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- Reuters•1 hour ago
Justice Dept calls full Mueller report subpoena 'premature and unnecessary'
The U.S. Justice Department dismissed a subpoena by the House Judiciary Committee for an unredacted copy of the report produced by Special Counsel Robert Mueller as "premature and unnecessary" in a statement on Friday. "Congressman Nadler’s subpoena is premature and unnecessary. The
- Motley Fool•1 hour ago
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- Reuters•1 hour ago
Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman pleads guilty in New York sex cult case
Seagram liquor heiress Clare Bronfman pleaded guilty on Friday to harboring an illegal immigrant and enabling credit card fraud as part of an alleged sex cult based in upstate New York. Bronfman, 40, entered her plea to the two criminal counts before U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis in federal
Reuters•1 hour agoBoeing 737 MAX joint governmental review will begin April 29 - FAA
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that a joint governmental review of the now grounded Boeing 737 MAX will begin on April 29 and will include 9 other aviation regulators from around the world. The FAA said earlier this month it was forming an international team to review the safety
Reuters•1 hour agoMueller report strengthens resolves on both sides of political spectrum
"Hmm, seems like there's a lot of gray area here," said Eileen O’Brien, 65, of Clearwater, Florida, reading aloud a line about the findings falling short of a criminal case. "Legally wrong and morally wrong are two different things." The release of the long-anticipated report
Reuters•1 hour agoPepsiCo results beat as new CEO's ad push lifts sales
Shares of PepsiCo hit a record high of $125.92 in morning trading after the company said its core sales grew at the fastest pace in more than three years. The results come as a boost for Chief Executive Officer Ramon Laguarta who took over from Indra Nooyi six months ago. Under his watch, Pepsico has
- Associated Press•1 hour ago
Business Highlights
Businesses inside and outside the multibillion-dollar marijuana industry are embracing the once-counterculture four-twenty holiday. Lyft and Carl's Jr. are among the businesses using April 20 to roll out marketing and social media messaging aimed at cannabis consumers. WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. home
- Reuters•2 hours ago
Peru ex-president leaves cadaver as sign of ´contempt´ for his enemies - suicide note
Peruvian ex-president Alan Garcia wrote in an alleged suicide note read by family members at a wake on Friday that he had killed himself in order to avoid humiliation at the hands of his political enemies. Garcia shot himself in the head earlier this week as police arrived at his door to arrest him
Reuters•2 hours agoDemocrats make legal bid for all Russia probe evidence, Trump poll numbers drop
Congressional Democrats on Friday took legal action to get hold of all of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's evidence from his inquiry into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, as the probe's findings hit President Donald Trump's poll ratings. The number of Americans who approve of
- Reuters•2 hours ago
UPDATE 1-Trump approval drops 3 points to 2019 low after release of Mueller report
The number of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump dropped by 3 percentage points to the lowest level of the year following the release of a special counsel report detailing Russian interference in the last U.S. presidential election, according to an exclusive Reuters/Ipsos public opinion
Associated Press•2 hours agoUS authorities: Marijuana involvement imperils citizenship
Immigration authorities on Friday said that anyone with any involvement with marijuana, regardless of whether it's legal in the state where they live, can be denied citizenship because the drug is still illegal under federal law. The announcement comes weeks after officials in Colorado, where recreational
- Reuters•2 hours ago
UPDATE 2-Mueller report strengthens resolves on both sides of political spectrum
CLEARWATER, Florida/LAS VEGAS, April 19 (Reuters) - After months as volunteer activists demanding that U.S. President Donald Trump be impeached, Eileen and Michael O'Brien sat on their couch on Thursday, cracked open a laptop and began to read the 448-page special counsel report that liberals have
- Reuters•2 hours ago
UPDATE 1-Militiamen kill senior WHO official in attack on Congo Ebola center
H eavily armed militiamen attacked a hospital treating Ebola patients in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, killing a senior World Health Organization (WHO) epidemiologist and injuring two others, officials said. Three assailants from a local self-defense militia attacked the hospital in
- Reuters•2 hours ago
Reuters Entertainment News Summary
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Bill Murray fighting off zombies and an Elton John biopic tracking the singer's early days will be among the highlights at this year's Cannes Film Festival, though Quentin Tarantino's hotly-anticipated latest outing looked set
- Reuters•2 hours ago
Reuters Health News Summary
Researchers examined survey data from 4,428 men and women aged 65 and older in Washington State. Generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on Friday received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its generic nasal spray for opioid overdose, the health regulator
- Reuters•2 hours ago
Reuters Science News Summary
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. When Ohio University integrative biologist Nancy Stevens peered into a drawer in the wooden cabinets on the top floor of a Nairobi museum in 2010, she saw a chunk of rock containing massive teeth and knew she had come across something important.
- Reuters•2 hours ago
Elizabeth Warren calls for start of impeachment proceedings against Trump
"That means the House should initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of the United States." Warren is the first of the major contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination to call for impeachment, a day after the release of Mueller's report on Russian meddling in
- U.S.News & World Report•2 hours ago
The 25 Best Places to Live in the U.S. for Quality of Life in 2018
Taking your quality of life into account Many factors play into truly loving where you live. Affordability and career opportunities certainly contribute, but don't discount daily commute, access to quality ...
- Reuters•2 hours ago
Elizabeth Warren calls for start of impeachment proceedings against Trump
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, on Friday said Congress should begin the process of removing President Donald Trump from office over findings in U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report. Warren is the first of the major contenders for
- Reuters•2 hours ago
UPDATE 1-Top Democrats in Congress reject Barr's proposal to limit Mueller report access
Top Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate on Friday rejected Attorney General William Barr's proposal to allow them access to a less-redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation report. In an April 19 letter to the attorney general, six Democratic
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- Bitcoin Magazine•2 hours ago
FinCEN Issues First-Ever Civil Penalty Against Bitcoin Exchange
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau within the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has imposed its first-ever penalty on a peer-to-peer crypto exchange for violating AML regulations, among other violations.FinCEN announced the penalty on its website on April 18, 2019, declaring that
- Reuters•2 hours ago
On Good Friday, pope hears harrowing stories of human trafficking
Pope Francis led Good Friday services dedicated to the victims of human trafficking and the plight of migrants, denouncing leaders with "armored hearts" who exploit their plight for political gain. The meditations read out by speakers during the 14 "stations of the cross" which commemorate
