By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the administration of President Joe Biden from destroying razor wire fencing that Texas placed along its with Mexico to deter illegal border crossings. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a judge was wrong to rule that the U.S. …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A judge has barred expert witnesses from testifying that Johnson & Johnson spin-off Kenvue’s painkiller Tylenol can cause autism if mothers take it during pregnancy, finding that they failed to support their conclusions with scientific evidence. The ruling on Monday by U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan federal court …
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By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials say they have seized digital extortion websites associated with the notorious “Blackcat” ransomware gang and are helping dozens of victims recover their data. Blackcat – also known as ALPHV or Noberus – is accused of working with the prolific hacking gang known as “Scattered Spider,” …
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(Reuters) – A 13-year-old Ohio boy who pleaded guilty on Friday to planning a mass shooting at a synagogue was sentenced to a year of probation and must write a book report about a World War II diplomat who saved Jews, according to court records. The boy was arrested in September after creating a detailed …
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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday signed a law allowing state law enforcement to arrest people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, giving local officers powers long delegated to the U.S. government in a move likely to trigger legal challenges. The law, known as SB 4, will take effect …
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By Gram Slattery and Nathan Layne WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump’s campaign team projects he could formally clinch the Republican presidential nomination by March 19, given his lead in polls in the early voting states, a senior campaign official said on Monday. The team believes Trump is on track to …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday ordered a halt to the removal of a Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery shortly after U.S. Army crews began work to dismantle the tall bronze statue as required by Congress under a Jan. 1 deadline. A spokesperson for the cemetery, managed by the U.S. …
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By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Actor Jonathan Majors, a rising Hollywood star who had been set to play the leading role in an upcoming Marvel superhero film, was found guilty by a New York jury on Monday on charges he attacked his ex-girlfriend in the back of a car. Shortly after the verdict, a …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -An expert witness paid nearly $1 million by Donald Trump to testify at his New York civil fraud trial “lost all credibility” by “doggedly” justifying the former U.S. president’s business records, the judge overseeing the case said on Monday. Eli Bartov, a New York University accounting professor, testified on …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government report on Monday found that hackers linked to Russia and China targeted some election systems during the 2022 midterms, but found no evidence that foreign governments compromised the vote. The U.S. Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security issued a public report concluding that no foreign government or agent …
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