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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – During arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, two starkly different views of the consequences were on display on Thursday. Trump’s lawyer, D. John Sauer, painted a dire picture of presidents facing “de facto blackmail and extortion by his political rivals …

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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block a federal rule that gives workers who had abortions the same legal protections as workers who are pregnant or recently gave birth. The 17 states claim in a complaint filed in Arkansas federal court that the …

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By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – A number of former heads of state and policy makers have urged New York State lawmakers to push ahead with a bill that would alter the legal landscape governing over $800 billion in sovereign bonds from emerging markets ahead of the May 6 return of the state’s legislature. …

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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s ban on “noncompete” agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts said, as some courts have grown increasingly skeptical of federal agencies’ power to adopt broad rules. The commission in unveiling the rule on Tuesday said agreements not to join employers’ competitors …

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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Thursday announced it has finalized rules targeting carbon, air and water pollution from power plants that it says could cut over 1 billion metric tons from carbon emissions by 2047 even as demand for electricity grows. The Environmental Protection Agency tightened a proposal to slash …

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By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of births in the United States fell by 2% in 2023 from the previous year, driven in part by a marked birth rate decline among older teenagers and women aged 20-24, according to a report from the CDC released on Thursday. The number of births in …

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