BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Dorian gathered strength on Monday as it barreled west toward Barbados, where residents stocked up on food to hunker down for an onslaught of heavy wind and rain. A man buys bottled water in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian at a supermarket in Gros Islet, St. Lucia
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Monday to a new indictment ahead of his upcoming criminal trial, in a case where producers have accused him of rape and predatory sexual assault. Film producer Harvey Weinstein leaves after a hearing in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan
MIAMI (Reuters) – Police in Florida have issued arrest warrants for four nursing home workers accused of criminal conduct in the death of a dozen elderly patients exposed to sweltering heat with little or no air-conditioning after Hurricane Irma struck in 2017, defense lawyers said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: Police tape surrounds the Rehabilitation Center
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joe Walsh, a conservative former U.S. congressman turned talk show host, on Sunday became the second Republican to challenge President Donald Trump for the party’s 2020 White House nomination. Walsh criticized Trump, who has strong support among Republicans, as a bully who is unfit for office as he announced his long-shot bid.
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday it had identified 193 potential cases of severe lung illness tied to vaping in 22 states as of Aug. 22, including one adult in Illinois who died after being hospitalized. FILE PHOTO: A man holds an electronic cigarette as he vapes at
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A psychologist at the federal detention center in New York City where financier Jeffrey Epstein was jailed on sex-trafficking charges had approved his removal from suicide watch before he killed himself, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit by a Minnesota couple challenging a state law requiring that their video production company film same-sex weddings, which they say violates their Christian beliefs. FILE PHOTO: A rose is seen on a giant rainbow flag at a pro same-sex marriage party after couples registered
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Seth Moulton poses for a photo in Burbank, California, U.S., April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representative Seth Moulton, who mounted a long-shot bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, ended his campaign on Friday, warning that the party must now decide how far left it wants
FILE PHOTO: A Wells Fargo ATM machine is shown in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co will pay the Navajo Nation $6.5 million to settle a lawsuit over “predatory and unlawful practices” by the bank, the Native American tribe said on Thursday. The Navajo Nation
CORALVILLE, Iowa/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday it had pulled all staff from an annual crop tour after an employee was threatened, and three sources said the threat of violence was made during a phone call from an angry farmer. A crop scout walks through a soybean field to check on
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Anyone paying the slightest attention to the Democratic presidential campaign has likely seen headlines on the latest “horse race” opinion polls, highlighting one candidate’s rise or another’s decline. Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Montana Governor Steve Bullock is reflected in the sunglasses of John Olsen as he speaks at the Iowa
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has been scrambling to stem the tide of rising anger in Farm Belt states after its decision this month to allow numerous oil refiners to mix less ethanol into their gasoline, sources told Reuters on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Iowa state flags are seen next to
FILE PHOTO: U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services/Handout/File Photo via REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three more women on Tuesday sued
ANCHORAGE (Reuters) – Late-season wildfires during one of the driest summers on record in Anchorage have destroyed homes, forced evacuations, closed roads and schools and poured sometimes-dangerous levels of smoke into the state’s most populous region. The Rainbow 2 Fire burning approximately 15 miles west of Delta Junction and west of the Tanana River near
Will Sheridan #GIANT made the first announcement, via all social media, about the first ever GIANT Fest. This two day, all inclusive queer music festival takes place Friday & Saturday, August 30th & 31st, at 3 Dollar Bill, Brooklyn. Located inthe heart of East Williamsburg, approximately a 3 minute walk from the Montrose Avenue Station
Are you old enough to have played your music on vinyl records? For many readers, the answer is “no” … if not “hunnnh?” If you were born after 1982, you came into a world where music on vinyl had mostly disappeared. Compact discs (CD’s) for music storage were becoming an established norm, no longer a new