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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday noted concerns about discrimination against people of Arab and Jewish ancestry at Johns Hopkins University and reached a settlement with the institution to resolve the complaints. The university has agreed to review its anti-harassment policies and to provide training to staff and students …

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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump and U.S. Senate Republicans spent nearly two hours in a closed-door meeting about his upcoming agenda on Wednesday, but emerged with no clear path for enacting his plan to cut taxes, boost fossil fuel production and deport millions of undocumented immigrants. Trump, in his first visit to …

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By Rollo Ross and Jackie Luna LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Raging wildfires surrounding Los Angeles spread to the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, after other fires in the area killed at least five people, destroyed hundreds of homes and stretched firefighting resources and water supplies to the limit. More than 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate as …

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(Reuters) -The number of California homes and businesses without electricity ballooned to more than 400,000 on Wednesday, as multiple wildfires raged uncontrollably around Los Angeles. Fires that started on Tuesday have killed at least five people, destroying hundreds of homes and stretching firefighting resources and water supplies to the limit, as more than 100,000 people …

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By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The NFL said it is continuing preparations to hold the Vikings-Rams playoff game in Los Angeles on Monday despite a series of devastating wildfires in the region, but could change the location of the game to Glendale, Arizona if necessary. Raging wildfires surrounded Los Angeles on Wednesday, killing at …

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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former FBI informant who admitted to lying about U.S. President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s interactions with a Ukrainian energy company was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday, court records showed. Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty last month to causing the creation of a false …

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