By Jasper Ward (Reuters) – U.S. singer-songwriter and pianist Billy Joel said on Friday he is canceling all his scheduled concerts after he was recently diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain disorder. The 76-year-old singer is undergoing physical therapy and has been advised to refrain from performing while he recovers, according to a statement …
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By Jayla Whitfield-Anderson JENA, Louisiana (Reuters) -Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist arrested by U.S. immigration agents in March, met his month-old son for the first time on Thursday before an immigration hearing, his attorneys said. After the daylong hearing, Judge Jamee Comans of the LaSalle Immigration Court in Jena, Louisiana, did …
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(Reuters) -The Texas health department on Friday reported 728 cases of measles in the state, up by six cases from its last update on Tuesday. In Gaines County, the epicenter of the outbreak in the state, the number of infections rose by two cases to 408 since the last update, the Texas Department of State …
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(Reuters) -A U.S. judge will hold a hearing on Tuesday on the request of New York city and state and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority seeking a order to block the Trump administration from killing Manhattan’s congestion pricing program. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman will hold the preliminary injunction hearing one day before Transportation Secretary Sean …
(Reuters) -U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that President Donald Trump will sign executive orders on Friday aimed at boosting nuclear power. Reuters reported on Thursday that Trump would sign orders that aim to jumpstart the nuclear energy industry by easing the regulatory process on approvals for new reactors and strengthening fuel supply chains. (Reporting …
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By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. government scientists forecast an above-normal 2025 hurricane season on Thursday, and said big staffing and budget cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would not hinder its ability to forecast devastating storms and warn the public. The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and is forecast …
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By Kaylee Kang, Jaimi Dowdell (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s latest blow against Harvard University – cutting off its ability to enroll foreign students – rippled throughout higher education Thursday, because it aims at a major source of revenue for hundreds of schools across the United States. Because international students are more likely to pay …
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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump’s firing of two Democratic members of federal labor boards to remain in effect while their legal challenges proceed in a dispute that tests his power over independent government agencies. The court also sought to allay concerns voiced by critics of the Republican …
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By Christian Martinez LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -At least two people were killed and eight others injured on Thursday when a small plane crashed in a San Diego neighborhood where military families lived, damaging houses and vehicles. The crash occurred around 3:45 a.m. local time (1045 GMT) in a military housing complex in the Tierrasanta neighborhood, …
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By Tim Cocks, Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Following is a look at some of the claims made by U.S. President Donald Trump about the alleged persecution of South Africa’s white minority. Trump made several false statements and misrepresented some facts during a contentious Oval Office meeting on Wednesday with President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa tried to …
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