By Marisa Taylor, Chris Prentice and Mike Colias BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan (Reuters) -Close relatives of the federal official who has accused a Federal Reserve governor of improperly claiming primary residence on two properties have declared the same status on two homes in two different states, public records show. Mark and Julie Pulte, the father and …
By Tim Reid, Jayla Whitfield-Anderson and Brad Heath SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (Reuters) -Shreveport Police Chief Wayne E. Smith sits in his office beside a map dotted with pins – each marking one of the 26 murders that have shaken this small Louisiana city so far this year. He is weighing a proposal floated by President Donald …
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By David Shepardson ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, (Reuters) -A House lawmaker said on Friday he wants Congress to require the U.S. Army inspector general to conduct an audit of the January 29 collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that killed 67 people. Representative Don Beyer said the Army inspector general’s office has …
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(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is tightening oversight of imports of GLP-1 drug ingredients, used for weight loss and diabetes, amid concerns that many of the items may be adulterated and pose a safety risk. The move comes as the FDA cracks down on unapproved compounded drugs, which had filled the gap during …
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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday voided a Biden administration-era rule that changed the calculation of the petroleum-equivalent fuel economy of electric vehicles, a victory for 13 Republican state attorneys general who said the rule overstated EVs’ efficiency. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis said the Department …
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By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed the federal migrant detention center in Florida known as “Alligator Alcatraz” to resume operations, blocking a lower court ruling that ordered the facility to stop taking new detainees and ordered a halt to construction work. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats “will force votes” in the coming weeks in an effort to reverse President Donald Trump’s import tariffs, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said, citing Friday’s report on slowed job growth and increased unemployment as a reason. (Reporting by Rick Cowan; Writing by Katharine Jackson)
By Nandita Bose and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defense the “Department of War,” a White House official said on Thursday, a move that would put Trump’s stamp on the government’s biggest organization. The order would authorize Defense Secretary …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of State on Friday announced changes to its foreign service test, including dropping its situational judgement section and personal narrative essay requirement. Updates to the test, which include a new logic and reasoning portion, are part of ongoing efforts to modernize and strengthen merit-based selection of American diplomats, said the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. immigration authorities arrested 475 workers at a Hyundai facility in Georgia on Thursday, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said on Friday. Many of those arrested had temporary visas for tourism and business travel that are not authorized for work, including South Korean nationals, the official told Reuters. (Reporting by Ted …
