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Trump targets illegal immigrants who were given reprieves from deportation
The president signaled in January that he planned to dramatically widen the net of illegal immigrants targeted for deportation, but his administration has not publicized its efforts to reopen immigration cases. Full Article
Exxon calls NY prosecutor's climate change probe 'harassment' in filing
Exxon Mobil Corp asked a New York court on Friday to reject another subpoena request from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, arguing the prosecutor's recent claim to have found evidence Exxon misled investors was false and that he was abusing his investigative powers. Full Article
New SEC enforcement chiefs see cyber crime as biggest market threat
Hackers are increasingly breaking into brokerage accounts to steal assets or make illegal trades, prompting U.S. securities regulators to start tracking cyber crimes more closely, two newly appointed enforcement officials said in an interview on Thursday. Full Article
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New York attorney general looking at Eric Trump charity's payouts
New York's attorney general is looking into a report that the Eric Trump Foundation funneled more than $1 million from charity golf tournaments into President Donald Trump's business, a spokesman for the attorney general said on Friday.
Virginia appeals re-sentencing ruling for D.C. sniper Malvo
Virginia's attorney general on Friday appealed a May federal court ruling tossing out life prison terms for one of the two men convicted of a 2002 deadly shooting spree in Washington, D.C.
'Trial of a lifetime' plays out in tiny South Dakota town
ELK POINT, S.D. In this rural outpost of just over 1,900 residents, a local college student has become a courtroom sketch artist, trailers on Main Street are ersatz offices for a major law firm and members of an agricultural youth club are puzzled by a new metal detector at the local courthouse.
Civil rights groups sue Missouri to stop voter ID law
Civil rights groups have sued Missouri to prevent its new voter identification law from interfering with a local special election next month, saying the measure could disenfranchise voters.
NSA backtracks on sharing number of Americans caught in warrant-less spying
WASHINGTON For more than a year, U.S. intelligence officials reassured lawmakers they were working to calculate and reveal roughly how many Americans have their digital communications vacuumed up under a warrant-less surveillance law intended to target foreigners overseas.
Trump says Comey not telling truth, willing to respond under oath
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday denied that he tried to block an FBI investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, effectively accusing James Comey, the FBI's former director, of lying under oath to Congress.
U.S. court upholds $11 mln verdict against Toyota over fatal crash
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld an $11 million verdict against Toyota Motor Corp over a fatal 2006 car crash in Minnesota, which a jury found was caused by an accelerator defect in a 1996 Camry.
Trump targets illegal immigrants who were given reprieves from deportation by Obama
In September 2014, Gilberto Velasquez, a 38-year-old house painter from El Salvador, received life-changing news: The U.S. government had decided to shelve its deportation action against him.
New SEC enforcement chiefs see cyber crime as biggest market threat
WASHINGTON Hackers are increasingly breaking into brokerage accounts to steal assets or make illegal trades, prompting U.S. securities regulators to start tracking cyber crimes more closely, two newly appointed enforcement officials said in an interview on Thursday.
Mars recalls some chocolates due to likely Salmonella presence
Confectioner Mars Inc, owner of the Mars and M&M; brands, said on Friday that it had voluntarily recalled some products sold under the Galaxy brand in the UK and Ireland as it detected the possible presence of Salmonella in the ingredients.
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Latest talc trial against J&J; starts in St. Louis
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Privilege and the president
In his pre-presidential life, Donald Trump was the boss of his own company and the star of his own television show. He flew wherever he wanted on a private plane with gold-plated seatbelt buckles and was usually home at his Trump Tower penthouse – or at one of his lavish golf clubs – in time for a steak dinner, well-done with ketchup on the side. If privilege is the power to define your reality, Donald Trump the mogul had a triple scoop.