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(Corrects name of association in paragraph 5 to Pacific Maritime Association from Pacific Mariners Association) By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom this week vetoed a law that would have limited the regulatory powers of air quality agencies at the ports of the nation’s busiest port complex at Los Angeles and Long …

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By Courtney Rozen and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans to shift terrorism prevention funding from Democratic-led states toward those led by Republicans, government records show, as it overhauls a $1 billion program created after the 9/11 attacks. Twelve Democratic-led states are suing to block the cuts, alleging that the Trump administration is …

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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The man arrested on suspicion of deliberately setting the blaze that would spark one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history was indicted on three arson-related charges on Wednesday, adding two felonies to the criminal case he already faced in federal court. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is accused …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A leading U.S.-India relations expert and U.S. government adviser arrested over handling of classified documents will vigorously contest the allegations, and specifically any insinuation that he operated on behalf of a foreign adversary, his lawyers said on Wednesday. Ashley Tellis, 64, who served on the National Security Council of former Republican President George …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said on Wednesday it was withholding $40.6 million from California in federal transportation funding for failing to comply with truck driver English proficiency rules. The U.S. Transportation Department had warned California, Washington state and New Mexico in August that they could lose funding unless they adopt English …

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(Fixes language in first paragraph) By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Brown University President Christina Paxson on Wednesday said she had refused to sign her Ivy League school onto a Trump administration memo, making Brown the second school to decline the offer sent to nine elite universities laying out detailed policies they should follow to get preferential …

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By Helen Coster and Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) -Dozens of journalists who cover the U.S. Defense Department vacated their offices in the Pentagon and returned their credentials on Wednesday as new restrictions on press access took effect. The Defense Department had set a Tuesday deadline for news outlets to either sign a new Pentagon access policy or …

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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to halt mass layoffs of federal workers during a partial government shutdown while she considers claims by unions that the job cuts are illegal. During a hearing in San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston granted a request by …

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