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The prime minister planned to sign a deal handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius today but a dramatic 3am ruling by a senior judge has put a pause on the plans

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1 week ago Parents, your SNAP benefits are at risk – except for stay at home moms

Republicans’ legislation would also force states to shoulder more of the cost for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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1 week ago Britain's Got Talent's Ant McPartlin leaves judges speechless with outfit detail

Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon was forced to pause the show as she pointed out a detail about host Ant McPartlin's outfit

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3 w. ago Weinstein accuser breaks down while recounting experiences in rape retrial

Judge paused proceedings during Miriam Haley’s fourth day on witness stand over alleged assault by ex-movie mogulA woman who alleges Harvey Weinstein forced oral sex on her broke down under intensely personal cross-examination during her fourth day on the witness stand in the criminal retrial of the disgraced movie mogul.The judge paused proceedings early on Friday afternoon to give Miriam Haley a chance to compose herself after an angry and tearful exchange with Weinstein’s defense as she was questioned on her account of his alleged assault. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Appeals court pauses Tufts student's transfer to Vermont in immigration detention case

A federal appeals court has paused a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England so it can consider an emergency motion filed by the government

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3 w. ago Judge pauses old Nevada law requiring parental notification for minors to get abortion

A federal judge is putting on hold for now a Nevada law that requires parents be notified before a minor can get an abortion

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