Law firm for JPMorgan in Epstein case fights disqualification bid
(This May 8 story has been refiled to correct a misspelled word in paragraph 7) By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) -
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California governor responds to recommended reparations payments for Black residents
California's governor responded Wednesday to the reparations payments for some Black state residents that were recommended by a task force looking at how to mitigate injustices and discrimination stemming from slavery.
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House Republicans say CIA staffer helped seek support for statement from former intel officials questioning Hunter Biden laptop story
House Republicans are demanding more information on how Central Intelligence Agency employees interacted with a group of former intelligence officials as they organized a 2020 public statement that questioned whether a laptop with Hunter Biden emails and documents was part of a Russian disinformation operation.
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JPMorgan's Dimon says debt ceiling standoff could cause panic - report
NEW YORK JPMorgan Chase & Co's CEO Jamie Dimon said the congressional standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling,
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George Santos: Congressman pleads not guilty to fraud charges
He is accused of laundering funds, lying to Congress and illegally receiving unemployment benefits.
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TikTok defends app following Welsh and UK government ban
The UK and Welsh government have banned the app from staff phones over security concerns.
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E. Jean Carroll says verdict in Trump abuse case is a victory for all victims of sexual assault
E. Jean Carroll said Wednesday that a Manhattan federal jury's finding that Donald Trump sexually abused her in the spring of 1996 -- awarding her $5 million for battery and defamation -- was a victory for all women who are victims of sexual assault.
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Gaza militants fire rockets after new Israeli air strikes
Palestinian militants fire barrages into Israel after it targets Islamic Jihad rocket launchers.
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Israel keeps up pressure on Islamic Jihad with second day of deadly airstrikes in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces targeted what they called Islamic Jihad terrorist organization operatives and infrastructure in Gaza on Wednesday, a day after Israeli military airstrikes killed three leaders of the Palestinian militant group and 10 other Palestinian men, women and children along the strip.
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Jewish groups condemn $150m Nazi-linked jewel sale
The collection belonged to Heidi Horten, whose German husband took over Jewish firms in the 1930s.
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Exclusive: Japan is in talks to open a NATO office as Ukraine war makes world less stable, foreign minister says
Japan is in talks to open a NATO liaison office, the first of its kind in Asia, the country's foreign minister told CNN in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, saying Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made the world less stable.
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Cyprus murder trial: Killed wife 'might not have been terminally ill'
David Hunter admits killing his wife in Cyprus but says it was assisted suicide, his murder trial hears.
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