Trump Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law
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Trump Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump on Monday ordered a pause in the enforcement of a federal law aimed at curbing corruption in multinational companies, saying it creates an uneven playing field for American firms. The law, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, makes it illegal for companies…

Opinion | Under Trump, a Wink and a Nod at Anti-Abortion Violence
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Opinion | Under Trump, a Wink and a Nod at Anti-Abortion Violence

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Three days after getting out of federal prison for his role in forcibly shutting down a reproductive health clinic in Washington, D.C., Herb Geraghty, one of 23 anti-abortion activists pardoned by President Trump last week, was eager to return to protesting. “I’m planning…

What Israel’s UNRWA Ban Could Mean for Palestinians
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What Israel’s UNRWA Ban Could Mean for Palestinians

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israeli legislation taking effect on Thursday will threaten the operations of a major United Nations agency that provides critical humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip after more than a year of war has left the territory in ruins. The laws ban the agency,…

The Southport Killer Was Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was it Terrorism?
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The Southport Killer Was Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was it Terrorism?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On Oct. 4, 2019, a 13-year-old British boy called a child welfare hotline from his home in Banks, a village in northwest England, and asked: “What should I do if I want to kill somebody?” The teenager, Axel Rudakubana, said that he had…

Citizenship by Birthright? By Bloodline? Migration Is Complicating Both.
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Citizenship by Birthright? By Bloodline? Migration Is Complicating Both.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For two summers during high school, instead of joining her classmates at the beach, Noura Ghazoui had an internship at the town hall of her hometown, Borghetto Santo Spirito, on the Ligurian coast. But when she tried to apply for a job there…

White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants
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White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The White House budget office has ordered a pause in grants, loans and other federal financial assistance, according to a memo sent to government agencies on Monday, potentially paralyzing a vast swath of programs and sowing confusion and alarm among the array of…

‘Firewall’ Around the Far Right Wobbles in Germany
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‘Firewall’ Around the Far Right Wobbles in Germany

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The man who is favored to be Germany’s next chancellor has opened the door to working with the Alternative for Germany to pass tough new immigration restrictions, potentially breaking a longstanding effort to shun a party whose flirtation with Nazi language has made…

Charges Dropped Against Doctor Who Leaked About Minors’ Transgender Care
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Charges Dropped Against Doctor Who Leaked About Minors’ Transgender Care

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against a surgeon in Texas who was accused of obtaining and sharing private medical information about gender-transition-related treatments for minors at one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country. The surgeon, Dr. Eithan Haim, was indicted last…

Israel Says UNRWA Has 6 Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem
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Israel Says UNRWA Has 6 Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israel told the United Nations on Friday that its relief agency known as UNRWA, a critical lifeline to two million Palestinians during the 15 months of war in Gaza, had six days to stop all operations in East Jerusalem. Israel’s ambassador to the…

Trump’s D.E.I. Order Causes ‘Chaos’ Among Corporate Leaders
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Trump’s D.E.I. Order Causes ‘Chaos’ Among Corporate Leaders

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than 200 diversity officers, some from Fortune 500 companies and some from nonprofits, gathered last summer at N.Y.U. School of Law and on video to talk about the future of their diversity, equity and inclusion, or D.E.I., programs, which had become a…