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By Kristina Cooke and Mica Rosenberg (Reuters) -The United States is restarting deportations of Venezuelans who cross the U.S.-Mexico border unlawfully, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, part of attempts to curb a record number of migrant crossings. President Joe Biden, who took office in January 2021, has faced historic illegal border crossings, fueled …

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NEW YORK (Reuters) -The former campaign treasurer for U.S. Representative George Santos, who has been indicted on fraud charges, pleaded guilty on Thursday to a conspiracy charge for inflating his 2022 congressional campaign’s fundraising numbers. Nancy Marks was arrested on Thursday and entered the plea in federal court in Long Island before U.S. District Judge …

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By David Thomas (Reuters) – Lawyers for My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell sought permission on Thursday to quit representing him in defamation lawsuits brought by Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic USA, alleging he owes the attorneys “millions of dollars” in unpaid legal fees. Lindell, a prominent supporter of Republican former president and current GOP candidate …

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By Jasper Ward and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Former University of Southern California (USC) campus gynecologist George Tyndall, who had been set to stand trial over accusations he sexually assaulted patients, has died, his defense attorney said on Thursday. Tyndall’s lawyer, Leonard Levine, told Reuters on Thursday that a close friend found Tyndall unresponsive after he …

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By Andrew Goudsward and Luc Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump, seeking to dismiss the federal case accusing him of trying to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election, argued on Thursday that he cannot be prosecuted because U.S. presidents are immune from criminal charges. “Here, 234 years of unbroken historical practice – from 1789 …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Thursday he can’t stop federal funds from being used to build sections of a U.S.-Mexico border wall after Congress appropriated the money, adding that he still does not think such a barrier works. Biden said he tried to get Congress to reallocate the funds for the barriers …

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(Reuters) – Striking Hollywood actors and studios will continue their negotiations on Friday, the SAG-AFTRA actors union said on Wednesday. Negotiators for the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) will work internally over the weekend and resume talks on Monday Oct. 9, the union said. (Reporting by Nilutpal …

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By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Trucks attempting to enter the United States from Mexico queued for miles on Wednesday amid delays related to record migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, while an industry group said the value of goods stalled in Mexico had surpassed $1.5 billion. Thousands of trucks have …

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