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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Cornell University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests and was asked to surrender by U.S. immigration officials said on Monday he was leaving the United States, citing fear of detention and threats to his personal safety. Momodou Taal, a doctoral candidate in Africana Studies and dual citizen of …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A group of Democratic-led states on Tuesday sued Republican U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to challenge its cancellation of $11 billion in federal grants the states were allocated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorneys general and governors from 23 states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit filed in federal court …

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By Luc Cohen (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a request by the Trump administration to pause a lower court’s decision blocking President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military.  U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle in Tacoma, Washington, last week issued a preliminary injunction putting on hold the military’s new policy of …

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By Brad Brooks and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The Trump administration said on Monday it was reviewing $9 billion in federal contracts and grants awarded to Harvard University, part of a crackdown on what it says is antisemitism on college campuses. The Departments of Education, Health and Human Services and the U.S. General Services Administration said …

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By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at protecting fans from “exploitative ticket scalping” and reforming the U.S. live entertainment ticketing industry. Trump signed the directive in the Oval Office, with singer Kid Rock standing next to him in a patriotic American flag-themed outfit. …

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By Jeff Mason, Steve Holland and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he plans to visit Saudi Arabia as early as May to sign an investment agreement in what will be the first foreign trip of his second term, with stops also planned in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. …

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