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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Actress Blake Lively asked a U.S. judge on Thursday to dismiss actor Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit, calling it a “vengeful” attempt to weaponize the federal courts after she accused him of sexual harassment. In a filing in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Lively called Baldoni’s lawsuit part …

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By Mike Scarcella, Tim Reid and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday allowed for now the takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace by tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, after the institute accused Musk’s team of occupying the building by force.  The emergency ruling came after DOGE staffers gained …

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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a long-anticipated executive order on Thursday that aims to shut down the Department of Education, acting on a key campaign pledge, according to a White House summary seen by Reuters. Even before it was signed, the order was being challenged by a group …

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By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased slightly last week, suggesting the labor market remained stable in March, though the outlook is darkening amid rising trade tensions and deep cuts in government spending. Despite the low level of layoffs, more people are staying on jobless …

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By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it plans to invest up to $100 million in projects that will help fund research for therapies and potential vaccines to combat bird flu in poultry. The U.S. will also begin importing more eggs from South Korea, Agriculture Secretary Brooke …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top two Republican lawmakers who lead the Pentagon’s oversight committees in the U.S. Congress issued a rare, joint statement on Wednesday expressing alarm about a potential shake-up in U.S. military commands by the Trump administration. The statement from the offices of Senator Roger Wicker and Representative Mike Rogers cited press reports, …

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Disney’s “Snow White” reaches theaters on Friday, after having been dogged by controversies that dragged the retelling of the 1937 animated classic into the culture wars, potentially threatening its box office performance.     The big-budget adaptation of Walt Disney’s original princess story has been in the works since 2016, following a string …

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