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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a three-day investigative hearing into the Jan. 29 collision of a Black Hawk helicopter with an American Airlines passenger jet near Reagan Washington National Airport killing 67 people, the board’s chair said Tuesday. The previously unreported hearing will be held from July 30-Aug. …

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WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday criticized Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for comments that she said encouraged violence at protests in Los Angeles, drawing a rebuke from the Mexican leader, who denied the claims. At a press conference on Monday, Sheinbaum criticized violent acts during the protests against immigration raids …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed actor Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit against actress Blake Lively, who had accused Baldoni of sexually harassing her while filming the 2024 movie “It Ends with Us.”  U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan said Lively’s claims to a California state agency …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would invoke the Insurrection Act if he determined there was an insurrection under way as part of street protests in Los Angeles. “If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it. We’ll see,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, a day after ordering some …

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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended a $134-million deployment of Marines and National Guard to Los Angeles, saying they would safeguard officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose roundups of alleged immigration offenders have triggered days of clashes. “We believe ICE agents should be …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday that the 85 near-miss incidents at Reagan Washington National Airport since 2021 were unacceptable.  On January 29, a Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional passenger jet near Reagan, killing 67 people.  “In the years …

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