By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden asked the Justice Department to open an antitrust investigation into the planned deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf, saying they believe it would result in a monopoly over professional golf operations. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival…
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – The Southern Baptist Convention on Wednesday upheld its expulsion of two churches for having female pastors in a move that reaffirms the conservative leanings of the largest Protestant denomination in the United States. At the denomination’s annual meeting in New Orleans, an overwhelming majority of its 12,700 delegates voted to…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of six senators and two members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday introduced legislation to protect Americans’ data from being used by U.S. adversaries. The bill is the latest in a series of proposals aimed at addressing concerns about the data of Americans using foreign-owned…
By Katie Paul (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would allow social media companies to be sued for spreading harmful material created with artificial intelligence. The law would open the door for lawsuits to proceed against social media companies for claims based on emerging generative AI technology, including fabricated but strikingly…
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada, which has been renegotiating its support for a Stellantis-LGES electric vehicle battery plant, is confident that the investment is good for the country and “is coming,” Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday, hinting that a new deal may have been reached. “We’re very confident in the value of the Stellantis…
By Emilio Parodi and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) -Italy bade farewell to four-times prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday at a funeral befitting the business tycoon’s colourful life, with mourners bellowing football chants and politicians arguing over a day of national mourning. Crowds waving the flags of the AC Milan soccer club Berlusconi used to…
(Reuters) – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the top U.S. agency supervising the retail financial services sector, is due to propose in October a long-awaited rule on consumers’ control of their banking data, its director said Wednesday. The rule, called for under 2010’s sweeping Wall Street reform law, is likely to prove crucial to governing…
(This June 12 story has been refiled to say Republican supporters, not Trump supporters in paragraph 3) By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A vast majority of Republicans believe federal criminal charges against Donald Trump are politically motivated, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday that also showed him far ahead of his nearest…
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will temporarily close a damaged laboratory building at its flagship Maryland research site, a spokesperson told Reuters, shortly after employees filed a federal complaint alleging unsafe work conditions there. Reuters exclusively reported on May 19 that employees at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC),…
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. bank regulator said on Wednesday that while banks have strengthened their liquidity after the spring banking crisis, firms must remain on guard for looming risks. Michael Hsu, the acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), said banks specifically need to re-examine…
