Los Angeles 2024 bid plays down concerns after Trump win
DOHA (Reuters) – Los Angeles 2024 Olympic bid leaders on Tuesday sought to allay concerns within the Olympic movement following Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election victory, saying the candidacy would continue to “celebrate our diversity”.
Columbia suspends wrestling team over lewd, racist texts: NYT
(Reuters) – New York’s Columbia University has suspended its men’s wrestling team as it investigates “racist, misogynistic and homophobic” text messages between team members, the New York Times reported on Monday.
PBS anchor Gwen Ifill dies at 61
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. journalist Gwen Ifill, who co-anchored “The PBS NewsHour,” wrote a best-seller about President Barack Obama and moderated two vice presidential election debates, died on Monday, the public broadcaster said. She was 61.
Giuliani is a leading candidate to be Trump’s secretary of state: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has emerged as a leading candidate to be U.S. secretary of state for President-elect Donald Trump, a source familiar with the situation said on Monday.
U.S. internet firms ask Trump to support encryption, ease regulations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. internet companies including Facebook Inc and Amazon Inc have sent President-elect Donald Trump a detailed list of their policy priorities, which includes promoting strong encryption, immigration reform and maintaining liabi…
U.S. Army, Interior Dept call for more review on Dakota pipeline
(Reuters) – Federal authorities deferred a final decision on a controversial North Dakota section of the Dakota Access Pipeline on Monday in a statement that highlighted concerns about the “repeated” dispossession of tribal lands in the country’s past….
Thousands of students carry protests against Trump into second week
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Demonstrations protesting the U.S. presidential election victory of Republican Donald Trump entered their second week on Monday, with thousands of students chanting phrases like “Not My President” after walking out of classes …
Judge says ex-U.S. presidential yacht can be sold for $0
(Reuters) – A Delaware judge said on Monday the former presidential yacht, the USS Sequoia, could be acquired by an investment group for zero dollars, ending a years-long dispute over the storied ship once used by John F. Kennedy.
Denver man jailed 28 years for rape based on victim’s dream found innocent
DENVER (Reuters) – A Denver man who spent 28 years in prison for rape after he was convicted in part because the victim said his name came to her in a dream was found not guilty at his retrial on Monday.
Georgia man found guilty of murder in toddler son’s hot-car death
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia man accused of wanting a child-free life was found guilty by jurors on Monday of murdering his toddler son in June 2014 by leaving him in a sweltering car to die.
