Way clear for Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14B acquisition of Juniper after Justice Dept settlement

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has reached a settlement with the Justice Department that could clear the way for its $14 billion takeover of rival Juniper Networks. The Justice Department had sued to block the acquisition, saying it could eliminate competition, raise prices and reduce innovation. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, calls for Hewlett…

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Verdict due in murder trial

A sequestered jury in Australia began deliberations Monday in the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson, accused of killing her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch. Three of Patterson’s four lunch guests — her parents-in-law Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson — died in the hospital after…

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Democratic groups target ‘non-political spaces’ in new campaign ahead of fall elections and 2026 midterms

WASHINGTON — Democratic groups are kicking off a new community organizing effort this summer, taking aim at Republican priorities and widening their scope to include “non-political spaces” like book clubs and sports forums. The nationwide effort announced Monday comes as Democrats prepare for key battleground elections in the fall and next year and as they…

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Trump administration sues Los Angeles over sanctuary city immigration policies

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has sued the city of Los Angeles over its immigration policies, claiming that the city’s law discriminates against federal law enforcement by treating them differently from other law enforcement authorities. The lawsuit was filed in the Central District of California, and notes up top that Donald Trump “campaigned and won…

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The life-changing impact of diseases in the anti-vaccination era

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — In the time before widespread vaccination, devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with lifelong health problems. Over the next century, vaccines virtually wiped out long-feared scourges like polio and measles and drastically reduced the toll of many others. Today, however, some preventable, contagious…

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