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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a willingness on Wednesday to settle for $500 million a legal fight with Harvard University over $2.5 billion in funding his administration canceled over accusations it allowed antisemitism and promoted diversity policies.    “Well it’s a lot of money,” Trump told reporters when asked at the White House if …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department issued a memo on Wednesday that asked recipients of federal funds to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs, which President Donald Trump has aimed to dismantle since taking office in January. Trump has passed executive orders aimed at restricting DEI but Wednesday’s memo laid out specific …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley said on Wednesday he was “offended” and “disappointed” by President Donald Trump’s social media posts targeting him for refusing to end a custom that allows Democratic senators to effectively veto new nominees to serve as judges and prosecutors in their states. At the start …

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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers on Tuesday urged the judge who oversaw his sex crimes trial to release him from jail on a $50-million bond ahead of his October 3 sentencing, after the hip-hop mogul was found not guilty of the most serious charges he faced. In a court …

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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican-led congressional committee rejected on Tuesday a request by a longtime associate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for immunity from future prosecution as a condition for testifying to the panel in the midst of a political storm surrounding President Donald Trump. Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department alleged on Tuesday that the University of California, Los Angeles has failed to prevent a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students since campus protests erupted after the start of Israel’s war in Gaza. The Justice Department alleged UCLA violated federal civil rights law. The university …

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