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BHP's surprise appointment of Americas head Brandon Craig as chief executive this week has revived concerns in the mining sector over talent retention and the lack of leadership diversity, as senior female contenders were overlooked. reuters.com/business/bhp-c…

A judge in New York has denied a bid by lawyers in a class action against Alphabet's Google to force rival attorneys to pay them a portion of fees from future settlements with the tech giant in individual lawsuits over its advertising practices. reuters.com/legal/governme…

New Jersey sued the Trump administration on Friday over a proposed federal immigration detention center in its state. reuters.com/legal/governme…

A U.S. judge has struck down a Treasury Department rule aimed at curbing money laundering in real estate by requiring that the beneficial owners of companies buying real estate in cash be disclosed. reuters.com/legal/governme…

A US Senate committee voted to advance the nomination of Senator Markwayne Mullin to become homeland security secretary, even as the committee's Republican chairman criticized Mullin and voted against him. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: reut.rs/46ty0gg

The U.S. State Department on Friday established a new bureau to oversee U.S. responses to natural disasters and humanitarian crises around the world, capping the Trump administration's dramatic overhaul of foreign aid, a senior department official said. reuters.com/legal/governme…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the use of Rhythm Pharmaceuticals’  therapy for a rare form of obesity caused by brain damage, making it the first treatment to be approved in the country for the condition. reuters.com/business/healt…

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration escalated its attacks on Harvard University on Friday, as it sued the Ivy League school to recover billions of dollars for allegedly failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students. reuters.com/legal/governme…

Twenty-three states led by New York and California, along with 14 cities and counties, sued the Trump administration seeking to undo its decision to revoke the ⁠government's scientific finding that underpins US climate regulations. Subscribe: reut.rs/46ty0gg

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's upcoming decision on whether to keep his seat on the U.S. central bank's Board of Governors after his leadership term ends is now a key factor in how the tenure of his would-be successor Kevin Warsh evolves. reuters.com/business/powel…

The US government sued Harvard University over the Ivy League school's alleged failure to protect Jewish and Israeli students, and is seeking to recover billions of dollars of taxpayer money, court papers show reut.rs/3PkuIWZ

JUST IN: US sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, seeks billions of dollars reut.rs/3PkuIWZ

Capital One will ask a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by President Trump and others accusing the financial services company of debanking them by closing several accounts after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Subscribe: reut.rs/46ty0gg

The White House released an artificial intelligence policy on Friday that aims to pre-empt state rules, ensure protections for children and shield communities from prohibitive energy costs. reuters.com/world/us/white…

Fallout from the Epstein files has surfaced in an unexpected forum: a dispute over stock options brought by longevity expert Peter Attia. Read more about the case in @JgreeneJenna's column reut.rs/4rHw3V6

US Republicans are pressing to swiftly renew a key foreign surveillance authority, setting up another high-stakes debate over privacy, oversight and political leverage. More on this in today's Daily Docket. Subscribe: reut.rs/46ty0gg

The U.S. State Department on Friday established a new bureau to oversee U.S. responses to natural disasters and humanitarian crises around the world, capping the Trump administration's dramatic overhaul of foreign aid, a senior department official said. reuters.com/legal/governme…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's upcoming decision on whether to keep his seat on the U.S. central bank's Board of Governors after his leadership term ends is now a key factor in how the tenure of his would-be successor Kevin Warsh evolves. reuters.com/business/powel…

The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it approved the $3.54 billion sale of local television station owner Tegna to Nexstar , despite objections from Democratic-led states. reuters.com/legal/litigati…

US Health Department official signals progress on selecting new CDC head reuters.com/legal/litigati…