By Luc Cohen, Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday proposed a new $50 million bail package backed by his Florida mansion that the music mogul hopes will win his release from the Brooklyn jail where he has been held for eight weeks on criminal sex trafficking charges. Combs has been denied …
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By Caroline Valetkevitch and Susan Heavey NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group gained on Friday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he had no intention of selling his shares in the company, which owns his Truth Social media platform. In a post on Truth Social, Trump rejected what he described as …
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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic governors of two U.S. states pledged on Friday to keep building programs on renewable energy and curbing climate change after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory this week. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The comments are a first indication that the Democratic governors are planning to push ahead and fight on climate …
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(Reuters) – Professional wrestling magnate and former Small Business Administration director Linda McMahon is seen as the frontrunner to lead Donald Trump’s Department of Commerce, three sources briefed on the plans said on Friday. McMahon is a major donor and was an early supporter of the Republican president elect when he first ran for the …
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(Reuters) – Federal revenue from energy production on public lands and waters fell 10% in the latest fiscal year to $16.4 billion, the U.S. Interior Department said on Friday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The total was the lowest since 2021, the first year of the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, but was the fourth highest …
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By Chris Prentice and Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) – Corporate attorney Jay Clayton, former head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during Donald Trump’s presidency, is in talks for several potential roles in a second Trump term, several sources familiar with the matter said. Clayton, who came into government in 2017 as a political independent …
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By Maria Tsvetkova and Rich McKay NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wildfires were burning from one end of New Jersey to the other on Friday after one of the driest months on record, leading New York City to issue smoke warnings and forcing farmers to take steps to protect their harvests. The blazes were burning in …
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(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump is considering North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to be his new “energy tsar”, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Burgum is Trump’s preferred candidate for the role, the newspaper reported citing people familiar with the discussions, adding that former energy secretary Dan Brouillette is also a contender. The new energy …
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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON -A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday ruled against President Joe Biden’s program offering a path to citizenship for certain immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens, a blow that could keep the program blocked through Biden’s final months in office. U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker found the program, which offers a …
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By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When he takes office in January, President-elect Donald Trump will inherit a raft of national security challenges, including major wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Less discussed are the growing nuclear threats facing the United States, including from Russia, China and Iran. Here are the five most pressing …
