Chicago mayor meets with DOT officials on Musk’s tunnel project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with senior U.S. Department of Transportation officials this week to discuss a plan by Elon Musk’s Boring Co to build a $1 billion underground transit system, officials confirmed on Thursday.
Supreme Court partly rejects redrawn North Carolina election districts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out part of a lower court ruling that had invalidated a series of state legislative districts drawn by Republicans in North Carolina for failing to resolve claims that the lawmakers intend…
U.S. charges 601 people in healthcare fraud, opioid crackdown
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against 601 people including doctors and nurses for taking part in healthcare fraud and opioid-related crimes that resulted in more than $2 billion in losses.
California legislature could protect Big Soda from local taxes
(Reuters) – Big Soda may score a major U.S. victory as California lawmakers weigh a budget bill that would include language preempting future sugar taxes in one of the country’s top markets, where a handful of municipalities have voted in favor of such…
U.S. Supreme Court turns away Silk Road website founder’s appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to consider overturning the conviction and life sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the accused mastermind behind the Silk Road website for the sale of illegal drugs to customers worldwide that w…
Majority of Americans think social media platforms censor political views: Pew survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – About seven out of ten Americans think social media platforms intentionally censor political viewpoints, the Pew Research Center found in a study released on Thursday.
Protesters pushed away from immigration office in Portland
(Reuters) – Federal officers on Thursday removed protesters from the entrance of an office used by immigration authorities in Portland, Oregon, breaking up a days-long demonstration against the Trump administration’s immigration policies, officials sai…
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Merck appeal over Fosamax suits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear Merck & Co’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that revived hundreds of lawsuits accusing the company of failing to adequately warn patients of the risks of thigh bone fractures associated with its osteoporosis drug Fosamax.
U.S. congressional delegation to visit Russia from June 30-July 5: Ifx
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional delegation will visit Russia from June 30-July 5, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.
U.S. jury orders DaVita to pay $383.5 million in wrongful death lawsuits
(Reuters) – A federal jury in Colorado has awarded $383.5 million to the families of three patients who said they suffered cardiac arrests and died soon after receiving dialysis treatments at clinics run by DaVita Inc.
