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By Danielle Broadway INDIO, California (Reuters) -The Los Angeles Philharmonic led the charge into their first Coachella performance on Saturday with the “Ride of the Valkyries,” helmed by Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, in his latest move to reach out to new audiences. The first major orchestra to grace the annual music and arts festival in …

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By Jonathan Allen JENA, Louisiana (Reuters) -A U.S. immigration judge ruled on Friday that Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, allowing President Donald Trump’s administration to proceed with its effort to remove the Columbia University student from the United States a month after his arrest in New York City. The ruling by Judge Jamee …

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By Blake Brittain and Jeff Mason GREENBELT, Maryland, and ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -A U.S. federal judge said on Friday it was “extremely troubling” that the Trump administration failed to comply with her court order to provide details on the status of a Maryland resident it illegally deported to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge …

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By Omar Younis LOS ANGLES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge on Friday ruled that a resentencing hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez may go forward, dealing a setback to the prosecutor who opposed any leniency for the brothers serving a life term for the shotgun murder of their parents in 1989. Los Angeles County …

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By Mike Scarcella, Sara Merken and David Thomas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration was hit with another lawsuit on Friday over his executive orders sanctioning prominent law firms, even as five other firms offered costly concessions to avoid the president’s crackdowns. Susman Godfrey filed the lawsuit in Washington to challenge an executive order …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on Friday that more than 60,000 ballots cast in November by voters in a close race for a seat on the state’s high court could be counted, but it left open the possibility of discounting thousands of others. The state’s top court sided with Justice …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said on Friday it will begin enforcing long-delayed stricter ID requirements at U.S. airports starting May 7 and warned passengers could be denied access to flights. On May 7, TSA will no longer accept state-issued identifications that are not REAL ID compliant. Congress in 2005 …

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