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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Jordanian national in Orlando, Florida, was sentenced to six years in U.S. federal prison for threats against and attacks on businesses over their perceived support for Israel, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Rights advocates have noted rising threats in the U.S. against Jews, …

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By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several U.S. Democratic senators introduced a resolution on Thursday to potentially compel a State Department review of human rights issues in El Salvador, particularly concerning the imprisonment of men deported in recent weeks from the U.S. The resolution calls for a review of human rights in El Salvador, focusing …

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By Valerie Volcovici and Tim McLaughlin WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As forecasters predict another devastating year of wildfires, a tool developed by Environmental Protection Agency scientists to study the health effects of hazardous smoke has effectively been grounded by a looming Trump administration reorganization, three people familiar with the impact of the planned cuts say. Kolibri, a …

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By Marisa Taylor, Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of 42 Democratic lawmakers has called for a review of Elon Musk’s role in the bidding process for the “Golden Dome” missile defense shield, a project championed by President Donald Trump. In a letter dated May 1 and sent to the acting US Defense Department Inspector …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order creating a religious liberty commission during a multifaith event in the White House Rose Garden. (Reporting by Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal; additional reorting by Katharine Jackson and Susan Heavey)

By Jody Godoy and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense wants new and existing defense contracts to give the Army the right to repair its own weapons, in a bid to save money and time by ending requirements to use original manufacturers for servicing. The move introducing a “right to repair” …

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(This April 25 story has been corrected to remove the word ‘trysts,’ so as not to imply contacts were consensual, in paragraph 6) By Brad Brooks and Samuel McKeith (Reuters) – Virginia Giuffre, one of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, has died by suicide, her family said on Friday. Giuffre, 41, …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 approval of California’s plans to require a rising number of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks. The House also voted to repeal an EPA waiver issued in December under former President Joe Biden for California’s “Omnibus” low-NOx regulation …

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