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Miami students rally for valedictorian facing deportation
MIAMI (Reuters) – More than 2,000 Miami students walked out of class and took to the streets on Friday in a show of solidarity with a high school valedictorian ordered to leave the United States by an immigration judge. A judge on Monday denied a green card request by Daniela…
BP reaches deal with plaintiffs over Gulf of Mexico spill
NEW YORK (Reuters) – BP PLC has reached a $7.8 billion agreement with plaintiffs suing over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to a court order on Friday, but the company still faces claims by the U.S. government and drilling partners. BP said the cost of the…
Cops in shoot out with Mexican drug gang across Rio Grande
(Reuters) – U.S. Border Patrol agents and Mexican drug traffickers fought a gun battle across the Rio Grande river in south Texas, authorities said on Friday, the latest of a spate of cross-border shootings in recent months. The Border Patrol said gunfire erupted on Wednesday after agents confronted a group…
Autopsy conducted on conservative activist Andrew Breitbart
Coroners conducted an autopsy on the body of conservative activist Andrew Breitbart on Friday but deferred a formal finding on the cause of his death until toxicology and lab tests are completed, officials said.…
Unnecessary cancer treatment in men on the rise
Men with low-risk tumors and a life-expectancy of less than 10 years — for instance, men in their 80s or 90s — are not candidates for so-called curative therapies like radiation or prostate surgery because there’s little evidence it would benefit them. Yet the proportion of men in that category…
GM suspends production of Chevy Volt due to weak demand
CHICAGO — General Motors said Friday it has suspended production of its electric Chevy Volt for five weeks in order to match supply to weak demand. “We’re going to take five weeks of downtime at the plant as we are going to build to what the market demands,” spokeswoman Michelle…
Tornadoes batter Ohio Valley and Southeast
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Tornadoes, high winds and hail, battered the U.S. midsection on Friday, with reports of nearly three dozen tornadoes causing damage across five states and prompting urgent warnings to take cover across the region. No deaths had been reported, but seven people were hurt by suspected tornadoes…
Anti-abortion initiatives inch forward in southern U.S.
Initiatives by social conservatives to limit abortion inched forward in three southern US states this week, contributing to one of the most emotionally-charged debates in US politics. In Florida, the House of Representatives voted 78-33 in favor of imposing a 24-hour waiting period on women seeking an abortion and requiring…
Delaware governor says same sex marriage is ‘inevitable’ in his state
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gay marriage in Delaware is inevitable, the state’s Governor Jack Markell said on Friday, a day after neighboring Maryland became the eighth state to legalize marriage for same-sex couples. In an interview with Reuters Insider TV, Markell, a Democrat, said he expects that Delaware will take…
Rep. Norm Dicks of Washington state will not seek reelection
SEATTLE (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Norm Dicks, a Democrat from Washington state known for supporting airplane manufacturer Boeing and his region’s military bases, said on Friday he will not seek reelection. The 18-term Congressman said in a statement he and his wife, Suzie, have “made the decision to change gears…
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