told him the automaker would not move production at a Kentucky plant to Mexico.

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Accused New York City bomber pleads not guilty

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused New York bomber Ahmad Khan Rahimi pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he set off an explosive device in September on a crowded city street, injuring 30 people.

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Trump says Ford not moving U.S. plant to Mexico

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday Ford Motor Co Chairman Bill Ford had just told him the automaker had decided not to move production at a Kentucky plant to Mexico.

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Accused New York City bomber pleads not guilty

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused New York bomber Ahmad Khan Rahimi pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he set off an explosive device in September on a crowded city street, injuring 30 people.

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Colorado judge denies gag order for Planned Parenthood gunman

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - Lawyers for the man declared mentally unfit to stand trial for a fatal shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood Clinic in Colorado last year lost their bid on Thursday for a court order to bar him from communicating with the news media.

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Accused New York City bomber pleads not guilty

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused New York bomber Ahmad Khan Rahimi pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he set off an explosive device in September on a crowded city street, injuring 30 people.

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Accused New York City bomber pleads not guilty

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused New York bomber Ahmad Khan Rahimi pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he set off an explosive device in September on a crowded city street, injuring 30 people.

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Alito outlines possible conservative agenda for U.S. high court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday laid out a possible agenda for the U.S. Supreme Court if it regains its conservative majority as expected after Donald Trump takes office, citing gun rights and religious freedom as among key issues it will tackle in the coming years.

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Alito outlines possible conservative agenda for U.S. high court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday laid out a possible agenda for the U.S. Supreme Court if it regains its conservative majority as expected after Donald Trump takes office, citing gun rights and religious freedom as among key issues it will tackle in the coming years.

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U.S. spy chief to resign as Trump takes office

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Director of National Intelligence James Clapper announced his resignation on Thursday and said it "felt pretty good" to step down, ending a six-year tenure as the top U.S. spy that included a sometimes rocky relationship with Congress.

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Alito outlines possible conservative agenda for U.S. high court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday laid out a possible agenda for the U.S. Supreme Court if it regains its conservative majority as expected after Donald Trump takes office, citing gun rights and religious freedom as among key issues it will tackle in the coming years.

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U.S. spy chief to resign as Trump takes office

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Director of National Intelligence James Clapper announced his resignation on Thursday and said it "felt pretty good" to step down, ending a six-year tenure as the top U.S. spy that included a sometimes rocky relationship with Congress.

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Alito outlines possible conservative agenda for U.S. high court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday laid out a possible agenda for the U.S. Supreme Court if it regains its conservative majority as expected after Donald Trump takes office, citing gun rights and religious freedom as among key issues it will tackle in the coming years.

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U.S. spy chief to resign as Trump takes office

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Director of National Intelligence James Clapper announced his resignation on Thursday and said it "felt pretty good" to step down, ending a six-year tenure as the top U.S. spy that included a sometimes rocky relationship with Congress.

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Accused New York bomber due in court to face charges

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man accused of injuring 30 people in September when he set off a homemade bomb on a crowded New York street, as well as planting other explosive devices around the region, is due in federal court on Thursday to face charges.

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U.S. spy chief says has submitted letter of resignation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Director of U.S. National Intelligence James Clapper said on Thursday that he submitted his letter of resignation but would stay until the end of the Obama administration.

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U.S. safety board investigates deadly Illinois gas explosion; one dead

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it is investigating a natural gas pipeline explosion that killed one and injured 11 in Canton, Illinois.

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Dakota Access pipeline to be completed despite protests, company official tells PBS

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The company behind the controversial Dakota Access crude pipeline will seek to complete the project even if protests against its construction continue, its chief executive told the PBS NewsHour television news program late on Wednesday.

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Judge closes hearing on South Carolina church shooter's competency

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he will hold a closed-door hearing next week on whether accused white supremacist Dylann Roof is mentally competent to stand trial for the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners in South Carolina last year.

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Minnesota officer charged with manslaughter in death of black motorist Philando Castile

(Reuters) - A Minnesota police officer was charged with second-degree manslaughter on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a black motorist that sparked outrage when the moments that followed were broadcast on social media.

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Engineer in New Jersey train wreck later diagnosed with sleep disorder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for the engineer of a New Jersey commuter train that crashed in Hoboken in late September, killing one person and injuring more than 100 others, said his client has since been diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, which can cause drowsiness.

