By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday reinstated the convictions of a former Fox executive and an Argentine sports marketing company for trying to bribe soccer officials in exchange for lucrative broadcasting contracts. In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a Brooklyn judge erred in …
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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped up arrests of immigrants in the U.S. illegally, cracked down on unlawful border crossings and stripped legal status from hundreds of thousands of migrants since January 20. ARRESTS Trump won back the White House promising record numbers of deportations. A Trump administration budget document published …
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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Wisconsin’s top state court ruled on Wednesday that an 1849 state law banning abortion in virtually all cases cannot be enforced, rejecting claims it had been revived after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling three years ago returned the authority to regulate abortion to individual states. The 4-3 decision by the …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived part of a lawsuit accusing the Federal Reserve Bank of New York of illegally firing two longtime employees who claimed religious objections against COVID-19 vaccinations. In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found disputed issues over the sincerity …
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By Lisa Richwine and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean “Diddy” Combs, who elevated hip-hop in American culture while building a music and clothing empire that made him a billionaire, was found guilty of prostitution-related offenses but cleared of sex trafficking on Wednesday. The mixed verdict means he will be spared the possibility of a life sentence, but …
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By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The jury at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial has reached a verdict on four of the five counts the music mogul faces, the judge overseeing the case said on Tuesday, without revealing the outcome. After two days of deliberation, the jury reached a verdict on four …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The University of Pennsylvania has agreed with the Trump administration to disavow and apologize for having allowed transgender women to compete in female-only sports under past National Collegiate Athletic Association rules and to erase any athletic records and titles they earned. The accord announced on Tuesday settles a U.S. Education Department …
By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to end temporary deportation protections and work permits for approximately 521,000 Haitian immigrants before the program’s scheduled expiration date. The Department of Homeland Security had in February rescinded Democratic President Joe Biden’s extension through February 3, …
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By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is adding fragrances to the growing list of merchandise that bear his name, raising fresh questions about his use of the presidential bully pulpit to hawk products that enrich him and his family. The former New York real estate tycoon, who moved back into the White …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt, Evelyn Hockstein and Maria Alejandra Cardona OCHOPEE, Florida (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday toured a remote migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as his Republican allies advanced a sweeping spending bill that could ramp up deportations. The facility sits some 37 miles (60 km) from Miami in …
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