By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Reported discrimination and attacks against Muslims and Palestinians reached a record high in the U.S. in 2023, driven by rising Islamophobia and bias as the Israel-Gaza war raged late in the year, data from an advocacy group showed on Tuesday. Complaints totaled 8,061 in 2023, a 56% rise from …
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By Brendan Pierson and Tom Hals (Reuters) -Florida’s top court on Monday cleared the way for a Republican-backed law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect, but also approved an initiative to let voters decide whether to amend the state’s constitution to establish a right to an abortion. In a pair of …
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. Navy veteran Louis Conter, the last surviving crew member from the battleship USS Arizona, which was destroyed by Japanese warplanes in the attack on Pearl Harbor more than eight decades ago, has died at age 102. Conter, who flew bombing missions as a Navy pilot after Pearl …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump must stop verbal attacks on family members of the New York judge and others in his upcoming trial on charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn star, the court ruled on Monday, after the former U.S. president disparaged the judge’s daughter. New York prosecutors argued on …
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By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – A federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday rejected a string of motions filed by U.S. President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, to dismiss tax charges filed against him, court documents show. Among the claims that U.S. District Judge Marc Scarsi rejected in eight separate motions were that federal prosecutors …
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By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -A Republican and a Democratic member of Congress are calling on the Biden administration to add seven Chinese biotech firms to a list created by the Defense Department to highlight firms it says are allegedly working with Beijing’s military. In a letter dated March 29 seen by Reuters, Republican Michael Gallagher …
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By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign on Monday accused former President Donald Trump of stoking political violence after Trump shared a video on social media that included an image of Biden bound and restrained in the back of a pickup truck. The video Trump shared on his Truth Social …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposal to ban menthol flavored cigarettes in the United States faced another setback, according to anti-tobacco advocates who noted that White House officials have missed another deadline to issue a final rule on a ban. The White House declined to comment. Menthol cigarettes account for a third …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York prosecutors on Monday urged a judge to forbid Donald Trump from criticizing family members of those involved in his upcoming hush-money trial, arguing that he is trying to scare potential witnesses. In a court filing, prosecutors asked Justice Juan Merchan to make clear that his existing …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A federal court in Texas that has become a favored destination for conservatives suing to block President Joe Biden’s agenda has decided not to follow a policy adopted by the judiciary’s top policymaking body that aims to curtail the practice of “judge shopping.” Chief U.S. District Judge David Godbey of …
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