Non-drop shop: Christmas tree farmer prepares for seasonal rush
COLCHESTER, England (Reuters) – With Christmas around the corner, Wick Farm in Colchester, eastern England, is gearing up by harvesting its crop of fir trees.
U.S. to open office, award grants in opioid fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it was launching a Drug Enforcement Administration field office in the Appalachian region at the center of the opioid crisis and would issue $12 million in grant funding to help assist l…
Sign-up pace much slower in week 4 of 2018 Obamacare enrollment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The pace of people signing up for individual insurance under Obamacare slowed significantly during the fourth week of 2018 enrollment, as nearly 37 percent fewer people signed up for the healthcare plans than in the previous week, …
Turkish gold trader begins testifying for U.S. prosecutors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Turkish-Iranian gold trader on Wednesday began testifying for U.S. prosecutors in the trial of an executive at Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank accused of taking part in a massive international money laundering scheme to help Iran e…
U.S. expands leniency for companies that disclose foreign bribery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will extend greater leniency to companies that voluntarily alert authorities when they learn employees have paid bribes to foreign officials.
Over half of public comments to FCC on net neutrality appear fake: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than half of the 21.7 million public comments submitted to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission about net neutrality this year used temporary or duplicate email addresses and appeared to include false or misleading inf…
Conservative pundit arrested in scuffle at Connecticut university
(Reuters) – A right-wing pundit was arrested following a scuffle with students at the University of Connecticut at the end of a speech titled “It’s OK to be white,” university officials said on Wednesday.
NBC News fires ‘Today’ co-host Matt Lauer for sexual misconduct
NEW YORK (Reuters) – NBC News fired Matt Lauer, the popular host of its “Today” morning show, on Wednesday after a female colleague accused him of inappropriate sexual behavior, the network said, making him the latest rich and powerful man to be felled…
NBC News says it fired ‘Today’ Show co-host Matt Lauer for sexual misconduct
NEW YORK (Reuters) – NBC News fired popular “Today” show host Matt Lauer after receiving a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace, the network announced on Wednesday.
Suspect in Nevada shooting dies after standoff with police
(Reuters) – A suspect died shortly after being taken into police custody in Reno, Nevada late on Tuesday after opening fire from a downtown apartment complex and holding a hostage, local media reported.
