Republicans wrestle with immigration as deadlines loom
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va (Reuters) – U.S. Republicans at a countryside retreat grappled on Thursday with sharp internal divisions over immigration policy, a debate closely enmeshed with a deadline to fund the government that looms next week.
Olympic officials failed to act on Nassar sex abuse claims: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Olympic Committee officials were told in 2015 that an investigation by USA Gymnastics had uncovered possible criminal sexual abuse by team doctor Larry Nassar but they failed to intervene, The Wall Street Journal reported on T…
California brewery must face lawsuit by son of jazz great Thelonious Monk
(Reuters) – A federal judge rejected a northern California brewery’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the son of late jazz great Thelonious Monk, who claimed it exploited his father’s name and image without permission to sell beer-themed merchandise.
Meadows says White House could give more time for ‘Dreamer’ fix
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va (Reuters) – An immigration deal protecting young “Dreamer” immigrants and allocating additional funds for border security without also addressing family migration and the visa lottery would be a “non starter,” Republican Mar…
Texas to execute man who murdered his two daughters
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man who killed his two young daughters at his Dallas apartment in 2001 while the girls’ mother listened on the phone and heard the gunshots and her children’s screams, is scheduled to be executed in Texas on Thursday.
U.S. pork demand strong, but trade disputes could hit exports
CHICAGO (Reuters) – American consumers are snapping up plentiful low-cost pork, but U.S. farmers are worried that trade spats with key export markets in China, Mexico and Canada could hurt a lucrative part of their pork business.
Exclusive: With Roman law doctrine, India moves to stub out tobacco industry rights
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government is pushing the Supreme Court to apply a rarely used doctrine that would strip the $11 billion tobacco industry’s legal right to trade, an effort aimed at deterring tobacco companies from challenging tough new…
FBI expresses ‘grave concerns’ over Republican memo’s accuracy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI said on Wednesday it had “grave concerns” about the accuracy of a top-secret House Intelligence Committee memo alleging anti-Trump bias within the Justice Department, challenging President Donald Trump’s pledge to release…
New Jersey city to pay $400,000 in settlement allowing mosque to proceed
(Reuters) – The New Jersey city of Bayonne has agreed to a $400,000 settlement with a local Muslim group that will allow a planned mosque to proceed, ending a lawsuit that accused officials of illegally rejecting the zoning application.
University of Iowa removing Steve Wynn’s name amid misconduct claims
(Reuters) – The University of Iowa is removing Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn’s name from a vision research institute amid sexual misconduct accusations against him, the university said on Wednesday.
