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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The U.S. Army on Monday set aside the court-martial convictions from a century ago of 110 African American soldiers, including 19 who were executed, saying they were denied fair trials in a landmark acknowledgement of official racism in America. The Army Board for Correction of Military Records overturned the convictions, …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Maryanne Trump Barry, former President Donald Trump’s older sister and a former federal judge, has died at 86, the former president’s son confirmed on Monday. “As I pulled up here this morning, I found out my aunt passed away,” Donald Trump Jr. told reporters outside a courthouse in Manhattan where he was testifying …

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By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of 39 Senate Republicans in a letter on Monday called on major U.S. banking regulators to withdraw a contentious proposal to significantly raise bank capital requirements, warning it could hinder lending and harm the economy. THE TAKE Republicans have been consistently critical of the so-called “Basel III endgame” …

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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday accused Donald Trump of seeking to create a “carnival atmosphere” at his upcoming trial on charges that he sought to overturn his 2020 election defeat by calling for the proceedings to be televised. Smith, who is prosecuting the case, said in a …

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By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s three liberal justices on Monday sharply objected to the court’s refusal to hear an appeal by a former Illinois inmate who was kept in solitary confinement in a state prison and virtually deprived of any exercise for about three years. The court …

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By Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Tim Scott suspended his run for the 2024 Republican presidential election nomination on Sunday after months of burning through campaign cash at a blistering rate without making a significant dent in national opinion polls. “I think the voters, who are the most remarkable people on …

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