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Small medical plane crashes in New Mexico mountains, killing all 4 people aboard

Thursday, May 14 by SRN News

A small medical plane crashed in a mountain range outside Ruidoso, New Mexico, before dawn Thursday, killing all four people aboard and sparking a wildfire in the surrounding forest, officials said. The fire had grown to 35 acres (14 hectares) by midday amid dry, windy... Read More.

Texas puts man to death for a retired professor’s killing in its 600th execution since 1982

Thursday, May 14 by SRN News

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A man who experts for both prosecutors and defense attorneys had said was intellectually disabled became the 600th person executed in Texas since 1982, put to death Thursday evening for the killing of a 77-year-old retired college professor. Edward Busby Jr.... Read More.

US agrees to settle lawsuit that accused an Indian billionaire of hiding an alleged bribery scheme

Thursday, May 14 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. government has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against one of the world's richest people who is accused of duping investors by concealing that his company's huge solar energy project in India was being facilitated by an alleged... Read More.

New Hawaii law targets corporate influence in politics after Citizens United ruling

Thursday, May 14 by SRN News

HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii's Democratic governor on Thursday signed into law a bill that uses a novel approach to reduce the influence of corporations and hard-to-track "dark money" groups that have been able to spend unlimited amounts on politics since a 2010 U.S. Supreme... Read More.

Fed’s Williams sees no need to change rate policy right now

Thursday, May 14 by SRN News

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on Thursday he does not see a need right now for the central bank to weigh any change in interest rate policy amid the uncertainty... Read More.

Congress moves to raise retirement age for Capitol Police as threats against lawmakers mount

Thursday, May 14 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is working to increase the retirement age for U.S. Capitol Police officers as the number of threats to lawmakers continues to climb and the department struggles to recruit and retain enough officers. Legislation passed unanimously by the Senate on Thursday... Read More.

US SEC settles civil lawsuit against Indian billionaire Adani subject to court approval

Thursday, May 14 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday settled a civil lawsuit against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, subject to court approval, court records showed. The Justice Department is close to dropping related criminal fraud charges against Adani, who has promised... Read More.

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

Thursday, May 14 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The court's order allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug, mifepristone, at pharmacies or... Read More.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro’s grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say

Thursday, May 14 by SRN News

HAVANA (AP) - CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including Raúl Castro's grandson during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuban and U.S. officials said. Ratcliffe met with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, Interior Minister Lázaro Álvarez Casas and the head of Cuban... Read More.

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

Thursday, May 14 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The court's order allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug, mifepristone, at pharmacies or... Read More.

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Small medical plane crashes in New Mexico mountains, killing all 4 people aboard

Texas puts man to death for a retired professor’s killing in its 600th execution since 1982

US agrees to settle lawsuit that accused an Indian billionaire of hiding an alleged bribery scheme

New Hawaii law targets corporate influence in politics after Citizens United ruling

Fed’s Williams sees no need to change rate policy right now

Congress moves to raise retirement age for Capitol Police as threats against lawmakers mount

US SEC settles civil lawsuit against Indian billionaire Adani subject to court approval

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro’s grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

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