Trump loses appeal to block Pence’s testimony in Jan 6 probe – CNN

(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump has lost an appeal to block former Vice President Mike Pence from testifying in the special counsel probe into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, CNN reported on Wednesday. Earlier this month, Trump lawyers filed the appeal after a ruling related to the Justice…

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Two U.S. Air Force commanders suspended in unit of accused intelligence leaker

By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force has suspended two commanders from the National Guard unit where accused classified intelligence leaker Jack Teixeira served, a USAF spokesman said on Wednesday. Teixeira, 21, was arrested by the FBI on April 13 at his home in Massachusetts and charged with violating the Espionage Act. Prosecutors…

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Tucker Carlson re-emerges, targets US media and political system

By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – Former Fox News star Tucker Carlson surfaced publicly on Wednesday for the first time since abruptly leaving the network this week, releasing a videotaped statement in which he criticized the state of public discourse on U.S. television. Carlson in the videotaped statement did not directly address his departure from Fox,…

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US, South Korean leaders pledge to cooperate on forex market stability

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol upgraded their commitment to cooperate on maintaining stability in foreign exchange markets at a summit on Wednesday, a senior South Korean economic official said. “It is meaningful that (the two leaders) expressed their willingness to actively cooperate for the financial stability at…

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Euro near one-year peak as US economic risks weigh on dollar

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The euro hovered near a one-year high versus the dollar on Thursday, as Europe’s resilient economy contrasted with banking contagion risks in the United States, the debt ceiling standoff and a potential recession. The risk-sensitive Aussie struggled to stay above the key 66 cent mark, while leading cryptocurrency bitcoin…

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US adds Belarus, Bulgaria to intellectual property watch list

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Trade Representative’s office added Belarus to an intellectual property rights watch list over a new law allowing the unauthorized use of copyrighted works from countries sanctioning Belarus for its support of Russia’s war in Ukraine. USTR’s 2023 Special 301 Report on U.S. trading partners intellectual property (IP)…

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US challenges Tennessee ban on healthcare for transgender youth

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday filed a complaint challenging a new Tennessee law that bans doctors from providing gender-affirming medical treatment such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery to transgender minors. The Justice Department said the law violated the U.S. Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment, which promises equal protection….

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Second judge says US not liable in Moderna COVID-19 vaccine patent case

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Moderna Inc failed to persuade a Delaware federal judge on Wednesday to shift liability from the company to the U.S. government for alleged patent infringement by Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Chief Judge Colm Connolly’s ruling for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc came just over a month after a different judge in Delaware rejected…

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