By Nathan Layne and James Oliphant (Reuters) – Donald Trump plans to post a stream of short-form videos on TikTok targeting young men with messages on inflation and other economic issues, two campaign advisers told Reuters, giving the first glimpse of the Republican presidential candidate’s strategy for the popular app as the 2024 race intensifies. …
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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -More than a dozen people were arrested at Stanford University in California on Wednesday after pro-Palestinian student protesters barricaded themselves inside the office of the school president, the latest clash between U.S. students and authorities over the Israel-Gaza conflict. Approximately 10 students entered the administrative offices building around 5:30 a.m. on …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A Texas prosecutor asked the state’s highest criminal court on Tuesday to reverse a pardon granted by Governor Gregg Abbott to a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder and sentenced to prison for fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter protester. Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza, a Democrat whose …
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By Ted Hesson and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday instituted a broad asylum ban on migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a major enforcement move in the run-up to November elections that will decide control of the White House. Migrants caught crossing illegally could be quickly deported or turned …
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By Tom Hals and Jack Queen WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Prosecutors in the historic criminal trial of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden told jurors on Tuesday that overwhelming evidence shows that the younger Biden lied to hide his drug addiction so he could illegally buy a gun, while the defense said he had no intent …
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By Steve Gorman and Brendan O’Brien LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Millions of Americans from the Gulf Coast of Texas to California’s San Francisco Bay area were warned on Tuesday to curb outdoor activity and stay well-hydrated during a major pre-summer heat wave expected to roast much of the Southwestern U.S. this week. Unseasonably high daytime temperatures …
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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Andy Kim won New Jersey’s Democratic primary to run in the Nov. 5 election for the Senate seat held by Bob Menendez, and Jon Tester was nominated for a fourth Senate term in Montana, Edison Research projected on Tuesday. Menendez, who is on trial on corruption charges, is …
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – AT&T said late on Tuesday that an issue that had prevented making some calls to other wireless carriers had been resolved. Earlier, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile said they were all experiencing issues with some calls between carriers. “The interoperability issue between carriers has been resolved. We collaborated with the other …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court over its prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants for Israeli officials related to the war in Gaza. The vote was 247 to 155, with 42 Democrats joining Republicans in backing the measure. …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the judge who oversaw his criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star to lift a gag order on the case, in which the former U.S. president was convicted last week. Before the trial began in April, Justice …
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