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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s request to slash $9.4 billion in spending on foreign aid and public broadcasting, sending the package for consideration by the Senate. The measure passed the House, where Trump’s Republicans hold a slim majority and have shown little appetite …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said he would issue an order soon to address the effects of his immigration crackdown on the country’s farm and hotel industries, which rely heavily on migrant labor. “Our farmers are being hurt badly and we’re going to have to do something about that… We’re going to have an …

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NEW YORK (Reuters) -The judge overseeing Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial in Manhattan on Thursday declared a mistrial on a third-degree rape charge against the former Hollywood movie mogul, after one of the jurors refused to continue deliberations. Weinstein had been found guilty on Wednesday on a separate sex abuse charge, on the fifth day of …

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By Jack Queen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -The judge overseeing Harvey Weinstein’s criminal case in Manhattan declared a mistrial on a rape charge on Thursday, one day after the former Hollywood movie mogul was convicted on a separate felony sex abuse charge. Justice Curtis Farber of the state Supreme Court ended the trial …

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By Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday will propose new biofuel blending requirements for oil refiners for the coming two years that will likely include a lower biomass-based diesel mandate than industry groups had requested, according to four sources familiar with the matter. The White House has …

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(Reuters) -U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long-time vaccine skeptic, has been making sweeping changes to reshape U.S. regulation of vaccines, food and medicine. The most far-reaching of his moves culminated in the layoff of all 17 members of a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts. Here are …

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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic governors walked a tight line on Thursday, criticizing President Donald Trump’s use of the military to respond to protests over his immigration crackdown, while voicing support for deporting immigrants who commit violent crimes. Governors JB Pritzker of Illinois, Tim Walz of Minnesota and Kathy Hochul of New York appeared …

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