By Luc Cohen MADRID/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The former head of Venezuela’s military intelligence, Hugo Carvajal, arrived in the United States on Wednesday to face drug trafficking charge after being extradited from Spain, his lawyer said. Carvajal is expected to make an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court on Thursday morning, said his lawyer, Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma….
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks rose and the dollar strengthened on Wednesday after a surprise cooling of British inflation bolstered the risk-off mood across markets that anticipates the Federal Reserve next week will hike interest rates for the last time. The dollar bounced after sentiment was boosted by inflation in the United…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers will look to jump start long-stalled legislation on the safe and regulated adoption of self-driving cars at a congressional hearing on July 26. The panel will consider separate draft legislation from Representative Bob Latta, a Republican, and Representative Debbie Dingell, a Democrat. Legislation in Congress has been stalled…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s request for a new trial after a jury found the former U.S. president liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll and awarded her $5 million. In a 59-page decision, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan also…
By Marisa Taylor (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. agency responsible for animal welfare has told lawmakers that it did not find any violations of animal research rules at Elon Musk’s Neuralink beyond a 2019 incident the brain implant company had already reported. Officials with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducted a “focused” inspection…
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of Democratic lawmakers from Texas on Tuesday urged the state’s Republican governor to halt his aggressive border security campaign after a report alleged that Texas authorities were ordered to deny water to migrants in extreme heat and to push migrant children back into the Rio Grande River. The…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Ed Markey on Wednesday said he is proposing additional taxes on private jet trips to address the climate impacts of wealthy travel. Markey, a Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee that oversees aviation, said the bill would require wealthy travelers “to pay their fair share for the environmental…
By Karen Freifeld and Luc Cohen (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied Donald Trump’s bid to move from New York state court to federal court the criminal case against the former U.S. president stemming from a hush money payment to a porn star. Trump was indicted in April in state court in Manhattan on…
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) -American Airlines and its pilot union have begun negotiations to improve their tentative contract agreement on Tuesday ahead of a crucial vote on the contract, according to a union memo seen by Reuters. The Texas-based carrier’s pilots are due to start voting Monday on a new four-year deal that…
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors in El Salvador international bonds are relishing 60% returns this year alone as debt issued by the Central American country recovers from calls of doom and default, with some betting the rally is not quite over yet. Rising tensions between Washington and President Nayib Bukele’s government, dwindling prospects…
