Rosalba O'Brien

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Editor at Reuters

Editor at Reuters, citizen of nowhere, fairweather Liverpool fan. Opinions are my own. [email protected]

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Articles

Voice of America parent terminates over 600 more staff in likely death knell

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Rosalba O'Brien |David Brunnstrom

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The parent agency of Voice of America said on Friday it had issued termination notices to over 639 more staff, completing an 85% decrease in personnel since March and effectively spelling the end of a broadcasting network...
Haitian ex-mayor gets nine years in US prison for visa fraud tied to political violence

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Nate Raymond |Rosalba O'Brien

BOSTON (Reuters) -A former Haitian mayor was sentenced on Friday to nine years in a U.S. prison after being convicted of illegally obtaining a green card allowing him to reside in the United States by concealing his role in a brutal campaign to kill...
Ohio man charged for allegedly threatening US Congressman Max Miller

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Rosalba O'Brien |Kanishka Singh |Brad Brooks

(Reuters) -Police in Ohio said on Friday they had arrested a man after he allegedly ran a U.S. Congressman off a road, threatened the politician and his family, and yelled antisemitic slurs and waved a Palestinian flag before fleeing.
Trump administration tightens social media vetting for foreign students

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Rosalba O'Brien |Don Durfee |Lincoln Feast |Humeyra Pamuk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered the resumption of student visa appointments but will significantly tighten its social media vetting in a bid to identify any applicants who may be hostile towards the...
Producer Tyler Perry accused of sexual harassment and assault in lawsuit

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Mary Milliken |Rosalba O'Brien |Lisa Richwine

(Reuters) -An actor on the U.S. BET television show "The Oval" has filed a civil lawsuit that accuses media mogul Tyler Perry of repeated sexual assault and harassment. Derek Dixon is seeking $260 million in punitive damages from Perry in a lawsuit...
US to end LGBT suicide prevention service, says general hotline sufficient

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Kanishka Singh |Rosalba O'Brien

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is ending funding for an LGBT suicide prevention hotline that it...
NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander released after immigration court arrest

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Ted Hesson |Richard Cowan |Rosalba O'Brien |Andrew Hay

(Reuters) -New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was detained for several hours after being arrested at an immigration court on Tuesday, the latest politician opposed to U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration raids to get...
Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to migrant smuggling charges after wrongful deportation

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Rosalba O'Brien |Luc Cohen |Rod Nickel |Noeleen Walder

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) -Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant returned to the U.S. last week after being wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador, pleaded not guilty on Friday to criminal charges of taking part in a conspiracy to smuggle...
Apple loses bid to pause app store reform order in Epic Games case

3 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Rosalba O'Brien |Mike Scarcella |David Bario |Rod Nickel

(Reuters) -Apple on Wednesday failed to persuade a U.S. appeals court to pause key parts of a federal judge's order requiring the iPhone maker to immediately open its lucrative App Store to more competition. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
Argentina's Black Market for Dollars Falters as Currency Controls are Eased

1 month ago | gurutrade.com | Leila Miller |Adam Jourdan |Rosalba O'Brien

BUENOS AIRES, May 16 (Reuters) - On the streets of downtown Buenos Aires, where years of tough currency controls fermented a thriving black market for dollars, an army of illegal money traders are finding times hard under the economic reforms of Argentine President Javier Milei. Milei tore down most currency controls last month, easing access for Argentines to official currency markets after six years of restrictions.