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Judge closes hearing on South Carolina church shooter's competency

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he will hold a closed-door hearing next week on whether accused white supremacist Dylann Roof is mentally competent to stand trial for the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners in South Carolina last year.

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Engineer in New Jersey train wreck later diagnosed with sleep disorder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for the engineer of a New Jersey commuter train that crashed in Hoboken in late September, killing one person and injuring more than 100 others, said his client has since been diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, which can cause drowsiness.

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Judge closes hearing on South Carolina church shooter's competency

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he will hold a closed-door hearing next week on whether accused white supremacist Dylann Roof is mentally competent to stand trial for the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners in South Carolina last year.

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Engineer in New Jersey train wreck later diagnosed with sleep disorder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for the engineer of a New Jersey commuter train that crashed in Hoboken in late September, killing one person and injuring more than 100 others, said his client has since been diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, which can cause drowsiness.

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Judge closes hearing on South Carolina church shooter's competency

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he will hold a closed-door hearing next week on whether accused white supremacist Dylann Roof is mentally competent to stand trial for the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners in South Carolina last year.

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Engineer in New Jersey train wreck later diagnosed with sleep disorder

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Judge closes hearing on South Carolina church shooter's competency

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he will hold a closed-door hearing next week on whether accused white supremacist Dylann Roof is mentally competent to stand trial for the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners in South Carolina last year.

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Engineer in New Jersey train wreck later diagnosed with sleep disorder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for the engineer of a New Jersey commuter train that crashed in Hoboken in late September, killing one person and injuring more than 100 others, said his client has since been diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, which can cause drowsiness.

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Judge closes hearing on South Carolina church shooter's competency

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he will hold a closed-door hearing next week on whether accused white supremacist Dylann Roof is mentally competent to stand trial for the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners in South Carolina last year.

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Engineer in New Jersey train wreck later diagnosed with sleep disorder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for the engineer of a New Jersey commuter train that crashed in Hoboken in late September, killing one person and injuring more than 100 others, said his client has since been diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, which can cause drowsiness.

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Judge closes hearing on South Carolina church shooter's competency

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he will hold a closed-door hearing next week on whether accused white supremacist Dylann Roof is mentally competent to stand trial for the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners in South Carolina last year.

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Schumer, McConnell elected top leaders in Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. senators elected Chuck Schumer of New York as minority leader on Wednesday, and he tapped former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders to help Democrats woo blue-collar workers, many of whom voted for President-elect Donald Trump.

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Trump shuffles transition team, eyes loyalists for Cabinet

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump shuffled his transition team again on Tuesday, jettisoning a national security expert and lobbyists from his inner circle as he closed in on naming two loyal Wall Street backers to key economic positions.

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Schumer, McConnell elected top leaders in U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. senators elected Chuck Schumer of New York as minority leader on Wednesday, and he tapped former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders to help Democrats woo blue-collar workers, many of whom voted for President-elect Donald Trump.

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Trump shuffles transition team, eyes loyalists for Cabinet

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump shuffled his transition team again on Tuesday, jettisoning a national security expert and lobbyists from his inner circle as he closed in on naming two loyal Wall Street backers to key economic positions.

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Schumer, McConnell elected top leaders in U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. senators elected Chuck Schumer of New York as minority leader on Wednesday, and he tapped former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders to help Democrats woo blue-collar workers, many of whom voted for President-elect Donald Trump.

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Trump shuffles transition team, eyes loyalists for Cabinet

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump shuffled his transition team again on Tuesday, jettisoning a national security expert and lobbyists from his inner circle as he closed in on naming two loyal Wall Street backers to key economic positions.

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Schumer, McConnell elected top leaders in U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. senators elected Chuck Schumer of New York as minority leader on Wednesday, and he tapped former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders to help Democrats woo blue-collar workers, many of whom voted for President-elect Donald Trump.

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Trump shuffles transition team, eyes loyalists for Cabinet

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump shuffled his transition team again on Tuesday, jettisoning a national security expert and lobbyists from his inner circle as he closed in on naming two loyal Wall Street backers to key economic positions.

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Minnesota officer charged with manslaughter in death of black motorist

(Reuters) - A Minnesota police officer was charged with second-degree manslaughter on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a black motorist that sparked outrage when the moments that followed were broadcast on social media.

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Schumer, McConnell elected top leaders in U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. senators elected Chuck Schumer of New York as minority leader on Wednesday, and he tapped former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders to help Democrats woo blue-collar workers, many of whom voted for President-elect Donald Trump.

