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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday pared back a U.S. government lawsuit accusing drug distributor Cencora, formerly called AmerisourceBergen, of fueling the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic by failing to report hundreds of thousands of suspicious orders of prescription painkillers. U.S. District Judge Jerry Pappert in Philadelphia federal court ruled that the …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three prominent U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday proposed steps to restrict migrants from crossing into the U.S. from Mexico, including resuming construction of a border wall and keeping asylum seekers outside the U.S. while their case is heard. The proposal emerged barely a week after House Speaker Mike Johnson, the top Republican …

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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump, facing federal criminal charges of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat, is seeking to cast a weeks-long campaign to thwart the certification of the vote as political advocacy by a U.S. president alarmed by claims of election fraud. Trump’s defense lawyers, in a flurry of legal motions, …

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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared divided over whether the federal government can be sued over errors related to consumer credit reports as they considered a case involving a Pennsylvania man who accused an Agriculture Department agency of making mistakes that hurt his credit status. The justices heard …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration has informed the U.S. Congress that it is planning a $320 million transfer of precision bombs for Israel, a source familiar with the plan said on Monday. The Wall Street Journal first reported that the administration sent formal notification on Oct. 31 to congressional leaders of the planned …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that it was imperative steps were taken to protect Palestinian civilians, even as he restated his support for Israel’s efforts to protect it citizens from Hamas, the White House said. “The President reiterated his steadfast support for Israel and the …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Donald Trump on Monday began using his time on the witness stand at his civil fraud trial to air grievances and avoid direct answers to questions, Arthur Engoron, the trial judge and a prime Trump target, decided enough was enough. “Mr. Kise, can you control your client?” …

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