NY police investigate McGregor after media day chaos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York police are investigating an incident in which UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor allegedly caused chaos at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Thursday by gatecrashing a media event ahead of UFC223 on Saturday.
J&J, Imerys must pay $37 million in case over talc cancer risks: jury
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson and Imerys SA must pay at least $37 million in a lawsuit claiming a man developed cancer due to his exposure to asbestos in talc-based products including Johnson’s Baby Powder, a New Jersey state court jury said on Thursday.
U.S. Medicare sets outpatient rate for Yescarta reimbursement
(Reuters) – Medicare, the U.S. government healthcare program for the elderly and disabled, will pay hospitals close to its standard mark-up rate for administering cell therapy Yescarta for cancer outpatients, who will have a co-payment of nearly $80,000, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Turkish lawyer for trader Zarrab implicated in New York jail bribe case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Turkish lawyer representing wealthy gold trader Reza Zarrab allegedly helped pay bribes to a guard at a New York City jail where Zarrab was being held on charges that he conspired to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions, according to c…
Two men sentenced in melee during Turkish leader’s U.S. visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two men who pleaded guilty to assaulting protesters during a 2017 visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Washington were sentenced to a year and a day in jail on Thursday, authorities said.
San Francisco sues U.S. attorney general over repealed civil rights memos
(Reuters) – The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday, asking a federal court to overturn his December decision to revoke legal guidance designed to protect minorities, the indigent and disabled.
Massachusetts man arrested on insider trading charges
BOSTON (Reuters) – The owner of a restaurant in Massachusetts was arrested on Thursday on federal charges that he had traded on inside information obtained from an employee at VistaPrint NV and that person’s spouse about the company’s financial results…
Target settles claims it screened blacks, Hispanics out of jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Target Corp has agreed to review its policies for screening job applicants and pay $3.74 million to settle a lawsuit claiming its use of criminal background checks kept thousands of blacks and Hispanics from obtaining employment.
NY attorney general probing Brooklyn police shooting death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York attorney general’s office is investigating the fatal shooting by police of an unarmed black man who pointed a metal pipe at officers in Brooklyn in the latest such killing to prompt street protests.
Masters braced for Tiger-mania as first round gets underway
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Tiger-mania swept over the U.S. Masters on Thursday as the year’s first major took on a rock concert vibe with Tiger Woods once again the headline act at Augusta National as first round play got underway.
