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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Under Trump plan, refugees from 11 countries face additional U.S. barriers

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration will temporarily delay processing of most refugees from 11 countries identified as high-risk, while resuming refugee admissions for other countries, government officials said on Tuesday. Most of the affected countries are in the Middle East and Africa, according to documents seen by Reuters.

Two fatally shot at Louisiana's Grambling State University

(Reuters) - Two men were shot and killed at Grambling State University in Louisiana, and police searched on Wednesday for the assailant who fled the scene, school and law enforcement officials said.

Cross the street, then text: Honolulu cracks down on cellphone distraction

(Reuters) - Pedestrians caught crossing the street while staring at their cellphones in Hawaii's largest city will face a fine of up to $99 beginning on Wednesday as a new law comes into effect intended to prevent distracted people from blundering into traffic.

Judge to weigh U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl's punishment at hearing

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) - The military judge deciding U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl's fate for leaving his post in Afghanistan in 2009 is expected to hear testimony starting on Wednesday about his five years in captivity and the service members injured while searching for him.

Supreme Court dismisses Hawaii's challenge to Trump travel ban

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday formally dropped plans to hear the last remaining challenge to an earlier version of President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and a ban on refugees, but a fight over the legality of his latest restrictions still could reach the nine justices.

Stricter Missouri abortion rules take effect after legal fight

(Reuters) - New abortion regulations took effect on Tuesday in Missouri that critics argue will make it more difficult for women to access the procedure.

Texas father changes story about toddler's death: police

(Reuters) - The Texas father who told police his 3-year-old daughter disappeared after he sent her outside at 3 a.m. as punishment for not drinking milk has now told police she died from choking on the drink, according to an arrest warrant issued on Tuesday.

VC firm DFJ probes sexual harassment charges against founding partner

(Reuters) - Venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), which has invested in Tesla Inc's SpaceX, said it is independently probing sexual harassment allegations against its founding partner Steve Jurvetson.

U.S. proposes fee hikes at national parks to pay for upgrades

DENVER - The National Park Service proposed peak-season entrance fee increases on Tuesday at 17 of its most popular attractions, including Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and Yosemite national parks, to help finance a backlog of maintenance and improvements.

U.S. court sides with illegal immigrant teen seeking an abortion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 17-year-old illegal immigrant in federal custody in Texas can have an abortion immediately despite the objections of President Donald Trump's administration, a U.S. appeals court decided on Tuesday in a ruling spearheaded by Democratic-appointed judges.

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