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Minnesota officer charged with manslaughter in death of black motorist

(Reuters) - A prosecutor in Minnesota on Wednesday said he had brought a second-degree manslaughter charge against a police officer involved in the July shooting death of a black motorist that sparked outrage after it was broadcast on social media.

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Schumer, McConnell elected top leaders in U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. senators elected Chuck Schumer of New York as minority leader on Wednesday, and he tapped former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders to help Democrats woo blue-collar workers, many of whom voted for President-elect Donald Trump.

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Minnesota officer charged with manslaughter in death of black motorist

(Reuters) - A prosecutor in Minnesota on Wednesday said he had brought a second-degree manslaughter charge against a police officer involved in the July shooting death of a black motorist that sparked outrage after it was broadcast on social media.

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Schumer, McConnell elected top leaders in Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. senators elected Chuck Schumer as minority leader for the new Congress on Wednesday, and he tapped former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders for a junior leadership role.

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Minnesota officer will face charges in death of black motorist Philando Castile

(Reuters) - A prosecutor in Minnesota on Wednesday said he had brought second-degree manslaughter charges against a police officer involved in the July shooting death of a black motorist that sparked outrage after it was broadcast on social media.

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Schumer, McConnell elected top leaders in Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. senators elected Chuck Schumer as minority leader for the new Congress on Wednesday, and he tapped former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders for a junior leadership role.

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Two CSX trains in Florida collide, derail; two injured

(Reuters) - Two CSX Corp trains collided and derailed in central Florida early on Wednesday, injuring two crew members, the company said.

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In valedictory speech, Obama takes note of values he sought in office

ATHENS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama extolled the strengths of democracy from its Greek birthplace on Wednesday in a valedictory speech aimed at highlighting the values he sought to respect in office and prodding his Republican successor, Donald Trump, to follow suit.

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Trump denies trying to get security clearance for his children

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not trying to get security clearance for his children, which would allow them access to classified government information.

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Two CSX trains in Florida collide, derail; two injured

(Reuters) - Two CSX Corp trains collided and derailed in central Florida early on Wednesday, injuring two crew members, the company said.

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Georgia inmate forgoes appeals ahead of execution for 2001 murder

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia man scheduled to be executed on Wednesday for the 2001 choking death of his ex-girlfriend is not pursuing appeals and refuses to discuss his legal options, his lawyer said in an interview.

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Trump denies trying to get security clearance for his children

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not trying to get security clearance for his children, which would allow them access to classified government information.

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Oklahoma City airport shooting suspect found dead

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Southwest Airlines employee at Oklahoma City's main airport on Tuesday was found dead in his red pickup truck of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head, police said.

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Oklahoma City airport shooting suspect found dead

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Southwest Airlines employee at Oklahoma City's main airport on Tuesday was found dead in his red pickup truck of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head, police said.

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Oklahoma City airport shooting suspect found dead

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Southwest Airlines employee at Oklahoma City's main airport on Tuesday was found dead in his red pickup truck of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head, police said.

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Oklahoma City airport shooting suspect found dead

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Southwest Airlines employee at Oklahoma City's main airport on Tuesday was found dead in his red pickup truck of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head, police said.

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Oklahoma City airport shooting suspect found dead

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Southwest Airlines employee at Oklahoma City's main airport on Tuesday was found dead in his red pickup truck of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head, police said.

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Oklahoma City airport shooting suspect found dead

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Southwest Airlines employee at Oklahoma City's main airport on Tuesday was found dead in his red pickup truck of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head, police said.

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Oklahoma City airport shooting suspect found dead

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Southwest Airlines employee at Oklahoma City's main airport on Tuesday was found dead in his red pickup truck of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head, police said.

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Six Utah high school students stabbed, including teen suspect

(Reuters) - Five students were stabbed inside a Utah high school boys' locker room on Tuesday before the 16-year-old male suspect turned the weapon on himself, school officials said.

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Oklahoma City airport shooting suspect found dead: police

(Reuters) - The person suspected of fatally shooting a Southwest Airlines employee at Oklahoma City's main airport on Tuesday was found dead inside of a vehicle, police said.

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Six Utah high school students stabbed, including teen suspect

(Reuters) - Five students were stabbed inside a Utah high school boys' locker room on Tuesday before the 16-year-old male suspect turned the weapon on himself, school officials said.

