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By Rory Carroll and Daniel Trotta LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The Los Angeles Dodgers said they had denied U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents access to the parking lot at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, in the team’s first sign of opposition to immigration raids that have rattled California’s largest city. The Dodgers, whose baseball fan base …

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By Janina Nuno Rios (Reuters) -After nearly half a century shaping one of the NBA’s most well-known franchises, the Buss family is stepping down as majority owners of the Los Angeles Lakers, marking the end of an era that fused sporting dominance with Hollywood spectacle. When Jerry Buss, a former chemist turned real estate mogul, …

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Los Angeles (Reuters) -The Buss family is entering an agreement to sell a majority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN reported on Wednesday, marking the end of an era for one of the NBA’s most influential owners. Mark Walter, the CEO and chairman of holding company TWG Global, is set to take the majority …

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By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The prospect of a U.S. strike against Iran has exposed divisions in the coalition of supporters that brought President Donald Trump to power, with some of his base urging him not to get the country involved in a new Middle East war. Some of Trump’s most prominent …

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By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors on Wednesday in a setback for transgender rights that could bolster efforts by states to defend other measures targeting transgender people. The court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative justices, decided …

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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered the resumption of student visa appointments but will significantly tighten its social media vetting in a bid to identify any applicants who may be hostile towards the United States, according to an internal State Department cable reviewed by Reuters. U.S. consular officers are …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent safety recommendation Wednesday to address the possibility of smoke entering the cockpit or cabin of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes equipped with CFM International LEAP-1B engines. The NTSB also recommended evaluating the potential for the same issue with LEAP-1A and LEAP-1C engines, which …

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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a rule adopted by the administration of former President Joe Biden that strengthened privacy protections for women seeking abortions and patients who receive gender transition treatments. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, said the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services exceeded …

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