By Jonathan Allen and Hannah Beier DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – On May 12, the library coordinator for Pennsylvania’s Central Bucks School District sent an email to colleagues that some conservative parents and Christian advocacy groups had long prayed to see. The email instructed school library staff to remove all copies of two books within 24…
By Julia Harte (Reuters) -Abortion rights supporters and opponents held dueling rallies around the U.S. on Saturday, the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized the procedure nationwide. In Washington, speakers from national abortion rights groups, including Women’s March and NARAL Pro-Choice America, assembled…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators said on Saturday they are investigating Ford Motor’s prior recalls of 710,000 Explorer SUVs over power loss reports to determine if the fix is adequate. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) noted the No. 2 U.S. automaker issued recalls in April 2022 and March on…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith on Friday asked a federal judge to delay the start of former President Donald Trump’s trial on charges of willful retention of classified government records and obstruction of justice until Dec. 11, a court filing showed. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon set an initial trial date…
By Sarah N. Lynch and Luc Cohen WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Friday filed criminal charges against four Chinese chemical manufacturing companies and eight individuals over allegations they illegally trafficked the chemicals used to make fentanyl – a highly addictive painkiller that has fueled the opioid crisis in the United States. The…
(Reuters) -IBM is nearing a deal to acquire software company Apptio for about $5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. A deal between the companies could be completed over the weekend, the Journal reported, adding that it was unclear whether the purchase price includes debt. IBM declined…
(Reuters) – Meta and the European Union (EU) have agreed on a stress test in July on the EU’s online content rules, following EU industry chief Thierry Breton’s demand that the social media platform act immediately over Meta’s content targeting children. “Productive discussion with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Menlo Park on EU digital rules:…
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Democratic Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs on Friday issued an order to protect abortion rights, wielding her executive power to curtail the effects of a restrictive abortion law signed by her Republican predecessor. Hobbs said on Twitter she ordered all abortion-related prosecutions centralized under the office of Attorney General Kristin Mays,…
By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co is cutting nearly 40 investment bankers in the U.S., a source with knowledge of the matter said. The reductions come after months of sluggish markets that have depressed dealmaking across Wall Street and prompted banks to lay off thousands of employees. JPMorgan’s investment banking…
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – A Manhattan federal judge on Friday granted Hermes’ request to permanently block artist Mason Rothschild’s sales of “MetaBirkin” non-fungible tokens following a jury’s verdict that they violated the French luxury house’s trademark rights in its famed Birkin handbags. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said the permanent injunction was justified because…
