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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration is replacing lawyers in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan after they accidentally filed an internal government letter that cast significant doubt on the Transportation Department’s effort to kill New York’s congestion pricing program in New York, a government spokesperson said. Lawyers for the U.S. Attorney’s Office …

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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer told a judge on Friday that the “swinger” lifestyle is common, laying out part of the hip-hop mogul’s strategy for securing an acquittal on sex trafficking charges after he rejected a plea offer. Federal prosecutor Madison Smyser disclosed the plea offer and Combs’ rejection at …

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(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 646 cases of measles in the state on Friday, an increase of 22 cases from three days ago, as the United States battles one of its worst outbreaks of the childhood disease. There have been three confirmed deaths from measles this year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease …

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By Patrick Wingrove and Dan Levine (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected a bid by compounding pharmacies to keep making copies of Novo Nordisk’s popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy while a legal challenge over drug shortages unfolds, court records showed. The decision came in response to a February lawsuit from a …

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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four Republican states have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to let them ban soda, energy drinks and other food items from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, according to an agency spokesperson. President Donald Trump’s administration has said it will hastily approve such waivers …

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(Reuters) -Quarterback Cam Ward was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the first pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday, completing his improbable rise from an overlooked and unranked high school recruit to sure-fire first overall pick. Titans fans on hand for the draft in Green Bay cheered when Commissioner Roger Goodell called Ward’s name …

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By Sarah N. Lynch and Peter Eisler WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is terminating $811 million in grants, including some impacting victim service programs ranging from trauma centers and sign language interpretation for domestic violence victims to police training, according to internal documents and two sources. The 365 competitive grants being terminated were valued …

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By Pritam Biswas and Ateev Bhandari (Reuters) -Harvard University’s endowment is in advanced talks to sell private equity fund interests totaling about $1 billion, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The sale process started last year and is unrelated to threats of funding cuts from U.S. President Donald Trump, the person said, …

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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge has ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to facilitate the return of a second man sent to a prison in El Salvador back to the United States, saying his deportation violated a court settlement. Late Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Baltimore said the settlement …

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