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By Mike Scarcella and Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Three Democratic members of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, alleging their terminations were unlawful. Commissioners Mary Boyle, Alexander Hoehn-Saric and Richard Trumka Jr. filed their lawsuit in the federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland. Each was appointed by former President Joe Biden …

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By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration is ending efforts to secure agreements for federal oversight of police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky, despite a prior government finding they routinely violated the civil rights of Black people. In a major rollback of federal civil rights investigations, the Justice Department …

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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Army will alter the records of transgender soldiers to show only their sex at birth, according to internal guidance seen by Reuters that details a series of steps it will take as it pushes them out of the service. “Commanders will take immediate measures to …

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(Reuters) -The Trump administration published a long-awaited environmental assessment on Tuesday that found that vessel strikes related to oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico are likely to jeopardize the existence of the endangered Rice’s whale. The analysis, known as a biological opinion, governs how endangered and threatened marine species should be protected …

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By AJ Vicens, Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A hacker who breached the communications service used by former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz earlier this month intercepted messages from a broader swathe of American officials than has previously been reported, according to a Reuters review, potentially raising the stakes of a breach that has already …

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By Andrew Mills and Federico Maccioni DOHA (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., said on Wednesday he could maybe run for president one day. Trump, 47, was asked by a moderator during an appearance on a panel in Qatar, if he would run and “pick up the reins” after his father …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Carnegie Hall is suing the operator of several restaurants called the Carnegie Diner and Cafe, accusing it of infringing trademarks belonging to one of the world’s most prestigious music venues. The nonprofit Carnegie Hall Corp, which manages the 134-year-old venue, said Efstathios Antonakopoulos has “taken every opportunity” to trade …

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