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COVID border restrictions on migrants to stay after U.S. Supreme Court order

20 Dec 2022 20 Dec 2022

By Ted Hesson, Steve Holland and Jose Luis Gonzalez WASHINGTON/CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said COVID-era restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border that have prevented hundreds of thousands of migrants from seeking asylum should be kept in place for now, siding with Republicans who brought a legal challenge. The restrictions, known …

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Moscow says 60 Russian ‘hostages’ held in U.S. as prisoner swap talk swirls

20 Dec 2022 20 Dec 2022

(Reuters) -Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that more than 60 Russian “hostages” were serving prison sentences in the United States, the result of what he called an illegal global hunt for Russians by U.S. intelligence services. Vershinin’s remarks, made in an interview to Russia’s state-owned news agency RIA published on Tuesday, come as …

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Idorsia submits a new drug application to the FDA

20 Dec 2022 20 Dec 2022

ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss biotech company Idorsia has submitted a new application for approval of the drug aprocitentan to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Aprocitentan is intended to be used in the treatment of patients with difficult-to-control hypertension. Idorsia included data from a comprehensive clinical and non-clinical development program in the application. (Reporting by …

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Biden meets Ecuador’s president as immigration crisis grows

20 Dec 2022 20 Dec 2022

By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden met Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso on Monday to discuss efforts to stem the flow of migrants to the United States as the White House faces increased pressure over its immigration policies. The Biden administration is required this week to lift Title 42, a public …

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University of California’s striking academic workers begin vote on labor deal

20 Dec 2022 20 Dec 2022

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of striking academic workers began voting on Monday whether to ratify a deal with the University of California and end a 5-week-old walkout that unions say is the biggest work stoppage ever at a U.S. institution of higher education. The proposed contract agreement was hailed by union …

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Biden says ‘silence is complicity’ on anti-Semitism

20 Dec 2022 20 Dec 2022

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Monday used a Hanukkah celebration to call on Americans to get off the sidelines and join the fight against rising anti-Semitism in the United States. “Today, we must all say clearly and forcefully that anti-Semitism and all forms of hate and violence in this country have …

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Trump should face insurrection, obstruction charges, U.S. Capitol riot panel says

20 Dec 2022 20 Dec 2022

By Patricia Zengerle and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol asked federal prosecutors on Monday to charge Donald Trump with four crimes, including obstruction and insurrection, for his role in sparking the deadly riot. The Democratic-led select committee’s request to the Justice …

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Senator Warren, Tesla investor turn up heat over Musk’s Twitter role

20 Dec 2022 20 Dec 2022

By David Shepardson and Hyunjoo Jin WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Senator Elizabeth Warren, a longtime critic of Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk, on Monday raised concerns that the automaker’s board had failed to address the risks posed by his role as CEO of Twitter. Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the social media platform in October …

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Why college coaches are a hot employee benefit

20 Dec 2022 20 Dec 2022

By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Jenny Rosenberger’s daughter started thinking about college, she felt what a lot of parents in America do: Totally overwhelmed. The senior vice president for Bank of America in Newark, Delaware, took one look at the application process – with its mountains of options, paperwork, and opaque admissions …

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Factbox-Jan. 6 riot panel urges prosecution of Trump, allies over U.S. Capitol riot

19 Dec 2022 19 Dec 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Monday asked federal prosecutors to charge former President Donald Trump with obstruction and insurrection for his role in sparking the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol. The request is non-binding, but may increase pressure on prosecutors to bring a criminal case against Trump and …

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