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In an internal email from July 2024, university officials said "attempting to retain the business in China and publication of the research are now untenable bedfellows".

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But so far, attempts to trim the welfare state to accommodate other spending claims are failing.

The former reality TV star has also increasingly attempted to stifle the media and academia using lawsuits and threats to merger applications and federal funding.

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The email from Galda “transparently reflects an attempt to extort and solicit a bribe,” the complaint alleged.

Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, said at the time Jimenez had “attempted to run officers over by reversing directly at them without stopping” and the shots were “defensive.”

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