By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved NuScale Power’s design for 77 megawatt reactors, clearing a hurdle for the company as it seeks to be the first company to build a U.S. small modular reactor. NuScale sought approval for the 77 MW design to improve economics and performance of …
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By Sriparna Roy (Reuters) -Privately held Stealth BioTherapeutics said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had declined to approve its therapy for an ultra-rare condition called Barth Syndrome, prompting it to cut 30% of its workforce. Barth syndrome, which is estimated to affect around 150 people in the United States, has no approved …
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By Simon Lewis, Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday formally notified Congress of its plans for a major overhaul of the State Department, which will cut thousands of jobs, refocus the agency’s human rights bureau on “Western values” and reorient the refugee bureau toward returning migrants to their …
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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback to environmentalists on Thursday by allowing federal agencies to limit the scope of their reviews of the environmental impact of projects they regulate, as the justices bolstered a Utah railway project intended to transport crude oil. The 8-0 ruling overturned a lower court’s decision …
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(Reuters) -The Trump administration signaled on Thursday it might back off plans to immediately revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students because of several concerns, including its alleged failure to police antisemitism on campus, and would instead employ a lengthier administrative process. According to a court filing, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent …
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By Nandita Bose, David Shepardson and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading a tumultuous efficiency drive, during which he upended several federal agencies but ultimately failed to deliver the generational savings he had sought. His “off-boarding will begin tonight,” a White House official told Reuters …
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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to resume processing applications from migrants seeking work permits or more lasting immigration status who are living in the country temporarily under “parole” programs. The ruling by District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston will provide relief to thousands of …
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By Nate Raymond, Luc Cohen and Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was nominating Justice Department official Emil Bove, a lawyer who defended Trump when he was convicted of criminal charges over hush money paid to a porn star, to serve as a federal appeals court judge. Trump announced in …
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By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Trump administration’s bid to deport Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is likely unconstitutional, a U.S. judge said on Wednesday, finding that the little-used provision of immigration law invoked by the government was too vague. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz’s ruling marked the …
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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed a full pardon for former U.S. Representative Michael Grimm of New York, who had pleaded guilty to a felony tax evasion charge in 2014, a White House official said on Wednesday. A Republican like Trump, Grimm represented districts that included Staten Island and a small portion of southern Brooklyn. …
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