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Top CNS stories for today including the Trump administration ordering Russia to close its San Francisco consulate, along with two annex buildings in New York and Washington, all by Saturday; irate by the description of her caseload handling as “lazy” and “slow,” the first Asian woman to be elected to New York’s state court system brought a libel suit Wednesday against the New York Post; a new study says that fathers of newborns born in the United States today are 3.5 years older on average than they were four decades ago, and more.

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Top CNS stories for today including the Trump administration ordering Russia to close its San Francisco consulate, along with two annex buildings in New York and Washington, all by Saturday; irate by the description of her caseload handling as “lazy” and “slow,” the first Asian woman to be elected to New York’s state court system brought a libel suit Wednesday against the New York Post; a new study says that fathers of newborns born in the United States today are 3.5 years older on average than they were four decades ago, and more.

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1.) In National news a federal judge in San Antonio ruled that several provisions of a Texas law that prohibits sanctuary cities and punishes local officials with jail time and removal from office for refusing to cooperate with federal immigration officers are likely unconstitutional.

2.) The Trump administration on Thursday ordered Russia to close its San Francisco consulate, along with two annex buildings in New York and Washington, all by Saturday.

3.) Some diplomats and long-term State Department observers say Secretary of State Tillerson’s move to ditch "special envoys" is a long past due trimming of agency fat and will ultimately result in a more effective organization with clearer lines of responsibility.

4.) Environmental groups and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe have filed two lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s decision to remove Endangered Species Act protection for the Yellowstone grizzlies.

5.) In Regional news the Ninth Circuit needs to sort out who governs water pumping in western Nevada after hearing three hours of arguments in three cases Wednesday, involving arcane but important issues of Western water law.

6.)  Irate by the description of her caseload handling as “lazy” and “slow,” the first Asian woman to be elected to New York’s state court system brought a libel suit Wednesday against the New York Post.

7.) Remote areas of Vermont still lack reliable internet and cable connections, and Comcast has sued the state in Federal Court, saying it is wrongfully trying to force the company to bear costs of a multimillion-dollar expansion if it wants to keep operating there.

8.) In Research news a new study says that fathers of newborns born in the United States today are 3.5 years older on average than they were four decades ago.

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