By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is working closely with Suriname authorities to bring their financing program back, while looking for progress in government talks with China, a key creditor, an IMF official said on Thursday. The IMF and Suriname engaged in a financing program for nearly $700…
By Julia Harte and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) -U.S. telehealth and in-person abortion providers scrambled on Thursday to keep medication abortion services available after a federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone could be distributed amid ongoing litigation but with significant restrictions. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld…
By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump returned to New York to answer questions under oath on Thursday in a $250 million business fraud lawsuit brought against him by the state attorney general. But the questioning took place behind closed doors, and Trump’s appearance for the civil case did…
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to halt a legal settlement that would erase more than $6 billion in debt owed by former students of colleges – many of them for-profit institutions – who have said they were misled by schools about academics and job prospects. The justices turned…
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc faces 18 shareholder proposals, beating its 2022 record of 15, as environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused investors push for more changes in e-commerce giant, Amazon’s proxy statement released on Thursday shows. The proposals include a request to change Amazon’s executive compensation package, an audit to ensure that…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Thursday asked federal agencies to revise workforce plans as it aims to “substantially increase” in-person work by government employees at headquarters offices and improve services, according to a memo seen by Reuters. The memo to executive branch agencies from White House Office of Management and Budget…
By Andrew Chung and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Thursday the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to intervene to stop restrictions set by a federal judge on the abortion pill mifepristone as President Joe Biden’s administration moves to defend access to the drug. The administration will seek emergency…
By Helen Coster (Reuters) -Opening statements are due on Monday in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News over the network’s airing of false claims that the company’s machines were used to rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis, presiding over the case in Wilmington, conducted jury…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Photoshop maker Adobe Inc has agreed to pay $3 million to settle U.S. kickback allegations involving federal software sales, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement on Thursday. The settlement resolves allegations that Adobe made improper payments under its Solution Partner program to companies that had a contractual or…
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Federal Reserve lending to banks eased further in the latest week, signaling that while the absolute levels of emergency credit remain high, financial sector strains which started a month ago are continuing to ease. As of Wednesday, Fed loans to banks via its discount window facility stood at $67.6…
