By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – A son of imprisoned Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on Monday pleaded guilty in a U.S. drug trafficking case, months after his brother struck a similar deal. Joaquin Guzman Lopez had been scheduled to appear in federal court in Chicago for a status hearing, but …
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By Nate Raymond Dec 1 (Reuters) – A former immigration judge filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming she was wrongfully fired by President Donald Trump’s administration, which she says relied on an “unjust” belief that the president can legally discriminate against federal workers based on their sex, national origin and political affiliation. In her lawsuit …
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By Andrew Goudsward Dec 1 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court determined on Monday that Alina Habba, a former personal lawyer to Donald Trump, was unlawfully appointed as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey and disqualified her from supervising cases in a decision rebuking the Republican president. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of …
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By Andrea Shalal and Costas Pitas WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. on Monday assumed the 12-month presidency of the Group of 20 major economies amid a bitter feud with outgoing president South Africa, and Washington said it will focus its agenda on promoting economic growth and prosperity. The U.S. State Department issued a statement …
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By Lauren Young NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) – December 2 is the date this year when nonprofit organizations will celebrate Giving Tuesday, a global movement encouraging philanthropy on the heels of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Michael Thatcher, president and chief executive officer of Charity Navigator, which rates nonprofits on their financial health and …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said on Monday it will begin charging air travelers $45 on February 1 if their IDs do not meet stricter federal standards, a move aimed at encouraging travelers to get the enhanced identity documents. In May 2025, the TSA began enforcing the …
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By Jarrett Renshaw and Laila Kearney DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The residents came in camouflage hats and red shirts signaling unity, more than 300 of them packing into a rural Pennsylvania planning commission meeting to protest a proposed data center they feared would carve up their farmland and upend the quiet rhythms of …
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Dec 1 (Reuters) – Eli Lilly said on Monday it has lowered the price of single-dose vials of its popular obesity drug Zepbound to make the treatment more affordable for U.S. patients, as demand for weight-loss therapies surge. Patients with a prescription can now buy the starting dose of 2.5 mg for $299 per month, …
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By Rich McKay Dec 1 (Reuters) – A blast of frigid air from Canada is expected to dump up to a foot of snow along a stretch extending from Michigan to central New England and put more than 16 million Americans under winter storm advisories, forecasters said on Monday. The storm, which was already dropping …
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By Matt Tracy Nov 30 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has commuted the seven-year sentence of former GPB Capital Holdings CEO David Gentile, with a White House official on Sunday countering the claims at trial brought by the Biden administration that led to Gentile’s conviction last year. Founded in 2013, GPB Capital Holdings used investor …
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