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Biden’s immigration goals fade after setbacks at the U.S.-Mexico border

20 Jan 2022

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Days after U.S. President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, two of his top immigration advisors outlined bold plans, including a major immigration reform bill, a 100-day deportation moratorium, and a strategy to restore protections for asylum seekers that were degraded under former President Donald Trump. One year …

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New York Mayor Adams to receive first paycheck in cryptocurrency

20 Jan 2022

(Reuters) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said his first paycheck, to arrive on Friday, will be automatically converted into cryptocurrency via Coinbase Global Inc. The salary will be converted to ethereum and bitcoin, the statement added. The mayor last year said he would take his first three paychecks in bitcoin and …

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U.S. assesses Russian retaliation potential should it be cut from SWIFT -senator

20 Jan 2022

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is analyzing what damage could be done by Russia to Western allies, such as halting oil and gas exports, if the Biden administration cuts Moscow out of the SWIFT financial system should it re-invade Ukraine, a U.S. senator said on Thursday. Russia has massed about 100,000 …

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U.S. consumer watchdog to scrutinize for-profit colleges’ student loan programs

20 Jan 2022

By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will begin examining for-profit colleges’ in-house private loans program as it ramps up scrutiny of the student loan sector under its new Democratic leadership, the agency said on Thursday. CFPB examiners will review loan origination and servicing, focusing on colleges that improperly …

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Republican candidate for Georgia governor calls for election police unit

20 Jan 2022

(Reuters) – David Perdue, a Republican candidate for Georgia governor, on Thursday called for the establishment of a police unit to investigate voter fraud, underscoring his campaign strategy of promoting falsehoods about wrongdoing in the 2020 election. Perdue, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump in his bid to unseat fellow Republican Brian …

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U.S. preparing for possible future COVID variants -White House

20 Jan 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is preparing for future variants of COVID-19, White House chief of Staff Ron Klain told MSNBC in an interview that aired on Thursday as the Omicron-related wave of cases appeared to be easing in parts of the country. “We’re prepared. We’re increasing the production of tests. We’re increasing the …

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U.S. drops criminal case against MIT professor over China ties

20 Jan 2022

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday dropped charges against a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor accused of concealing his ties to China when seeking federal grant money, in the latest setback for a crackdown on Chinese influence on American research. Federal prosecutors in Boston in a court filing https://tmsnrt.rs/3rwAjKl said …

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams to receive first paycheck in cryptocurrency via Coinbase

20 Jan 2022

(Reuters) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said his first paycheck, to arrive Friday, will be automatically converted into cryptocurrency via Coinbase Global Inc. The salary will be converted to Ethereum and Bitcoin, the statement added. The mayor last year said he would take his first three paychecks in bitcoin and signaled …

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U.S. colleges get another $198 million to tackle COVID -statement

20 Jan 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is giving U.S. colleges and universities another $198 million to help them curb COVID-19 and address student needs such as housing and food amid the ongoing pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education said on Thursday. The wave of new funds, approved as part of the American Rescue Plan law …

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Maxwell formally requests new trial after lawyers raise concern about juror

20 Jan 2022

(This Jan.19 story corrects typographical error in headline) By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers late on Wednesday formally asked for a new trial after the British socialite’s lawyers raised concern about a juror’s possible failure to disclose before the trial that he was sexually abused as a child. Maxwell, 60, was …

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