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Southwest employee shot dead at Oklahoma City airport, flights halted

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A Southwest Airlines employee was fatally shot at Oklahoma City's main airport on Tuesday, prompting authorities to halt flights and impose a shelter in place order to allow police to search for a suspect.

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Six Utah high school students stabbed, including teen suspect

(Reuters) - Five students were stabbed inside a Utah high school boys' locker room on Tuesday before the 16-year-old male suspect turned the weapon on himself, school officials said.

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At least one person shot at Oklahoma City airport, flights halted

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - At least one person was shot at Oklahoma City's main airport on Tuesday, prompting flights to be halted, with police saying there may also be another shooting victim in the incident.

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Minnesota man sentenced to 15 years for trying to aid Islamic State: local media

(Reuters) - A Somali-American man in Minnesota was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for conspiring to support the Islamic State militant group, according to local media.

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Six Utah high school students stabbed, including teen suspect

(Reuters) - Five students were stabbed inside a Utah high school boys' locker room on Tuesday before the 16-year-old male suspect turned the weapon on himself, school officials said.

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Six Utah high school students stabbed, including teen suspect

(Reuters) - Five students were stabbed inside a Utah high school boys' locker room on Tuesday before the 16-year-old male suspect turned the weapon on himself, school officials said.

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Obama says wants to facilitate good transition to Trump

ATHENS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he wanted to ensure a smooth as possible handover to president-elect Donald Trump.

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United to restrict low-fare flyers to one carry-on bag

(Reuters) - United Continental Holdings Inc will become the first major U.S. airline to limit low-fare customers to one carry-on bag that fits under a seat, and it will defer dozens of aircraft deliveries from Boeing Co in an array of initiatives to boost profit, the company said on Tuesday.

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Giuliani is a leading candidate to be Trump's secretary of state: source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has emerged as a leading candidate to be U.S. secretary of state for President-elect Donald Trump, a source familiar with the situation said on Monday.

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Dakota Access pipeline protests planned across United States

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Demonstrators across U.S. cities will gather outside offices of the Army Corps of Engineers, banks and energy companies on Tuesday in the largest protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline since the U.S. government halted the project in September.

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Judge says ex-U.S. presidential yacht can be sold for $0

(Reuters) - A Delaware judge said on Monday the former presidential yacht, the USS Sequoia, could be acquired by an investment group for zero dollars, ending a years-long dispute over the storied ship once used by John F. Kennedy.

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New York vows Islamic State will not ruin Thanksgiving parade

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City police sought to reassure residents and tourists on Monday that they would be safe attending the city's Thanksgiving Day parade despite the militant group Islamic State calling on its followers to attack the event with trucks.

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Over 412 million adult-website credentials hacked: security firm

(Reuters) - Login credentials for over 412 million users of adult websites run by California-based FriendFinder Networks Inc. were compromised last month in the largest hack of 2016, according to breach notification website LeakedSource.com.

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New York police probe swastikas amid reports of hate crimes

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police in New York were investigating two cases on Monday involving swastikas drawn or painted in public spaces, as civil rights activists said there had been a surge in hate crimes following last week's U.S presidential election.

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North Dakota capitol locked down due to pipeline protesters: local media

HOUSTON (Reuters) - North Dakota's Highway Patrol locked down the state capitol on Monday as more than two dozen protested the Dakota Access Pipeline nearby, according to local media.

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UPS air maintenance workers vote 98 percent to authorize strike

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Air maintenance workers at United Parcel Service Inc have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against the world's largest package delivery company as contract talks remained deadlocked over health-care benefits, the workers' union said on Monday.

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Chelsea Manning asks Obama to commute sentence to time served: NYT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. soldier Chelsea Manning, who is serving 35 years in prison for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, has asked the Obama administration to commute her remaining sentence to the time she has already served, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

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Trump University asks for trial delay until after inauguration

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has requested that a trial over a lawsuit by former students of his now-defunct Trump University be put on hold until after the presidential inauguration, according to a motion filed by his lawyer late Saturday.

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Trump says 'certain areas' of border wall with Mexico could be fence

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview to air on Sunday that certain areas of his promised border wall with Mexico, a key part of his White House campaign platform, could be fence instead.

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Clinton blames FBI's Comey for her defeat in call with donors

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton blamed FBI director James Comey for her stunning defeat in Tuesday's presidential election in a conference call with her top campaign funders on Saturday, according to two participants who were on the call.

