By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ former personal assistant testified on Friday at the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial that he often bought drugs for his boss and set up hotel rooms for sex parties known as “wild king nights.” Prosecutors hope the testimony by Brendan Paul, who worked for Combs from …
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Police in Ohio said on Friday they had arrested a man after he allegedly ran a U.S. Congressman off a road, threatened the politician and his family, and yelled antisemitic slurs and waved a Palestinian flag before fleeing. Police in Rocky River, Ohio, said in a statement that they had arrested …
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By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering a potential plan to vaccinate poultry against bird flu for the first time that includes evaluating how it would affect exports, the agency told Reuters this week. The actions advance the government’s assessment of a vaccine after the USDA received proposals on usage from …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration has faced judicial roadblocks while attempting to deport foreign pro-Palestinian students and protesters in the U.S., including on Friday when a judge ordered that Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil be released from immigration custody. Trump has labeled the protesters as antisemitic and extremist sympathizers. Protesters, including …
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A former Haitian mayor was sentenced on Friday to nine years in a U.S. prison after being convicted of illegally obtaining a green card allowing him to reside in the United States by concealing his role in a brutal campaign to kill and torture his political opponents. Jean Morose Viliena, …
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(Reuters) -The White House recently rejected the Pentagon’s pick to head the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, Politico reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with the move. It is not clear why the White House decided not to move forward with Army Lieutenant General Richard Angle’s nomination, Politico reported. (Reporting by Bhargav …
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By Patrick Wingrove and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -Major cities across the United States are preparing for extreme temperatures caused by a heat dome that hit the U.S. Plains on Friday and is expected to expand to much of the rest of the country over the coming days. Potentially dangerous temperatures of 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40 …
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By Nathan Layne LAKE LURE, North Carolina (Reuters) -When Hurricane Helene’s flood waters slammed into Lake Lure’s century-old dam last September, gouging a massive scar into one embankment and cascading five months’ worth of rain down its sides, town commissioner Dave DiOrio worried it might fail. Emergency sirens blared. “DAM FAILURE IMMINENT!” the National Weather …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he was looking at immigration policy steps that would allow farms to take responsibility for people they hire. “We’re looking at doing something where, in the case of good, reputable farmers, they can take responsibility for the people that they hire and let them have …
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By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican provisions to slash funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other financial watchdogs violate budgetary rules, the U.S. Senate’s nonpartisan referee said on Friday, jeopardizing their inclusion in a sweeping tax-cut and spending bill pushed by President Donald Trump. Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, whose role is to ensure …
