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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge temporarily reinstated the head of a U.S. watchdog agency focused on protecting government whistleblowers after the official filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming his removal by President Donald Trump’ administration was unlawful. Hampton Dellinger, who was appointed in 2023 to head the Office of Special Counsel, said …

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By Nate Raymond and Luc Cohen BOSTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration’s sharp cuts to federal grant funding for universities, medical centers and other research institutions. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley’s decision was a win for Democratic attorneys general from 22 U.S. states who sued on Monday in …

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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s lawyers and New York state prosecutors have discussed a potential plea deal to resolve charges over a push to fund the U.S. president’s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. Bannon, 71, was charged by …

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By Jack Queen and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday said President Donald Trump’s administration violated a court order lifting a broad freeze on federal spending and directed the government to immediately release any withheld funds. U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, had already blocked the funding freeze with …

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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A jury found a Boston man not guilty on Monday of U.S. charges that he acted as an unlawful agent of China’s government by supplying officials information about individuals, dissidents and groups in the local Chinese community. Litang Liang, 65, was acquitted in federal court of charges that he acted …

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CHICAGO (Reuters) -Nevada has confirmed its first human case of bird flu in a farm worker who was exposed to infected dairy cattle, the Central Nevada Health District said on Monday, after authorities last week reported a second strain of the virus in cows in the state. The case broadens the U.S. outbreak of the …

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NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Jalen Hurts thrust himself into the upper echelon of the elite quarterback conversation with a career-defining performance in the Super Bowl, but on Monday the NFL championship game’s Most Valuable Player said it was too soon to talk about legacy. Hurts silenced critics with his performance in the Eagles’ 40-22 rout …

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