By Karl Plume, P.J. Huffstutter DAVIS, California (Reuters) -From its earliest days in 1906, when the University of California secured a small stretch of fertile soil in the state’s Central Valley, a quiet promise took root – that this place, originally called University Farm, would someday grow mighty. For decades, UC Davis stood tall among …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Drake expanded his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, saying more people were duped into believing he was a pedophile after rapper Kendrick Lamar performed “Not Like Us” during the Super Bowl halftime show and the Grammy Awards. In an amended complaint filed late Wednesday night against his record …
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(Reuters) -Three people died and three were injured when two fishing boats collided at a Major League Fishing event on Lewis Smith Lake in Alabama on Wednesday, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said. One man was fatally injured when the vessel he was onboard was struck by another boat, and he was pronounced dead …
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By Luc Cohen, Andrew Goudsward and Tom Hals WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt charges for violating a U.S. federal judge’s order halting deportations of alleged members of a Venezuelan gang who had no chance to challenge their removals, the judge said on Wednesday. In a written ruling, U.S. District Judge James …
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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the federal government will soon be sending education “back to the states” while congratulating lawmakers in Texas for approving a private school voucher program. “We will very soon be sending Education BACK TO ALL THE STATES, where it belongs. It is our goal to bring Education …
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(Reuters) -U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered a halt to construction of Equinor’s Empire Wind project off the coast of New York, saying information suggested the Biden administration approved it without enough environmental analysis. In a post on X on Wednesday, Burgum said the information would be reviewed further but did not elaborate on the …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Harvard University will lose its ability to enroll foreign students if it does not meet demands from the Trump administration to share information on some visa holders, marking the government’s latest escalation against the educational institution. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem …
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By Nelson Renteria, Diego Oré and Steve Holland SAN SALVADOR/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Wednesday authorities in El Salvador had denied him access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man mistakenly deported and being held in a notorious prison in the country. Van Hollen arrived in El Salvador on Wednesday …
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By Andrew Goudsward and Luc Cohen GREENBELT, Maryland (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Tuesday demanded U.S. officials provide documents and answer questions under oath about what it had done to secure the return of a man wrongly deported to El Salvador, ramping up an inquiry into whether the Trump administration defied a court order. U.S. District Judge Paula …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The few congressional Republicans still willing to hold in-person town hall meetings in their home states are facing heated criticism this week over President Donald Trump’s policies and the prospect of deep cuts to social safety programs including Medicaid. With the Republican-controlled Congress preparing to move forward on Trump’s agenda …
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