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(Reuters) -The city of Uvalde, Texas, has reached a $2 million settlement with most of the families of the children killed in a 2022 mass shooting at an elementary school, a lawyer for the families said at a news conference on Wednesday.

"The city of Uvalde has agreed to pay its insurance of $2 million, which is all that there was," Josh Koskoff said in announcing the agreement.

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed on May 24, 2022,... (continue reading...)

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on Wednesday proposed requiring disclosure of content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in political ads on radio and TV.

Rosenworcel is asking her colleagues to vote to advance a proposed rule that would require disclosure of AI content in both candidate and issue advertisements, but does not propose to prohibit any... (continue reading...)

By Joseph Ax

(Reuters) - The company that had intended to auction off Graceland, singer Elvis Presley's iconic mansion in Memphis, abandoned its plan on Wednesday after a Tennessee judge blocked the sale following allegations of fraud.

A representative for the company, Naussany Investments & Private Lending, told Reuters in response to a request for comment that it would withdraw all of its claims over Graceland. The statement arrived... (continue reading...)

LONDON (Reuters) - Keir Starmer, the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, said on Wednesday a national election in July would give the country an opportunity to end the "chaos" of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative government.

"No matter what else is said and done, that opportunity for change is what this election is about," Starmer told supporters after Sunak announced that a national vote would be held on July 4.

"A vote... (continue reading...)

By Alexandra Valencia and Oliver Griffin

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's attorney general's office is investigating eight extrajudicial killings reported to have taken place during the country's most recent state of emergency, after rights groups warned authorities were not taking steps to prevent abuses.

The killings are the most serious rights abuses reported by detained people, local advocacy groups and victims' families that allegedly... (continue reading...)