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Ten of thousands in U.S. cities to protest Trump's presidency

(Reuters) - Demonstrators planned to gather again on Saturday in cities across the United States to protest against President-elect Donald Trump, who they say will threaten their civil and human rights, a day after a protester was shot in Portland, Oregon.

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Some Republicans see attacking Obamacare through regulation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans are looking for the quickest ways to tear down Obamacare following Donald Trump's election as U.S. president, including rapidly confirming a new health secretary who could recast regulations while waiting for lawmakers to pass sweeping repeal legislation.

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Trump win fuels donations, IUD demand at Planned Parenthood

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood is reporting a spike in donations and demand for long-acting contraceptives since Donald Trump's election as U.S. president while abortion foes hope to gain momentum in their quest to cut public funding to the women's health organization.

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Decision on Dakota Access pipeline due in next few days

MANDAN, N.D. (Reuters) - A decision on whether the Dakota Access Pipeline will be allowed to be completed near sacred tribal lands in North Dakota will come in the next few days, possibly by Monday, a U.S. government spokeswoman said on Friday.

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A discontented Michigan town: America should have seen Trump coming

ALGONAC, Mich. (Reuters) - Back in April, there were already early signs in this quiet Michigan town of the rural American discontent that helped propel Donald Trump to election victory, even if it was underestimated by the Washington establishment, pollsters and Hillary Clinton's campaign.

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Stressed out over Trump victory? Try cleaning out your freezer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clean out your freezer, try a manicure-pedicure and stay off social media.

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Mayors of NY and Los Angeles pledge to remain immigrant sanctuaries

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Officials in New York and Los Angeles on Thursday said they hoped President-elect Donald Trump would not follow through on a campaign promise to withhold federal funds from "sanctuary cities" that shield people who are in the country illegally.

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Key U.S. lawmaker says Obama war funding request too low

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry, the chairman of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, said on Thursday he would review President Barack Obama's request for $11.6 billion in supplemental war-related funding but that it was too low.

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Attacks on U.S. minorities reported in wake of Trump victory

(Reuters) - Attacks on women in Islamic head scarves, racist graffiti and stories about bullying of immigrant children indicated a backlash against U.S. minorities from Donald Trump supporters after his presidential win.

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Judge rejects Trump bid to bar campaign statements from fraud trial

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday tentatively rejected a bid by Donald Trump to keep a wide range of statements from the presidential campaign out of an upcoming fraud trial over his Trump University venture.

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Accused New York bomber to appear in federal court in Manhattan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man accused of carrying out bombing attacks in New York and New Jersey in September is due to appear in federal court in Manhattan on Thursday to face charges.

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Two police shot in Pennsylvania, manhunt launched: media

(Reuters) - Two police officers were shot in southwestern Pennsylvania early on Thursday, local media reported.

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Obama, Trump to set differences aside for awkward White House meeting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will host an awkward meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday in their first public step toward a peaceful transition of power after the Republican businessman's surprise election victory.

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Five shot in downtown Seattle near scene of anti-Trump protests

(Reuters) - A gunman opened fire in downtown Seattle on Wednesday evening following an argument and wounded five people, one man critically, not far from protests against the surprise victory of Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election.

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Schoolyard taunts and deportation fears haunt U.S. minorities after Trump victory

(Reuters) - The morning after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States on a campaign to deport illegal immigrants and limit Muslim refugees, New Jersey mom Yasmeen Shehab awoke to the sound of crying.

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Trump due in court before Oval Office

(Reuters) - Within a few weeks of winning the White House, President-elect Donald Trump could face another group of U.S. citizens, a federal jury in California, courtesy of a lawsuit by former students of his now-defunct Trump University who claim they were defrauded by a series of real-estate seminars.

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California high school students walk out of classes in Trump protest

BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) - Some 1,500 high school students and teachers in Berkeley, California, near San Francisco, walked out of classes on Wednesday chanting "not our president" to protest Republican Donald Trump's victory in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election.

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At under $5 each, Trump's votes came cheap

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump pulled off one of the biggest upsets in American political history when he toppled Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday - and he did it using far less cash than his rival.

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Clinton concedes election, urges open mind on Trump

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton conceded the 2016 U.S. White House race to Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday and offered to work with the president-elect, who she hoped would be a successful leader for all Americans.

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Some Americans look to Canada, NZ as Trump surges to victory

TORONTO/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Canada's main immigration website appeared to crash and New Zealand reported increased traffic to its website for residency visas from U.S. nationals in the hours before Donald Trump surged to victory in the U.S. presidential election.

