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By Nate Raymond and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Monday toward the legality of race-conscious admissions policies in cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina that could imperil affirmative action programs often used to boost enrollment of Black and Hispanic students. The court, which has …

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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A member of the far-right Oath Keepers group who took part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 compared it to the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison in the French Revolution on Monday, and said he hoped to “disrupt Congress” from certifying President Joe …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The election in Brazil that saw leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva elected for a third term as president reinforce trust in the country’s democratic institutions, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday. Price said figures from across Brazil’s political spectrum had expressed respect for the outcome of Sunday’s vote, …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his election victory during a call on Monday, the White House said in a statement. Biden and Lula discussed their countries’ strong relationship and committed to continue working as partners to address common challenges, the White House said. (Reporting by …

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By Rich McKay (Reuters) – A man exonerated last year in the 1965 slaying of Black activist Malcolm X and the estate of a second man cleared posthumously reached a settlement totaling $36 million with New York City and state, their attorney said on Sunday. Muhammad Aziz, 84, had sought $40 million after serving about …

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(Reuters) – Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk appeared to have deleted a tweet posted on Sunday referencing an unfounded theory regarding the attack on the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at their San Francisco home. The since-deleted tweet was in response to one by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who blamed the …

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By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) – Election officials in the United States have been alerted to safe-proof their voting systems and be vigilant about political violence amid a “very complex threat environment,” top U.S. cybersecurity official Jen Easterly said on Sunday in the wake of an attack on the husband of a leading Democratic lawmaker last …

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