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Exclusive-US considering White House adviser Yared for IMF post, sources say

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration is considering recommending White House economic adviser Pierre Yared for the No. 2 job at the International Monetary Fund, sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Monday. IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath announced in July that she would leave her post at the end …

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Former CDC heads warn Kennedy is endangering Americans

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Republican and Democratic presidents warned on Monday that the decisions made by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., culminating in the firing of the CDC’s director, are putting Americans’ health at risk. The …

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Trump calls on pharmaceutical companies to justify success of COVID drugs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called on pharmaceutical companies to justify the success of their drugs intended to treat COVID. He said there is disagreement on whether the drugs saved lives. “With CDC being ripped apart over this question, I want the answer, and I want it NOW,” Trump wrote on Truth …

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US judge halts Trump effort to expand fast-track deportations

(This August 30 story is repeated without any changes to the text) By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday halted Trump administration policies aimed at expanding fast-track deportations, ruling that they violate the constitutional due process rights of migrants who could be apprehended anywhere nationally. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, D.C., …

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Bondi fires Justice Department employee for gesturing at National Guard

(This August 30 story is repeated without any changes to the text) By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi fired a Department of Justice official on Friday for making a vulgar gesture to members of the National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C., on her way to work. “Today, I took action to …

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US judge blocks government from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan children

By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. federal judge on Sunday halted the Trump administration from deporting a group of migrant Guatemalan children already boarded onto planes and potentially hundreds more in government shelters after their lawyers made a pre-dawn emergency appeal. The dramatic scene was reminiscent of other last-minute court challenges …

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US builds up forces in Caribbean as officials, experts, ask why

By Idrees Ali, Patricia Zengerle and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A large buildup of U.S. naval forces in and around the Southern Caribbean has officials in CaracasĀ and experts in the United States asking: is the move aimed at combating drug cartels, as the Trump administration has suggested, or is it for something else entirely? Seven …

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US expands visa restrictions for Palestinians, NY Times reports

(Reuters) -The United States has suspended visa approvals for nearly everyone who holds a Palestinian passport, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The restrictions go beyond those President Donald Trump’s administration had previously announced on visitors from Gaza. They would prevent Palestinians from traveling to the United States for medical treatment, attending college and …

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