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Duke ordered to stop groundwater pollution at North Carolina coal plants

December 23, 2018 at 10:32 p.m.

(Reuters) - A North Carolina judge ruled on Thursday that Duke Energy Corp must immediately stop the sources of groundwater pollution at its 14 coal-fired power plants in the state....

A general view of the U.S. Capitol in early morning snow in Washington.

Arctic cold sets records in eastern United States

November 4, 2021 at 12:58 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The eastern and central United States were plunged into a deep freeze on Tuesday, with record low temperatures in the wake of a deadly storm expected to...

Arctic cold sets records in eastern United States

December 23, 2018 at 9:26 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The eastern and central United States were plunged into a deep freeze on Tuesday, with record low temperatures in the wake of a deadly storm expected to...

Federal judge strikes down Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban

August 25, 2021 at 1:20 a.m.

A federal judge struck down Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional late on Thursday, saying it denied gay couples a fundamental freedom to marry. The ruling by U.S. District...

A combination photo shows rapper DMX (L) at the 14th annual Soul Train Music Awards in Los Angeles, California on March 4, 2000 and George Zimmerman (R) leaves the courtroom a free man after being found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford, Florida.

Celebrity fight between rapper DMX, George Zimmerman called off

November 4, 2021 at 1:03 a.m.

(Reuters) - The celebrity boxing match between rapper DMX and acquitted Florida killer George Zimmerman has been called off, its promoter said on Saturday after threats were made against him....

Celebrity fight between rapper DMX, George Zimmerman called off

December 23, 2018 at 9:42 p.m.

(Reuters) - The celebrity boxing match between rapper DMX and acquitted Florida killer George Zimmerman has been called off, its promoter said on Saturday after threats were made against him....

Mastermind or translator? Somali piracy trial begins in Washington

August 24, 2021 at 10:03 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trial of a Somali man accused of piracy off the Horn of Africa began on Monday, with prosecutors portraying him as a ransom-hungry negotiator and...

Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault

August 24, 2021 at 9:57 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - R&B; singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty on Monday to misdemeanor assault after a fight that broke a man's nose on Sunday outside a Washington hotel, the...

Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault that broke man’s nose

August 24, 2021 at 9:50 p.m.

(Note: Strong language in the eighth paragraph) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - R&B; singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty on Monday to misdemeanor assault after a fight that broke a man's nose...

U.S. Army captain awarded Medal of Honor for valor in Afghan ambush

August 24, 2021 at 9:24 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retired U.S. Army Captain William Swenson, who rescued wounded soldiers under fire during a deadly Afghan ambush, was awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. recognition...

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