Explainer-Who Takes Charge if the US President Is Incapacitated?

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) – Saturday’s attack at a black-tie Washington gala that featured President Donald ⁠Trump ⁠did not result in any deaths, but it ⁠did raise the question about who would take charge if he or other top members of his administration ​were harmed. U.S. law lays out a clear line of succession, which …

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Wyoming Judge Blocks Law That Bans All but Earliest Abortions

A Wyoming judge has blocked a new state law that bans abortions beyond the earliest stages of pregnancy while a lawsuit challenging the provision moves ahead. It’s the first court ruling affecting the legal status of abortion in Wyoming since the state Supreme Court struck down sweeping abortion and abortion pill bans in January, finding …

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Jury selection begins in legal battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman

Jury selection begins in legal battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman – CBS News Watch CBS News Jury selection began Monday in the legal battle between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent has the latest.

Top Jalisco Cartel Leader ‘El Jardinero’ Arrested in Mexico, Minister Says

MONTERREY, April 27 (Reuters) – ⁠Mexican ⁠special forces ⁠have arrested Audias Flores, known ​as “El Jardinero,” one of the ‌top commanders of ‌the powerful Jalisco ⁠New ⁠Generation Cartel (CJNG), in the western state of ​Nayarit, security minister Omar Garcia Harfuch said on Monday. Flores, a ​regional commander in control of swathes ⁠of ⁠CJNG territory along …

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US Judge Pauses Ruling Requiring UPenn to Provide Data in Antisemitism Probe

April 27 (Reuters) – ⁠A ⁠U.S. judge on ⁠Monday paused his decision forcing the ​University of Pennsylvania to provide a federal civil ‌rights agency with information ‌on Jewish students, faculty and campus ⁠groups ⁠as part of an investigation into allegations of antisemitism. • ​U.S. District Judge Gerald Pappert in Philadelphia agreed to stay his March …

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