By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday he would send lawmakers home a day early for a five-week summer recess to avoid a political fight over files on disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The move averts a push by Democrats and some Republicans for a vote on a bipartisan resolution to require the Justice Department and FBI to release all government... (continue reading...)
By Samia Nakhoul and Maya Gebeily
BEIRUT (Reuters) -A U.S. envoy has urged Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to recalibrate his policies and embrace a more inclusive approach after a new round of sectarian bloodshed last week, or risk losing international support and fragmenting the country.
U.S. envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack said he had advised Sharaa in private discussions to revisit elements of the pre-war army structure, scale back... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) -Ozzy Osbourne, frontman of 1970s heavy metal band Black Sabbath, earned his infamy biting the head off a bat on stage and pursuing a drug-fuelled lifestyle before reinventing himself as a loveable if often foul-mouthed reality TV star.
Known to fans as "The Prince of Darkness" and the "Godfather of Heavy Metal," Osbourne has died at the age of 76, the BBC reported, citing a family statement.
He kicked off his career blaring out... (continue reading...)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a three-day investigative hearing starting July 30 over the fatal collision in January between a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that killed 67.
The board will also release thousands of pages of records from its investigation. The NTSB will review the Army Black Hawk helicopter air data systems and altimeters as well as the FAA's oversight of Washington... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) -Tesla's electric vehicle registrations in California fell 21.1% in the second quarter, according to industry data, indicating growing challenges for the Elon Musk-led automaker in the crucial U.S. market.
The automaker's plunging vehicle registrations come as CEO Elon Musk's polarizing political activity puts him at odds with the liberal values dominant in the state, which has long been one of Tesla's key markets.
In the April-June... (continue reading...)
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