U.S. Supreme Court won’t weigh gender dysphoria’s status under disability law

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away a dispute involving a transgender woman whose former jailers housed her with men and delayed her hormone treatment in a case that asked whether gender dysphoria is a disability under federal law. The justices rejected an appeal by a…

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Biden concerned Supreme Court LGBT rights ruling could lead to more discrimination

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he was concerned that a Supreme Court ruling that the constitutional right to free speech allows certain businesses to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings could lead to more discrimination against LGBT Americans. The justices ruled 6-3 along ideological lines in favor of Denver-area web…

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US consumer spending hits speed bump; inflation picture mixed

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending fizzled in May as households cut back on purchases of new light trucks and other long-lasting manufactured goods amid higher borrowing costs, suggesting the economy lost some speed in the second quarter. While the Commerce Department’s report on Friday showed annual inflation rising last month at…

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US Supreme Court won’t scrutinize Mississippi curb on voting by felons

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away a bid by two Black Mississippians to restore their right to vote after being barred under the state’s felon disenfranchisement law that traces its roots to the post-Civil War era and has disproportionately affected Black voters. The justices declined to hear…

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US Supreme Court to decide legality of SEC in-house enforcement

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to defend certain Securities and Exchange Commission in-house enforcement proceedings in a case that could broadly undercut the power of federal agencies. The justices took up the administration’s appeal of a lower court’s decision…

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US Supreme Court to weigh legality of domestic-violence gun curbs

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court took up another major dispute over gun rights on Friday, agreeing to decide whether a 1994 federal law that bars people under domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms violates the Constitution’s Second Amendment. The justices agreed to hear an appeal by President Joe Biden’s…

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Consumers, food-makers face choice as WHO cancer agency set to warn on aspartame sweeteners (June 29)

(Corrects June 29 story to remove reference to aspartame in Weight Watchers yoghurts in paragraph 6) By Richa Naidu and Savyata Mishra LONDON (Reuters) -Consumers, food companies, retailers and restaurants need to decide whether to fight back or find alternatives to one of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners, as a leading global health body…

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