WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, will serve as executive director of the presidential task force for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico. During Trump’s first term, Andrew Giuliani served as a special …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Four anonymous housekeepers sued legendary Motown singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson on Tuesday for $50 million, alleging that he sexually assaulted them for years while his wife covered up the abuse and contributed to a hostile work environment. Representatives for Robinson did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and the …
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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Eight migrants thought to have been lost at sea off California after their boat capsized, have been found alive, ending a human smuggling drama that left four people dead, including two children from the same Indian family, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. U.S. Border Patrol agents found the eight …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Tuesday it will review an incident at the University of Washington in which pro-Palestinian protesters occupied a university building while demanding the school cut ties with Boeing over its contracts with the Israeli military. The administration of President Donald Trump labeled the incident as …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. F-18 fighter jet was lost in the Red Sea on Tuesday after tipping off the flight deck of the Harry S Truman aircraft carrier, in the second such incident in about a week, two U.S. officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The officials said the fighter jet failed to …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he was nominating four Missouri lawyers with experience as prosecutors or working under the state’s Republican attorney general to serve as federal trial court judges in the state. The new nominees brought the total number of judicial nominations made by Trump in his …
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By P.J. Huffstutter and Leah Douglas CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Senate have asked the Department of Agriculture to explain why billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency must approve certain government farm loans and loan guarantees before they are issued, according to a copy of a letter seen by Reuters. The lawmakers …
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(Reuters) -The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a research division of the U.S. Department of Energy that focuses on energy sources like wind and solar, said on Tuesday that it laid off 114 employees due to federal budget cuts, stop work orders and new directives. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The staff reduction at NREL, based in …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to end Energy Star, a program whose iconic blue labels have certified the energy efficiency of home appliances for more than three decades, as part of its broader reorganization, two sources briefed on the reorganization told Reuters. The proposed end of the popular program would come as …
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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted President Donald Trump’s administration to implement his ban on transgender people in the military, allowing the armed forces to discharge the thousands of current transgender troops and reject new recruits while legal challenges play out. The court granted the Justice Department’s request to …
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