US Judge Tosses Blake Lively’s Sexual Harassment Case Against Justin Baldoni

By Jonathan Stempel and Luc Cohen NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed actor Blake ⁠Lively’s ⁠sexual harassment claims in her lawsuit against actor and director ⁠Justin Baldoni, significantly narrowing her case over the filming of their 2024 romantic drama “It Ends With Us.” U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman’s 152-page …

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Yale Report Links Russian Oil Sector to Child Deportation From Ukraine

AMSTERDAM, April 3 (Reuters) – Leading Russian state oil and gas companies Rosneft and Gazprom supported wartime camps where more ⁠than ⁠2,000 Ukrainian children were taken, facilitating transportation and providing funds, Yale ⁠University research has alleged, prompting calls from some U.S. lawmakers to reinstate sanctions on the two firms. The findings, released by Yale last …

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Greek PM to Reshuffle Cabinet Amid Farm Fraud Scandal Over EU Aid

ATHENS, April 3 (Reuters) – Greek Prime ⁠Minister ⁠Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected ⁠to reshuffle his cabinet, a government official ​said on Friday, as an investigation into alleged farm-aid ‌fraud involving EU funds widens, ‌reaching more senior members of the ruling ⁠centre-right party. The ⁠scandal has rocked the government since last year, when ​European prosecutors charged …

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Why is Trump talking about action on Cuba and what could that look like?

Washington — President Trump continues to dangle potential military action against Cuba, appearing to be emboldened by his administration’s interventions in Venezuela and Iran. After the U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, Mr. Trump warned that he had his sights set on Cuba. Standing alongside Mr. Trump at a news conference about …

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Senate Democrat demands that TSA lift its “shoes-on” policy, calling it a “reckless” safety risk

A key senator is demanding the Transportation Security Administration reverse its decision to let travelers keep their shoes on their feet while passing through airport screening, a controversial policy at the center of a classified security warning — escalating pressure on the agency following months of scrutiny over airport security vulnerabilities. In a letter obtained …

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Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Elected President by Pro-Military Parliament

April 3 (Reuters) – Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president on Friday after breezing ⁠through ⁠a parliamentary vote, formalising his grip on political power ⁠in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup. His carefully choreographed journey from ​top general to civilian president follows a lopsided …

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French Far-Left MEP Rima Hassan to Be Tried in July Over Post on X

PARIS, April 3 (Reuters) – Rima Hassan, a French far-left member ⁠of ⁠the European Parliament, will face trial ⁠in July over a comment she posted on X last month about ​a 1970s attack on an Israeli airport, the Paris prosecutor’s office said late on Thursday. Authorities arrested Hassan and detained ‌her in custody for several …

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