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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from terminating temporary deportation protections and work permits for more than 6,100 Syrians while a legal challenge proceeds. U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla in Manhattan said the abrupt elimination of temporary protected status for Syrians was likely illegal, agreeing with …

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By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -U.S. senators on Wednesday pressed Michael Selig, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, about his plans to overhaul cryptocurrency regulations and election betting, among other hot-button issues. Selig is currently chief counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s crypto task force and an adviser to Trump’s …

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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -The founder and a former top doctor at Done Global were convicted by a San Francisco jury of conspiring to distribute Adderall and other stimulants, in the first federal prosecution of alleged illegal drug distribution by a telehealth company. Ruthia He, who founded Done, and David Brody were each found guilty …

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(Corrects name of Harvard spokesperson in paragraph two) (Reuters) -Harvard University will open a probe into individuals mentioned in the Jeffrey Epstein files recently released by Congress, a university spokesperson said on Wednesday, after the documents showed a close relationship between its former president, Larry Summers, and the late convicted sex offender. “The University is …

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By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House has nominated a director to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a legal maneuver that buys Acting Director Russell Vought more time to close the agency, an administration spokesperson said. Vought, who heads the Office of Management and Budget, has accused the consumer finance watchdog of politicized …

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(Reuters) -The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed four new rules that would roll back Biden-era regulations that strengthened protections for endangered species. The move is aligned with President Donald Trump’s effort to unwind what he says are burdensome federal regulations for businesses. Conservation groups said the changes would jeopardize the survival of threatened species including …

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By Howard Schneider (Reuters) -Deep discounting by U.S. retailers on turkeys pushed the cost of the traditional Thanksgiving dinner lower for a third straight year, while costs for side dishes highlighted the country’s nagging debate over the cost of living. The overall decline put the price of the meal at $55.18, 5% down from 2024, the …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of a trade group representing major U.S. airlines will call on Wednesday for permanently ending aviation disruptions during government shutdowns by ensuring air traffic controllers and other key workers are paid. Airlines for America, the group representing American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and others, …

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