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US judge blocks some North Carolina restrictions on abortion pill

2 May 2024

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A federal judge has struck down parts of a North Carolina law restricting patients’ access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which has become the subject of legal battles nationwide. Chief U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles on Tuesday struck down the state’s requirements that mifepristone be prescribed only by doctors and only …

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VP Harris visits Florida as abortion ban limits women’s options

2 May 2024

By Nandita Bose JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris sought to blame Republican candidate Donald Trump for Florida’s six-week abortion ban that took effect on Wednesday, saying his Supreme Court picks when he was president cleared the way for the policy. The remarks in Jacksonville, Florida, were the latest effort by Harris and …

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US appeals court says kids’ climate lawsuit must be dismissed

1 May 2024

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said a lawsuit filed by 21 young people claiming the U.S. government’s energy policies violate their rights to be protected from climate change must be dismissed, this time for good. A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said …

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US State Dept says oil service firm SLB not violating Russia sanctions

1 May 2024

By Curtis Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department believes oil services firm SLB has not violated sanctions against Russia and the company has been told what Washington is willing to accept, Assistant Secretary of State Geoffrey Pyatt told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday. “I have had conversations with the CEO of that …

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Trump says police raid on university protesters ‘beautiful to watch’

1 May 2024

By Nathan Layne and Tim Reid WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (Reuters) -Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday it “was a beautiful thing to watch” New York police officers raiding a Columbia University building occupied by pro-Palestinian students, calling the protesters “raging lunatics and Hamas sympathizers.” “New York was under siege last night,” Trump told …

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Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University

1 May 2024

By Jonathan Allen and Caitlin Ochs NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York City police arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators holed-up in an academic building on Columbia University campus late on Tuesday and removed a protest encampment the Ivy League school had sought to dismantle for nearly two weeks. Shortly after police moved in, Columbia University President …

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Columbia building barricaded by students has long history of occupation

1 May 2024

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -The building that Columbia University protesters seized early on Tuesday morning, Hamilton Hall, has a history of student takeovers over the decades. The current demonstration on the Ivy League campus in Manhattan echoes those past protests, almost all of which took place in April as well. Some activists have said they …

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US lawmakers strike deal to boost aviation safety, will not raise pilot retirement age

29 Apr 2024

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House and Senate negotiators said early Monday they had reached a deal to boost air traffic controller staffing and boost funding to avert runway close-call incidents, but will not increase the airline pilot retirement age to 67 from 65. The U.S. House of Representatives in July voted 351-69 on …

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Trump trial tests his campaign strategy of embracing bad publicity

29 Apr 2024

By Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) – Meetings with foreign dignitaries at Trump Tower. A staged visit to a convenience store in the New York City Democratic stronghold of Harlem. Daily remarks broadcast on national cable television from outside the courtroom, and a blizzard of angry posts on his Truth Social platform. In the midst …

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