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(Corrects paragraph 30 to Yellowstone was made national park in 1872, not Yosemite.) By Steve Gorman and Tim Reid CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) -At Yosemite National Park in California, one of the oldest and most popular U.S. natural preserves, the workforce is stretched so thin this season that nearly all staffers, even scientists, are required to …

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By Daniel Trotta WASHINGTON (Reuters) -LGBTQ+ people and supporters from around the world marched through the streets of Washington on Saturday with a mixture of joyful celebration and a show of defiance in the face of President Donald Trump’s rollback of queer rights. The parade route passed within one block of the White House grounds …

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By Sarah N. Lynch and Luc Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported from Maryland to El Salvador by the Trump administration, was flown back to the United States to face criminal charges of transporting illegal immigrants within the U.S., Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Friday.  Abrego Garcia’s return marked an …

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By Jane Ross and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Helmeted police in riot gear turned out on Friday evening in a tense confrontation with protesters in downtown Los Angeles, after a day of federal immigration raids in which dozens of people across the city were reported to be taken into custody. Live Reuters video …

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(Reuters) -Four leaders of the Proud Boys who were pardoned after being found guilty of trying to keep President Donald Trump in power on Jan. 6, 2021 after he lost the election to Joe Biden filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking $100 million from the government. “The Plaintiffs bring this suit to seek redress for …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve announced on Friday that Michael Horowitz will serve as the central bank’s new inspector general. Horowitz, who most recently served as the Justice Department’s inspector general, or IG, replaces Mark Bialek, who retired in April after serving in that role since 2011. As Fed IG, Horowitz is also responsible for …

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By Jack Queen and Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -President Donald Trump is free to bar the Associated Press from some White House media events for now, after a U.S. appeals court on Friday paused a lower court ruling mandating that AP journalists be given access. The divided ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …

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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal by Alabama officials of a judicial decision that a man convicted of a 1997 murder is intellectually disabled – a finding that spared him from the death penalty – as they press ahead with the Republican-governed state’s bid to …

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