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By Ted Hesson (Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom stressed the importance of trade with Mexico and immigrant labor at a press conference near the border on Thursday, striking a contrast with President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs and mass deportations. Newsom, a Democrat, portrayed the Republican president-elect’s planned 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and …

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By Aleksandra Michalska NEW YORK (Reuters) – The American Museum of Natural History revealed the identity of its latest resident on Thursday – “Apex,” one of the most complete specimens ever discovered of the plant-eating dinosaur Stegosaurus, known for the upright plates on its back and a spiky tail. To excited gasps from an audience …

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By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday blocked an effort to expedite the release of an ethics probe into former Representative Matt Gaetz, who dropped his bid to become Donald Trump’s attorney general. The probe centered on allegations against Gaetz of sexual misconduct with a teenage girl and drug use. …

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By Abhirup Roy, Andrew Hay SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7 hit off the coast of a sparsely populated area of northern California on Thursday, prompting coastal towns to evacuate low-lying areas amid a tsunami warning that was later canceled.  No deaths or injuries were reported. There were no reports of major …

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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday following an investigation, calling on the Tennessee city’s police to undertake significant reforms.  The federal investigation began in July 2023, in the wake of the beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols …

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By Bhanvi Satija and Christy Santhosh (Reuters) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf defended the agency’s role in addressing the country’s obesity epidemic as he was grilled by senators over FDA regulation of the food and beverage industry on Thursday. The hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions …

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By Chris Prentice and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON (Reuters) – While Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief at President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of respected Washington lawyer Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, critics worry his light-touch philosophy and crypto-friendly stance will hurt investors.  After a string of controversial cabinet picks considered by …

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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – During arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court in this week’s major transgender rights case, liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor told the lawyer defending Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for people under age 18 that courts have a historic role in protecting minorities from discrimination.  “When you’re 1 percent of the …

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