Appeals Court Suspends Order for Voice of America Employees to Return to Work

WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court panel agreed Tuesday to suspend a federal judge’s order for the Trump administration to bring hundreds of Voice of America employees back to work from paid leave. The three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a stay pending the government’s appeal …

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Judicial Panel in Wisconsin Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging State’s Congressional Map

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – A ⁠three-judge ⁠panel in Wisconsin on ⁠Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from Democratic voters that ​had challenged the state’s congressional map. The panel said in its ruling ‌that only the Wisconsin Supreme ‌Court can determine whether the state’s congressional maps need ⁠to be ⁠redrawn. “This panel is not endorsing the current …

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Trump Says the US Could End the Iran War in Two to Three Weeks

By Nandita Bose, Steven Scheer and Yomna Ehab WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, April 1 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said the United States could end its ⁠military ⁠attacks on Iran within two to three weeks and Tehran did not ⁠have to make a deal as a prerequisite for the conflict to wind down. The remarks underscored the shifting …

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Rubio Says Venezuela Will Ultimately Need Transition Phase, Free Elections

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary ⁠of ⁠State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ⁠said there will have to be a transition phase ​in Venezuela and the country will need free and fair elections, though he added ‌that there needs to be ‌patience until that point is reached. “Ultimately, there will have to be a ⁠transition …

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Kuwait Says Iran Drone Attack Sets Airport Fuel Tanks Ablaze, No Casualties

April 1 (Reuters) – ⁠An ⁠Iranian drone ⁠attack struck fuel tanks ​at Kuwait International ‌Airport on Wednesday, sparking ‌a ⁠massive ⁠fire but causing no casualties, Kuwait’s ​state news agency KUNA said. The latest of ​several attacks on the ⁠airport and ⁠fuel storage ⁠there came ​as the U.S.-Israeli war ​on Iran ⁠broadens with Tehran’s strikes on …

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Business Sentiments in Japan Improving Despite Iran Worries

The improvement in the key so-called diffusion index in the closely watched “tankan” report, recorded for the fourth quarter straight, comes even as worries grow about Japan’s economic growth and oil supplies because of the war in Iran. The survey is an indicator of companies foreseeing good conditions minus those feeling pessimistic. The index for …

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Men’s NCAA Tournament Averaging 10.3 Million Viewers, Its Most-Watched Since 1993

NEW YORK (AP) — The men’s NCAA tournament is averaging 10.3 million viewers through the Elite Eight, according to Nielsen. That is the tournament’s best audience since 1993 and a 9% increase over last year. Friday’s early window with Duke-St.John’s on CBS and Michigan-Alabama on TBS/truTV averaged 14.2 million, the most-watched Friday regional early window …

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