By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved Republican legislation intended to stop immigrants and illegal drugs crossing the nation’s southwestern border with Mexico, leaving it to the Senate to attempt a broader, bipartisan immigration bill. The package, which Democrats have warned will be blocked in the Senate, would set…
By Ted Hesson (Reuters) – The United States is set to lift COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday night, known as Title 42, which have been in place for three years and allow border agents to quickly expel many migrants caught crossing the border back to Mexico. Immigration processing will revert to a pre-existing system, known as…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday rejected an effort to disqualify the law firm defending JPMorgan Chase & Co against a lawsuit by women who claim they were abused by Jeffrey Epstein and that the bank aided in the late financier’s sex trafficking. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in…
By Daniel Trotta and Jorge Garcia SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Hundreds of migrants from around the world seeking a better life in the United States have instead found themselves trapped in squalid conditions near the Mexican border, tantalizingly close to their destination, and desperate. On the eve of the expiration of Title 42, the COVID-era…
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Carrefour Brasil said on Thursday it has entered into exclusive talks with Barzel Properties for the sale of five distribution centers and five stores for 1.3 billion reais ($259.83 million). In a securities filing, the Brazilian arm of French retailer Carrefour SA said the properties will be leased back under 20-year…
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA said on Thursday it will sell up to 250 units of its Praetor 500 aircraft to Berkshire Hathaway’s NetJets Inc in a deal valued at $5 billion, via an agreed options plan. Netjets, a U.S. company that offers shared ownership of private business jets, will start receiving…
By Roberto Samora and Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) – JBS SA, the world’s largest meat company, on Thursday reported a net loss of 1.45 billion reais ($290.2 million) for the first quarter, blaming high grain prices and an over-supplied meat market for the worse-than-expected results. Analysts had expected a 297 million real loss, according…
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -The head of Brazil’s electoral authority, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, delivered a stern warning to the world’s top tech companies on Wednesday, saying he would not let them undermine Brazil’s democracy. Moraes’ comments – which included the assertion that global tech giants “believe no jurisdiction in the world…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is already seeing high number of border encounters in certain areas, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Thursday ahead of a COVID-19 immigration restriction called Title 42’s midnight expiration. “Our borders are not open,” Mayorkas told reporters at a White House briefing, warning of tougher consequences for…
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – In a country shaken by years of political volatility, Peru’s national currency has emerged as a mainstay of relative stability among Latin American foreign exchange markets, reaching its strongest level in a year this week. After taking a hit during the nearly two-year presidency of Pedro Castillo, the Peruvian…
