(Reuters) -Alphabet-owned YouTube said on Wednesday that it has resolved an issue impacting video streaming services for several thousand users globally. YouTube said in a post on X that users should now be able to play videos on YouTube Music, YouTube TV and its main platform — without specifying what caused the issue. At its …
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By Jack Queen (Reuters) -A federal judge in Montana on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit by youth activists seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel energy policies, saying it asked the court to take on a sweeping role overseeing potentially hundreds of government rules and regulations. A group of young people represented by …
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By Patricia Zengerle and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Wednesday directing the Pentagon to ensure active-duty military personnel are paid despite the federal government shutdown, the White House said, addressing one of the most sensitive issues in the bitter standoff over federal spending. Trump directed Pentagon chief Pete …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. government officials said on Wednesday that federal networks are being targeted by an unidentified “nation-state cyber threat actor” that’s trying to exploit vulnerabilities in products made by the cybersecurity company F5. In a statement and an accompanying emergency directive, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said hackers had compromised F5’s systems and …
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By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices signaled their willingness on Wednesday to undercut another key section of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 federal law enacted by Congress to prevent racial discrimination in voting. Questions they posed during arguments in a major case involving Louisiana electoral …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge in Oregon on Wednesday extended temporary restraining orders that block President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying any National Guard troops to police Portland as part of his campaign to dispatch military forces to a growing number of Democratic-led cities. Portland-based U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut acted as the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the online lender MoneyLion have agreed to resolve allegations made under the prior administration that the company imposed illegal and excessive charges on military service members and their families, according to court papers. The announcement came the same day the CFPB’s acting director, Russell Vought, said …
By Andrew Goudsward and Helen Coster WASHINGTON (Reuters) -At least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less comprehensive coverage of the world’s most powerful military ahead of a Tuesday deadline to accept new restrictions. The policy requires journalists to acknowledge new rules on press …
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By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) -The New York State Department of Health has confirmed a locally acquired case of Chikungunya on Long Island, the first such case of the mosquito-borne infection reported in the United States since 2019. Laboratory testing at the department’s Wadsworth Center confirmed the case in Nassau County, the agency said in a …
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By Siddhi Mahatole (Reuters) -A coalition of 15 U.S. state governors representing more than a third of the country’s population has launched a new bipartisan alliance on Wednesday, aimed at improving public health coordination and emergency preparedness. The Governors Public Health Alliance will serve as a hub for governors and public health officials to share …
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