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Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November

PROVIDENCE — A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration today to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November. The ruling by U.S. District Judge…

John McCarthy November 6, 2025

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Supreme Court won’t stop Trump’s tariffs. Deal with it, officials say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. factory equipment maker OTC Industrial Technologies has long used low-cost countries to supply components - first China and later India - but President Donald Trump's blitz of tariffs on…

John McCarthy November 3, 2025

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Judge faces increased scrutiny for jailing testifier over ‘daddy issues’

ATLANTA — A 21-year-old woman testifying in support of her mother was jailed at the end of her parents’ divorce bench trial in Georgia — on illegal orders from a…

John McCarthy October 28, 2025

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UN experts say US strikes against Venezuela in international waters amount to ‘extrajudicial executions’

NEW YORK (Reuters) — U.S. strikes against Venezuela in international waters are a dangerous escalation and amount to "extrajudicial executions," a group of independent United Nations experts said on Tuesday.…

John McCarthy October 23, 2025

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Arizona sues over Speaker Johnson’s refusal to swear in Democrats’ newest congresswoman

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Arizona’s attorney general has sued the US House of Representatives over Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to seat an Arizona member of Congress – who was elected…

John McCarthy October 23, 2025

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Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court…

John McCarthy October 20, 2025

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Disney says Jimmy Kimmel will return to the air tomorrow

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disney (DIS.N), opens new tab said "Jimmy Kimmel Live" will return to its ABC network lineup on Tuesday, six days after it suspended the talk-show host following threats…

John McCarthy September 22, 2025

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Puerto Rican homeowner, 84, sues Bad Bunny over use of iconic house in video and residency

SAN JUAN (AP) — An 84-year-old man whose home in southeast Puerto Rico served as inspiration for the house that became an iconic symbol at Bad Bunny’s residency this summer sued the…

John McCarthy September 18, 2025

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Former students abused by longtime California high school teacher awarded more than $13 million

LOS ANGELES — Five women who said they were sexually assaulted by their high school teacher in the 1980s won a combined $13.6-million judgment Monday after a jury concluded that…

John McCarthy September 16, 2025

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Eight days later, questions linger about Venezuela boat strike

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — More than a week after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military had blown up a boat off Venezuela, the operation - which killed 11 people…

John McCarthy September 10, 2025