San Francisco schools take Altria to trial over ‘vaping crisis’
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A lawyer for San Francisco’s public school system on Monday kicked off a long-awaited trial against…
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Dollar slides as rate cuts priced in; yen falls ahead of BOJ meeting
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell to a more than one-week low against major currencies on…
Cancer victims urge US judge to dismiss J&J talc unit second bankruptcy
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -Cancer victims on Monday urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary’s second…
Former Minnesota officer convicted in Wright killing released from prison
By Rich McKay (Reuters) – The former Minneapolis-area police officer convicted of killing Daunte Wright was released from prison on…
Oil prices settle higher on optimism about fuel demand in China
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled higher on Monday, reversing losses as investors grew optimistic that holiday travel in…
Investors flock to one-month bills on US debt ceiling jitters, shun others
(Reuters) – Rising concerns that the U.S. Treasury Department could hit its debt limit in the coming months are leading…
Floating wind power gains traction but can it set sail?
By Nina Chestney and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – After a bumper year for floating offshore wind farm tenders, the…
Trial opens in Justice Department bid to force Assa Abloy to scrap deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for the U.S. Justice Department and Assa Abloy, the world’s biggest lockmaker, began arguments Monday in…
Business fights back as Republican state lawmakers push anti-ESG agenda
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – U.S. political battles over corporate sustainability are turning hotter this spring as aggressive Republican statehouse…
How the U.S. Clean Air Act lets closed coal plants keep polluting for years
By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) – Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station, a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant, stopped producing electricity in 2013. Its…