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Exclusive: Probe of leaked U.S. NSA hacking tools examines operative's 'mistake'
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. investigation into a leak of hacking tools used by the National Security Agency is focusing on a theory that one of its operatives carelessly left them available on a remote computer and Russian hackers found them, four people with direct knowledge of the probe told Reuters. Learn More
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Family sees video of Charlotte police shooting black man dead
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) - The family of the North Carolina black man whose shooting death by police triggered two nights of riots viewed video of the episode on Thursday, but a lawyer for the family of Keith Scott said it was unclear if Scott was holding a gun when killed. More »
Image purported to be Michelle Obama's passport posted online
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An image purported to be a scanned copy of U.S. first lady Michelle Obama’s passport was leaked online on Thursday alongside personal emails said to belong to a low-level White House staffer who worked with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. More »
Tulsa officer charged with manslaughter for fatal shooting seen on video
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) - The white Tulsa police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man whose car had broken down and blocked a road was charged with first degree manslaughter on Thursday and a warrant has been issued for her arrest. More »
Ex-Cuomo advisers, others charged in New York corruption cases
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal and state prosecutors on Thursday announced charges against 10 men, including two onetime senior advisers to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in corruption and fraud cases involving state contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars. More »
Satanic Temple finds home at site of former Massachusetts witch trials
SALEM, Mass. (Reuters) - The new international headquarters for the Satanic Temple, which says its mission is to promote separation of church and state not devil worship, opened to the public on Thursday in a Massachusetts city known historically for persecuting witches accused of being possessed by the devil. More »
Accused New York bomber's wife back; lawyer seeks access to suspect
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The wife of the Afghan-born U.S. citizen charged in last weekend's bombings in New York City and New Jersey has returned to the United States, a law enforcement official said on Thursday, as a defense lawyer pressed to get access to the accused man. More »
Cleveland settles 'I can’t breathe' wrongful death lawsuit with black man’s family
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The family of a African-American man who died in 2010 after being tasered by Cleveland police will receive a $375,000 settlement from the city, the mayor’s office said on Thursday. More »
Anti-UAW worker group at VW Tennessee plant loses representation
DETROIT (Reuters) - A worker group created as an alternative to the United Auto Workers union at Volkswagen AG's
Gunman kills two, takes own life at Tennessee factory: reports
(Reuters) - A gunman opened fire at a manufacturing plant in eastern Tennessee on Thursday, killing two people before taking his own life, police and local media reported. More »
