(Reuters) – Several Canadian companies and government agencies have stopped advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta Platforms decided to stop news access on the apps over a law that requires payments to local news publishers. The “Online News Act”, which was approved by the Canadian parliament and received a royal assent on June 22,…
(Reuters) – Here is a list of legal troubles facing former U.S. President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Trump, 77, denies any wrongdoing. JAN. 6 AND THE U.S. CAPITOL ATTACK U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is investigating Trump’s role in actions surrounding his loss in the 2020 presidential election that…
(This July 13 story has been corrected to fix the spelling of ‘Kalpana Kotagal’ in paragraph 2) By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee to the agency that enforces workplace bias laws, giving Democrats a majority on the five-member panel that would allow it to enforce pro-worker polices…
(This July 12 story has been refiled to add a dropped letter in paragraph 1) By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director Chris Wray rejected Republicans’ wide-ranging criticism at a congressional hearing on Wednesday that targeted everything from the bureau’s handling of a probe into Hunter Biden to claims it encouraged social media…
(Reuters) – Ancient Buddhist murals in northwestern China are under “direct threat” as a result of unprecedented levels of rainfall brought about by climate change, researchers said on Monday. Extreme rainfall in Dunhuang and Zhangye in China’s Gansu province has put UNESCO-listed world heritage sites at risk, with cave monasteries dating back to the 4th…
By Sarah N. Lynch and Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had received a letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith stating that he is a target of a grand jury investigation into efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat. A letter would represent the clearest sign to…
By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada on Tuesday defended its decision to push ahead with its implementation of digital services taxes starting next year, citing national interest even as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland expressed hope in reaching an international consensus. More than 140 countries were planning to implement a 2021 deal that…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators are opening a special crash investigation into a fatal accident in California involving a 2018 Tesla Model 3 suspected of relying on advanced driver assistance systems, the government agency said on Tuesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is probing the July 5 crash in…
By Martin Petty BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s parliament will hold a second vote on a new prime minister on Wednesday, more than two months since the liberal Move Forward Party’s surprise election triumph over rivals allied with the military. An eight-party alliance has pledged its backing for Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat, despite his defeat in…
By Andrew Goudsward FORT PIERCE, Florida (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a U.S. federal judge on Tuesday not to treat the former president the same as any other criminal defendant in setting the timing for his trial on charges of mishandling classified documents, citing his presidential campaign. Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination to…
