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Court rejects Trump administration's bid to re-detain pro-Palestinian Georgetown scholar
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort by President Donald Trump's administration to allow immigration authorities to re-detain a Georgetown University scholar who h...
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US Education Department removes key rules against discrimination
The U.S. Education Department said on Thursday it was removing several "disparate impact" regulations, which for decades have prohibited policies and practices with discriminator...
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Alabama updates ethics guidance for lawyers amid worries about AI misuse
The Alabama State Bar said lawyers using artificial intelligence cannot charge clients for hours saved by the technology but can bill for time they spend reviewing and exercising ...
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US agency drops bid to force Penn to provide names in antisemitism probe
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday abandoned efforts to force the University of Pennsylvania to turn over names and contact information for Jewish facult...
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Texas court says state's lawsuit claiming midwife violated abortion ban lacks evidence
A Texas state appeals court on Thursday ruled that the state attorney general had no evidence to support claims that a Houston midwife who was the first person charged with violat...
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US states sue Trump administration for conditioning disaster funds on election changes
A coalition of mostly Democratic-led states asked a federal judge on Thursday to block the Department of Homeland Security from withholding certain disaster-related funds until st...
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US Senate elevates Trump-appointed judge to federal appeals court
The U.S. Senate on Thursday elevated a district court judge who had blocked several initiatives of Democratic President Joe Biden's administration to a seat on one of the most cons...
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US firms' lobbying revenue hits new heights in 2nd quarter
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US House votes to curb Trump's Iran war powers but Senate backs president
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives backed a resolution on Thursday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran unless he obtains Congr...
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Minnesota man faces life in prison for assassinating Democratic lawmaker
The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to assassinating a top Democratic lawmaker and attempting to murder another was set on Thursday to be sentenced to life in prison, 13 months a...
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US and allies say Russian hackers stole emails without social engineering
The United States and more than a dozen allied nations said on Thursday that Russian hackers stole emails from users of the Zimbra email program without having to fool them into o...
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US House votes to halt Iran war, in another symbolic rebuke of Trump
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives backed legislation on Thursday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, the latest symbolic re...
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Anthropic mulls mandatory employee stock trading plans after IPO, The Information reports
Anthropic is considering requiring rank-and-file employees to sell stock through preset trading plans after it goes public to avoid insider-trading concerns, The Information repo...
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India's markets regulator proposes to widen investment avenues for portfolio managers
India's markets regulator on Thursday said it was seeking to reduce compliance for portfolio managers and proposed to give them more avenues to invest client funds.
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US judge to weigh New York Times subpoenas over Trump plane reporting
President Donald Trump's Justice Department will ask a Manhattan federal judge on Thursday to uphold its subpoena issued to New York Times' journalists who reported on security co...
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Malaysia, Hong Kong securities regulators agree to ease dual IPO listings, strengthen collaboration
Malaysian and Hong Kong securities regulators signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday aimed at facilitating dual initial public offering (IPO) listings in both countries...
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GEO Group worker charged with assault in shooting of ICE protester in Colorado
A man employed by a company running a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near Denver was charged on Wednesday with assault stemming from the shooting and wounding o...
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US Education Department probes five medical schools over admissions practices
The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it launched new probes into five medical schools over their admissions practices, marking the latest attempt by President Donal...
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