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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Columbia University said on Tuesday it was disciplining dozens of pro-Palestinian student protesters who seized part of the school’s main library during a demonstration in early May that led to multiple arrests. Following the protest, the university began an investigation into rules violations, banned participants from the campus and placed …

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By Luc Cohen (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s legal case against the Wall Street Journal over a story about the U.S. president and Jeffrey Epstein could face hurdles, one of which is that it does not appear to comply with Florida state rules over the timing of defamation lawsuits, legal experts said. If the case proceeds, Trump …

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(Reuters) -Elon Musk, who most recently served as a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, may return to U.S. politics, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing SpaceX documents and people familiar with the content. The company added the language laying out such “risk factors” in paperwork sent to investors discussing a tender offer, according to …

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By Jack Queen, Julio-Cesar Chavez and Sarah N. Lynch LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) -Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison was sentenced on Monday to 33 months in prison for violating Breonna Taylor’s rights during the raid in which she was shot and killed, after President Donald Trump’s Justice Department asked the judge to imprison him for …

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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said New Jersey cannot ban the detention of immigrants awaiting deportation within its borders, agreeing with private prison operator CoreCivic that it “destroys the federal government’s marketplace” for detention facilities crucial to immigration enforcement. The 2-1 ruling by the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials told a Senate committee on Tuesday that there have been more than 3,000 drone events near American airports since 2021, including 11 aircraft this year that reported taking evasive action to avoid collisions. Those drone incidents have caused significant flight delays at times near major airports, said Steven …

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By Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson GREENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) -For 125 days in her immigration detention cell, Ingrid Mejia replayed in her head the day she was separated from her 3-year-old son.  Mejia, a 25-year-old farmworker from Guatemala, had gone to court on February 25 on a charge of driving without a license. She didn’t have …

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