By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by religious parents to keep their children out of classes in a Maryland public school district when LGBT storybooks are read, the latest case to come to the justices involving the intersection between religion and LGBT rights. The justices took …
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By Hannah Lang and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A blast of Arctic air is set to cover much of the United States with temperatures below freezing starting on Friday and into next week, impacting millions of Americans in nearly all of the contiguous states. Temperatures will reach below 10 degrees Fahrenheit (-12 C) in the …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A CIA employee who was accused of leaking classified documents about Israel’s plans to strike Iran pleaded guilty on Friday to criminal charges that he willfully retained and transmitted national defense information, the U.S. Department of Justice said. In pleading guilty, Asif William Rahman, who worked at the U.S. …
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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Homeland Security secretary portrayed illegal immigration as an “invasion” and the U.S.-Mexico border as a “war zone” during a U.S. Senate confirmation on Friday where she pledged to back Trump’s hard line on immigration. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who would lead the 260,000-employee department …
(Reuters) – US Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel said he would resign with nearly three years left in his term, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. “I had to recognize that the incoming team wanted to go in a new direction,” Werfel said in an interview ahead of a Friday message to IRS …
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By Richard Cowan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ten U.S. Senate Democrats provided the votes needed on Friday to advance a bill requiring authorities to detain migrants who entered the country illegally if they are suspected of theft. Days before President-elect Donald Trump returns to power, the Senate voted 61-35 to limit debate on the …
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By Sabrina Valle, Arriana McLymore and Siddharth Cavale SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. industry conferences, including a major San Francisco healthcare meeting, have stepped up security for attendees this year after a health insurance executive was murdered near a December investor meeting in New York. Last year, thousands of executives, analysts, investors and others …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday his inauguration will be held indoors because of severe cold and the presidential parade will be held at a nearby sports arena. “I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, as …
(Reuters) – President Joe Biden, who leaves office next week, announced on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses, saying he has now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any predecessor. Those benefiting from Friday’s action “are serving disproportionately long sentences compared to the sentences …
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By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Current laws and regulations are not enough to protect Americans from the risks of compounded versions of popular weight loss drugs, especially those bought online, outgoing U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf said on Thursday. The sale of these drugs would be less of a problem if the …
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