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U.S. to finalize rule to limit asylum access at Mexico border by May 11

6 May 2023

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. will finalize by May 11 a new regulation that will deny asylum to many migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, the same day sweeping COVID-19 restrictions at the border are set to end, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Friday. Under the new regulation, migrants will …

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Scope Ratings places US credit ratings under review for possible downgrade

6 May 2023

(Reuters) -Scope Ratings on Friday placed the United States of America’s AA long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings in local and foreign currency under review for a possible downgrade due to longer run risks associated with the misuse of the debt ceiling instrument. Scope, which is seen as the leading European credit rating agency, …

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Georgia fake elector defendants accept immunity in Trump probe -lawyer

6 May 2023

(Reuters) – Prosecutors for Georgia’s Fulton County have granted immunity to at least eight people under investigation for conspiring to overturn Georgia’s vote in the 2020 presidential election, according to a court filing on Friday. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to disclose this summer whether former President Donald Trump and others will …

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U.S. Supreme Court halts execution of Oklahoma inmate Glossip

6 May 2023

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday halted the scheduled execution of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, whose cause drew support from the state’s Republican attorney general after an investigation shed new light on evidence relating to the 1997 murder Glossip was convicted of commissioning. The justices acted after a divided Oklahoma …

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New York City congestion pricing plan clears key hurdle

5 May 2023

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday approved the release of the final environmental assessment for New York City’s congestion pricing plan for public comment, a key step before the project can be green-lighted. The Federal Highway Administration approval is a milestone in efforts to implement the plan announced in 2019 to reduce …

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Lawmaker and head of NSF warn of delays to funding U.S. tech research

5 May 2023

By Jane Lanhee Lee Santa Clara, California (Reuters) – Silicon Valley’s U.S. Democratic Representative Ro Khanna and the director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) warned on Friday against delays to funding for U.S. research in the face of surging technology investment by rivals such as China. While the CHIPS and Science Act authorized the …

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US CDC chief Rochelle Walensky stepping down in June

5 May 2023

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, a top health official who oversaw the agency’s contentious response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is leaving the institution at the end of June, the CDC said on Friday. Walensky led the institution for two years …

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Biden says Republicans manufacturing a crisis over debt limit

5 May 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden sharply criticized ‘MAGA’ Republicans for their refusal to vote in a higher federal debt ceiling, signaling that there would be little compromise from the White House at a key May 9 meeting with congressional leaders. Republicans are “divided” on the debt ceiling, Biden said, speaking ahead of a meeting …

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Hollywood studios push back against striking writers’ claim of ‘gig’ workforce

5 May 2023

By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The group representing Hollywood studios fired back on Thursday at claims from striking film and television workers that they have been forced into the “gig economy” because of changes brought by the streaming TV era. Roughly 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went …

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U.S. settles landmark Alabama environmental justice case

5 May 2023

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – Alabama authorities discriminated against Black residents of a rural county by denying access to adequate sewage systems and fining them for sanitation problems beyond their control, according to a first-of-its kind environmental justice agreement announced on Thursday by the Biden administration. Under the deal that followed an 18-month federal probe, …

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