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By Jack Queen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense team sought to portray Casandra Ventura on Thursday as a willing participant in his drug-fueled sex performances known as “Freak Offs,” in a bid to undercut prosecutors at the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial. Ventura, a rhythm and blues singer known as …

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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Harvard University has settled a high-profile lawsuit by an Orthodox Jewish student who accused the Ivy League school of ignoring antisemitism on campus. Alexander Kestenbaum, who is known as Shabbos, and Harvard jointly agreed to end the case, according to a dismissal notice filed on Thursday in Boston federal court. …

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By Andrew Chung, John Kruzel, Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court wrestled on Thursday over Donald Trump’s attempt to broadly enforce his executive order to restrict birthright citizenship, a move that would affect thousands of babies born each year as the Republican president seeks a major shift in how the U.S. Constitution has …

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By Leah Douglas and Nathan Layne (Reuters) -The loss of key staff and low morale at the Federal Emergency Management Agency have derailed the agency’s planning for the June 1 start of hurricane season, according to an internal document seen by Reuters, though the agency chief said on Thursday that FEMA is well prepared. The …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. congressional Democrats on Thursday sought to block arms sales to the United Arab Emirates over its alleged involvement in Sudan’s civil war and concern about crypto currency ties, the same day Republican President Donald Trump announced $200 billion in new deals with the Gulf State. Democrats Chris Murphy, Chris …

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By Tom Polansek ROSEMONT, Illinois (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to step up safety reviews on chemicals in foods, including one widely used as a preservative in products containing fats, said Kyle Diamantas, the agency’s top food official, on Thursday. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose agency oversees the FDA, …

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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -A U.S. judge in New Mexico on Thursday dismissed trespassing charges against dozens of migrants caught in a new military zone on the U.S.-Mexico border, marking a setback for Trump administration efforts to raise penalties for illegal crossings. Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Gregory Wormuth began filing the dismissals late on Wednesday, …

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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Florida became the second state to ban fluoride in its water supply on Thursday, as use of the mineral used to strengthen teeth increasingly comes under attack from Republicans.  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill banning fluoride, saying at a signing event that “forcing it into the water supply is …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday defeated a Democratic resolution calling for a review of human rights in El Salvador, focusing on conditions at a maximum-security prison holding people deported from the United States. The measure was defeated 50-45, with senators voting along party lines. It had not been expected to …

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