DOJ moves to drop charges against men arrested after Minneapolis ICE shooting
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has moved to drop charges against two men charged with assaulting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis in January after an officer shot a Venezuelan im...
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ATP roundup: Denis Shapovalov back in Dallas quarterfinals
Reigning champion Denis Shapovalov needed just 66 minutes to advance to the Nexo Dallas Open quarterfinals, defeating the United States' Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday. Shapovalov, a Canadian who is seeded seventh, slammed 22 aces and comm...
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Jazz fined $500K, Pacers $100K for tanking maneuvers
The NBA fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 for conduct detrimental to the league on Thursday, alongside a $100,000 fine for the Indiana Pacers for violating the league's player participation policy. The NBA targeted Utah's Feb. 7 matchup against the Orlan...
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Michael Kors brings 'New York chic' to NY Fashion Week with latest collection
By Arriana McLymore and Alicia Powell NEW YORK, NY, Feb 12 - Michael Kors launched its fall/winter collection on Thursday during New York Fashion Week as models in wool coats and monochromatic sweaters walked the runway carrying feathered bags. The s...
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Judge blocks Trump administration from cutting $600 million in public health funds
By Dietrich Knauth Feb 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Chicago temporarily blocked on Thursday the Trump administration from moving ahead with $600 million in cuts to public health grants in four states led by Democrats. U.S. District Judge Manish ...
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Oil set for weekly drop as Iran risks recede, oversupply concerns
BEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed on Friday after falling in the previous session, and are set for their second weekly decline, on receding concerns of an Iranian conflict that could affect supply and on forecasts supply will ...
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Asian shares step back from record as tech jitters return, bonds rally
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares retreated from record highs on Friday as worries about shrinking margins in the tech sector hit the likes of Apple, driving investors into safe-haven bonds ahead of key U.S. inflation data. Overnigh...
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US lawmakers step up pressure on Taiwan parliament to approve defence spending
TAIPEI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of 37 U.S. lawmakers have written to senior Taiwanese politicians expressing concern about parliament stalling proposed defence spending, saying that the threat posed by China has never been greater. Taiwan...
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ICE blocked detainees' access to lawyers in Minnesota, judge finds
By Dietrich Knauth Feb 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure that detainees have access to their attorneys in Minnesota, after finding that the agency had blocked thousands of people from ...
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Malaysia's anti-graft chief says open to probe on his shareholding after media report
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Malaysia's anti-corruption chief said on Friday he was willing to be investigated by a government committee amid calls for him to step down after a media report alleged he held shares in a company above the permitted ...
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