By Sarah N. Lynch and Ned Parker WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration this week ordered federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., to be more aggressive in pursuing criminal cases against people arrested as part of a crackdown in the nation’s capital, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move marks an escalation of …
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Hundreds of additional National Guard troops are headed to Washington, D.C., from half a dozen Republican-led states, bolstering President Donald Trump’s extraordinary move to flood the Democratic-led city with soldiers and federal agents in what he claims is an effort to fight violent crime. The Republican governors of Mississippi, Louisiana, and …
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By Leah Douglas and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it will heighten scrutiny of some solar and wind projects but stopped short of ending all agency support for clean energy projects on U.S. farms, according to a press release. The release came a day after Agriculture Secretary Brooke …
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By Kanishka Singh and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department said on Monday the American government played no role in the release of an Israeli official charged with soliciting sex electronically from a minor. Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was one of eight people charged last week following an undercover operation “targeting child sex predators,” …
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By Puyaan Singh and Kamal Choudhury (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has denied approval for PTC Therapeutics’ oral medication for a rare genetic disorder with limited treatment options, the company said on Tuesday. In its so-called Complete Response Letter, the FDA said the data did not provide substantial efficacy evidence for the drug, …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has debarred 17 people for violating or conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control Act, the State Department said on Tuesday. Those who have been debarred cannot participate directly or indirectly in activities regulated by International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the department said. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya and Katharine Jackson)
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Conflicts of interest on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee were at historic lows around the time when Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members in June, new data published in a medical journal on Monday showed. Kennedy had said, based on findings …
By Brad Brooks and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Democratic lawmakers in Texas returned to the state on Monday, ending a two-week walkout that broke quorum and temporarily blocked Republican efforts to redraw congressional maps at the behest of U.S. President Donald Trump. Texas House of Representatives Minority Leader Gene Wu, chairperson of the Texas House Democratic …
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By Lisa Richwine and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The accused Los Angeles drug dealer known as the “ketamine queen” has agreed to plead guilty to charges that she supplied the dose of the prescription anesthetic that killed “Friends” star Matthew Perry, prosecutors said on Monday. Jasveen Sangha, 42, who authorities said ran an …
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By Lisa Richwine and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The accused Los Angeles drug dealer known as the “ketamine queen” has agreed to plead guilty to charges that she supplied the dose of the prescription anesthetic that killed “Friends” star Matthew Perry, prosecutors said on Monday. Jasveen Sangha, 42, who authorities said ran an …
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