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WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – The suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members in an ambush in downtown Washington, D.C., last week was charged on Tuesday with murder and other offenses as he made his first court appearance, appearing remotely from a hospital bed.   A judge ordered Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, held in custody without …

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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will halt federal payments that help administer the food stamp program to Democratic-led states next week if they do not turn over aid recipient data, according to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. Democratic state and federal officials have resisted an effort …

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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – A key figure in the Trump administration’s now-dismissed criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey has asked a federal judge to bar prosecutors from continuing to use crucial evidence, according to court documents made public on Tuesday. The material at issue in the lawsuit from Daniel …

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By Rich McKay Dec 2 (Reuters) – An intensifying weather system was expected to bring heavy snow or rain to parts of the U.S. Midwest, the Appalachians and the Northeast on Tuesday, with more than 50 million Americans under a winter storm advisory. Up to a foot of snow is forecast across the Ohio Valley, …

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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared poised on Tuesday to side with the operator of Christian faith-based anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers” in New Jersey in a dispute stemming from the state attorney general’s investigation into whether these facilities engage in deceptive practices. During arguments in the case, a …

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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – The Trump administration has renamed one of the country’s energy laboratories to remove the word ‘renewable’ in the latest effort to downplay electricity sources such as solar and wind power in favor of fossil fuels.  The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, based in Golden, Colorado, will now be …

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