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Trump rewrote political playbook in successful White House bid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's successful campaign for the White House broke every tradition and upended the political establishment with the same bluster, hyperbole and media mastery that made him one of the world's best-known businessmen.

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Republicans defend House majority, Senate on razor's edge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans will maintain their six-year control over the U.S. House of Representatives, according to early network projections on Tuesday night, as the party also put up an unexpectedly tough fight to protect its majority in the U.S. Senate.

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One dead, at least three wounded near California polling place

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One person was killed and at least three wounded in gunfire on Tuesday near a polling station in the Southern California town of Azusa, prompting authorities to lock down the polling place, a surrounding park and adjacent schools, police said.

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Long lines, raised voices, one Trump lawsuit on U.S. election day

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters reported long lines, malfunctioning equipment, and isolated cases of harassment at polling places in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election as fears of bigger problems did not appear to be materializing.

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New York police charge woman with murder in subway train death

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police have charged a woman with murder after an unsuspecting female commuter was shoved off a New York City subway platform in front of an oncoming train, killing her instantly, police said on Tuesday.

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Jury awards $3 million in damages over Rolling Stone rape story

(Reuters) - A federal court jury awarded $3 million in damages on Monday to a University of Virginia administrator that was found last week to have been defamed by Rolling Stone magazine's now-retracted story about a gang rape.

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U.S. voters look to game election system by 'trading' ballots

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sophy Warner wanted to vote for third-party U.S. presidential candidate Jill Stein. But she worried that her ballot, cast in the swing state of Ohio, might help Republican Donald Trump capture the White House.

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Hate speech seeps into U.S. mainstream amid bitter campaign

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Facebook partners with news outlets for Election Day live video blitz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook said on Monday it would partner with 50 broadcast stations, print and online publications for an Election Day live video blitz, as the social media company aims to build on the momentum of its popular Facebook Live video streaming service.

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Clinton and Trump race for support on eve of U.S. election

PITTSBURGH/SARASOTA (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump crisscrossed the country on Monday as they raced to sway undecided voters in a tight U.S. presidential race that has Clinton with a narrow lead according to opinion polls.

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Justice Department to monitor Tuesday's election in 28 states

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Personnel from the U.S. Justice Department's civil rights division will be deployed to polling sites in 28 states to monitor Tuesday's election, five more than it monitored in the 2012 election, the department said on Monday.

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Philadelphia transit strike ends one day before presidential election

(Reuters) - A bus and rail strike in Philadelphia that had threatened to hamper voter turnout at Tuesday's U.S. presidential election has ended after workers reached a deal with the transport authority, the two sides said on Monday.

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Janet Reno, first U.S. woman attorney general, dies aged 78: reports

(Reuters) - Janet Reno, the first woman U.S. attorney general who served eight tumultuous years with President Bill Clinton, has died aged 78, according to media reports.

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As election looms, Trump says he is 'last chance,' Clinton sees 'moment of reckoning'

MANCHESTER, N.H./STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN (Reuters) - As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton criss-crossed the United States on Sunday in a final, frenzied burst of campaigning, the Republican said he was the "last chance" to fix a broken country while his Democratic rival said a "moment of reckoning" had arrived.

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Family of Missouri man killed by police awarded $3 million: report

(Reuters) - The family of an unarmed mentally ill man who died after being shot with a Taser four times by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer in 2011 was awarded $3 million by a federal jury last week, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper reported.

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Social media helps U.S. millennial voters register, turnout worries linger

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the youngest members of the millennial generation became old enough to vote in this year's U.S. presidential election, states and social media platforms poured efforts into online registration, hoping to attract these tech savvy voters who now rival Baby Boomers as the country's largest demographic.

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Security hustles Trump from stage after protester displays sign

RENO, Nevada, N.C./PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump was rushed off stage by security agents at a rally in Reno, Nevada, on Saturday night after a false alarm as someone in the crowd shouted "gun" during scuffles with a man who held up a 'Republicans against Trump' sign.

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Three killed, three wounded in 'horrific' stabbing at N.J. home

(Reuters) - Three people were stabbed to death, two of them children, and three others wounded at a house in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday and authorities asked for the public's help in finding a man acquainted with at least one of the victims.

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South Carolina man who kept woman chained in container killed seven

(Reuters) - South Carolina authorities said on Saturday that Todd Kohlepp, the suspect they arrested before discovering the body of a man whose girlfriend was found chained alive in a storage container, had confessed to killing six other people.

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