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Harvard rejects Trump demands, gets hit by $2.3 billion funding freeze
Harvard rejected numerous demands from the Trump administration that it said would cede control of the school to a ...
Law firm Susman Godfrey asks judge to block Trump executive order
A judge in Washington is set to hear arguments on Tuesday afternoon in the latest legal clash over President Donald Trump's punitive executive orders against major law firms.
US import prices ease, but tariffs casting shadow over inflation
U.S. import prices unexpectedly fell in March, pulled down by decreasing costs for energy products, the latest indication that inflation was subsiding before President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs ...
Former US labor officials urge contractors to stand firm on DEI
A group of former U.S. Department of Labor officials has urged federal contractors to maintain their corporate diversity policies in the face of legal threats by the Trump administration, a letter ...
Judge to consider Trump's compliance with order over wrongly deported man
U.S. judge on Tuesday will consider her next steps on what she called the Trump administration's failure to update her on efforts to return a man illegally deported to El Salvador, in a case critics ...
Harvey Weinstein faces new sex crimes trial in New York
Harvey Weinstein is set to stand trial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan on Tuesday, a year after a state appeals court overturned the former movie mogul's 2020 conviction.
Sarah Palin's New York Times defamation case retrial heads to opening statements
Opening statements are set to begin on Tuesday in the retrial of Sarah Palin's lawsuit accusing the New York Times of defaming the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate in ...
Another Columbia student arrested by US immigration officials
The public security bureau of China's northeastern Harbin city has accused the United States National Security Agency (NSA) ...
Wall St edges up as investors hold on to tariff relief hopes
Wall Street inched higher on Tuesday, as investors assessed the possibility of tariff relief for the auto sector, although signs of new levies on pharma and semiconductor imports kept the optimism in ...
Peru economy undershoots expectations in February
Peru's economy grew 2.68% in February, data from the nation's INEI statistics agency showed on Tuesday, falling short of estimates despite most sectors logging growth.
India's ICICI Lombard posts surprise profit drop on surge in claims, accounting change
India's ICICI Lombard General Insurance reported a surprise drop in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, hurt by a jump in claims paid.
It's a boy! Phils' Bryce Harper uses blue bat for gender reveal
Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper put his spin on the gender reveal trend by stepping to the plate with a blue bat on Monday night.