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By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would gain more influence in the state’s public university system, and majors involving gender studies or critical race theory would be eliminated if a bill filed this week wins support from the Republican-controlled legislature. The new measure, which largely reflects a legislative agenda announced by DeSantis …

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(Reuters) – BlackRock Inc said it was cooperating with a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into record keeping of electronic communications of its investment advisers, according to a filing on Friday. The asset manager is the latest in a list of financial firms under the regulator’s scrutiny. Earlier this week, Wells Fargo said U.S. …

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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Local prosecutors in Texas cannot use state laws that are more than 60 years old to prosecute organizations that help fund and arrange travel for Texans to obtain abortions in other states where it is legal, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin said that …

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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – Producers of the Western movie “Rust” on Friday said they had agreed to pay a $100,000 civil fine for “serious” workplace safety breaches prior to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico film set in 2021. New Mexico’s worker safety bureau last year levied its maximum …

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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km (1,025 miles) a top Revolutionary Guards commander said on Friday, in a move likely to raise Western concerns after Russia’s use of Iranian drones in the Ukraine war. Separately, Amirali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guards aerospace force, also spoke …

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By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) – Tesla Inc investor Ross Gerber said on Friday he will end his run for the electric carmaker’s board of directors, citing changes investors can expect to see next week. Gerber said in a telephone interview that he decided to withdraw after Martin Viecha, Tesla’s investor relations chief, told him …

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By Steve Gorman and Rich McKay LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A slow-moving winter storm intensified over California on Friday, triggering the first blizzard warning in parts of the Los Angeles area in 30 years and creating the extraordinary sight of snowflakes swirling around the iconic Hollywood sign. Snow and freezing rain pushed into the Golden State …

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By Saeed Azhar (Reuters) -putting down for reporter to check background on Archegos-dg Morgan Stanley said it was cooperating with U.S. regulators over investigations into its block-trading practices and providing authorities with information, according to a filing on Friday. The Wall Street firm added it could face civil claims from market participants who said they …

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(Reuters) – Raytheon Technologies Corp said on Friday the U.S. government has cleared its Pratt and Whitney unit to resume deliveries of its F-135 engine for the F-35 fighter jet, after a halt was put in place in December following the discovery of a safety concern. The F-35 Joint Program Office said in a statement …

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