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By Julie Steenhuysen and Ted Hesson (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal health agencies on Friday took down webpages with information on HIV statistics and other data to comply with Trump administration orders on gender identity and diversity, raising concerns among physicians and patient advocates. CDC webpages that …

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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic lawmakers Friday sent letters to two federal agencies asking them to explain why they froze federal funds on clean energy and investments that lower energy costs for American consumers, saying the agencies have violated federal laws. Senate Democrats on Friday asked newly-confirmed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee …

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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A New York doctor was indicted by a grand jury in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday for prescribing an abortion pill that was taken by a teenager there. Margaret Carpenter and her practice, Nightingale Medical, were charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducting drugs, a felony, according to an …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is seeking to grant U.S. immigration officers access to a database that contains information on immigrant minors who crossed into the United States without their parents, the Washington Post quoted White House border czar Tom Homan as saying on Friday. While noting that the information would mainly be used …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from freezing federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance at the urging of Democratic state attorneys general who said the Republican’s policy would jeopardize critical government-funded services. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, …

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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Army on Friday released the names of two of the soldiers killed when the military Black Hawk in which they were flying collided with a passenger jet, but said, in an unusual decision, that they were not releasing the third name at the request of …

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By Rory Carroll (Reuters) -A congressional group will visit New Orleans on Monday to inspect security ahead of the Feb. 9 Super Bowl following a New Year’s Day attack in the city that killed 14 people and injured scores more, the congressman leading the delegation said. The bipartisan group will visit the site of the …

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By Rich McKay, Hannah Lang and Eric Cox (Reuters) – Kiah Duggins was a civil rights lawyer hailed as a justice warrior who fought against police abuse and protected people from eviction. Bob and Lori Schrock were cutting-edge farmers who ran their own grain business and were traveling to visit their daughter. They, too, served …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet at the White House on Tuesday, a U.S. official said on Friday. The meeting, confirmed this week by the two leaders’ respective governments, is set to take place amid a fragile six-week ceasefire that has brought a temporary pause to …

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