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US DOJ’s misconduct complaint against judge in transgender military ban case gets tossed

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A rare judicial misconduct complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice that accused a judge of bias in her handling of a challenge to President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops has been dismissed. Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Sri Srinivasan in a September 29 decision made public on Monday said …

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US labels another Venezuelan group as terrorist, ramping up pressure

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday formally designated Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization, layering additional terrorism-related sanctions on the group it has said includes President Nicolas Maduro and other high-ranking officials. Venezuela’s government rejected what it called a “ridiculous” U.S. plan to designate the “non-existent” group. …

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US judge tosses cases against ex-FBI chief Comey, New York AG James

By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against two perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump, FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling the U.S. attorney he hand picked to prosecute them was unlawfully appointed. The ruling throws out two cases …

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Trump administration orders review of Biden-era refugees, memo shows

By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered a broad review of all refugees who entered under former President Joe Biden, an internal U.S. government memo seen by Reuters said, an unprecedented move that could reopen cases of thousands who sought U.S. protection. The order would apply to …

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Viola Fletcher, one of the last survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 111

By Jasper Ward (Reuters) -Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, died on Monday at the age of 111, the city’s mayor said. “Today, our city mourns the loss of Mother Viola Fletcher – a survivor of one of the darkest chapters in our city’s history,” Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols wrote …

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NYSE executive Cassandra Seier passes away, company says

(Reuters) -Cassandra Seier, New York Stock Exchange’s head of international capital markets, died over the weekend, a company spokesperson said on Monday, without disclosing the cause of death. “We are devastated by the news that our colleague Cassanda Seier passed away over the weekend,” an NYSE spokesperson told Reuters in an email statement. Before joining …

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Most US Latinos feel their situation is worse under Trump, Pew poll finds

By David Hood-Nuño WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A majority of U.S. Latinos believe their situation has worsened under President Donald Trump, a Pew Research Center poll released on Monday found, the first such deterioration since the poll began tracking almost 20 years ago. Asked how they see their situation, 68% of Latinos said it has worsened in …

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DOJ drops immigration-related restrictions for states’ domestic violence services

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice has reversed course and will not seek to prevent a group of Democratic-led states from using federal grant funding to provide legal services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault who are immigrants living in the United States illegally. Nineteen states and the District of …

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US Supreme Court declines bid to revive UBS whistleblower’s jury award

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by a former UBS bond strategist to revive a $2.6 million jury award in his lawsuit accusing the Swiss bank of unlawfully firing him for refusing to publish misleading research reports. The justices turned away whistleblower Trevor Murray’s appeal of …

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Record US Black Friday crowds to find fewer bargains amid high prices

By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) -Unprecedented numbers of Americans are expected to hit stores this Black Friday, but they are likely to curtail their spending as they find fewer bargains from tariff-hit retailers. Marking the biggest turnout ever for the five-day stretch between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, 186.9 million people will shop, up from …

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