By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Tuesday laid out in greater detail her opposition to President Donald Trump‘s bid to remove her from office, saying it was too late to fire her for mortgage information she disclosed during her confirmation process. In a filing in U.S. District Court, Cook said she listed mortgages on three properties …
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LaMonica McIver speaks onstage at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She faces a censure vote in the House of Representatives this week. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE/Getty Images North America The …
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A federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration Tuesday from using an 18th century wartime law to remove people alleged to be Venezuelan gang members from the United States. A panel of the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to block President Donald Trump’s deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, ruling the administration’s claim that members of …
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Over the last few weeks, a battle has been raging between digital video game storefronts, payment processors, and an Australian activist group, Collective Shout. The group initially targeted games focused on r*pe and inc*st, contacting Visa and Mastercard, and forcing online stores like Steam and itch.io to delist dozens of adult games. However, the campaign has extended further, with developers …
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A top official at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demanded the removal of YouTube videos of himself that were published by a physician and writer who has been critical of medical misinformation and public health officials in the Trump administration, according to a YouTube notice that was seen by the Guardian. Jonathan Howard, a neurologist and psychiatrist in New …
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Thirty-six-year-old Leandro de Souza, once Brazil’s most tattooed man, is awing followers with a new look after several ink-removal sessions. His life took a sharp turn when a divorce years ago cratered his sense of self, and he slipped into hedonism. De Souza eventually ended up in a homeless shelter, where he met a woman whom he claimed “evangelized” him. …
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale city leaders will host an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss how to respond to the state’s order to remove rainbow-colored crosswalks and other street art throughout Florida or risk losing millions of dollars in funding. The Department of Transportation under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered communities to remove the crosswalks and other street art …
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President Donald Trump has said he will immediately remove Federal Reserve official Lisa Cook from her position, a major escalation in his battle against the US central bank. In an announcement made on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump posted a letter addressed to Cook in which he informed her of his decision to remove her from the bank’s …
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