(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 624 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 27 from April 18, as the United States battles one of its worst outbreaks of the childhood disease. Cases in Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, rose to 386 from 371 reported on Friday, the Texas …
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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Tuesday of possible prosecutions of former senior advisors who were fired during a probe into leaks of Pentagon information to the media, saying evidence would be handed over to the Department of Justice once the investigation is completed. Dan …
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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Hours after swearing an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution on January 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing his attorney general to scour the Justice Department and other agencies for evidence of political “weaponization.” The same day, Pentagon staff took down a portrait of Mark Milley, a Trump …
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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Environmental Protection Agency sent termination notices on Tuesday to staff who work on environmental justice programs at its headquarters and across regional offices, saying their work no longer aligns with the mission of the agency. The reduction-in-force letters were sent to nearly 200 employees of the Office of Environmental …
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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters. The suspension is another disruption to the nation’s food safety programs …
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By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) – The smallest city in the NFL will host the league’s biggest off-season event beginning on Thursday, as tens of thousands are expected to descend upon Wisconsin when Green Bay hosts the draft for the first time. The town of just 105,000 could see a crowd many times that …
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By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) -U.S. environmental groups say they are hiring lawyers and preparing for a major legal showdown with President Donald Trump’s administration over its rapid-fire and sweeping efforts to sidestep federal regulations on oil, gas and coal development. The preparations will pose a test for the Trump administration’s strategy since …
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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – More than two dozen people whom the U.S. government says are current or past members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been charged with murder, sex trafficking and other crimes under a federal law created to combat organized crime, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. The Justice …
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By Jack Queen (Reuters) -Harvard University sued on Monday to block U.S. President Donald Trump from freezing billions of dollars in federal funding after the elite research institution rejected a list of White House demands that it said would undermine its independence. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston said Trump has launched a …
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By Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Education said on Monday it will resume collecting federal student repayments from borrowers in default from May 5 after a pause of more than five years. The resumption will impact more than 5 million borrowers who are in default, the Education Department said …
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