Trump elephant trophy-hunting move sparks stampede of outrage
(Reuters) – Conservation groups decried U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision this week to allow trophy hunters who kill elephants in two African countries to bring home the endangered animals’ tusks or other body parts as trophies.
Billionaire founder of Insys pleads not guilty to opioid bribe scheme
BOSTON (Reuters) – The billionaire founder of drugmaker Insys Therapeutics Inc pleaded not guilty to charges that he participated in a scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe a fentanyl-based spray intended for cancer patients.
U.S. industrial output surges as hurricane-related disruptions fade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. industrial production recorded its biggest increase in six months in October as the drag from hurricane-related disruptions unwound, but the underlying growth trend in output at the nation’s factories, mines and utility plan…
IBM urged to avoid working on ‘extreme vetting’ of U.S. immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition of rights groups launched an online petition on Thursday urging IBM Corp to declare that it will not develop technology to help the Trump administration carry out a proposal to identify people for visa denial and depo…
U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly rise; import prices up modestly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week in part as a backlog of applications from Puerto Rico continued to be processed, but the underlying trend pointed to tightening labor market con…
Trump acknowledges thanks from UCLA players released from China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday acknowledged the thanks he received from three UCLA basketball players who had been detained in China for shoplifting and were released after he raised the case with his Chinese counterpart…
Rights groups pressure IBM to renounce interest in Trump’s ‘extreme vetting’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition of rights groups launched an online petition on Thursday urging IBM Corp to renounce a Trump administration proposal to use technology to identify people for visa denial and deportation from the United States.
Billionaire founder of Insys to plead not guilty to opioid bribe scheme
BOSTON (Reuters) – The billionaire founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc was expected to appear in federal court in Boston on Thursday to plead not guilty to charges that he participated in a scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe a fentanyl-based cancer pai…
Convicted mass killer Charles Manson hospitalized in California: report
(Reuters) – Charles Manson, the cult leader who sent followers known as the “Manson Family” out to commit gruesome murders, shattering the peace-and-love ethos of the 1960s hippie era in California, has been hospitalized, the Los Angeles Times reported…
Record number of Americans forecast to travel over Thanksgiving weekend: AAA
(Reuters) – Travelers will hit the roads, rails and skies this Thanksgiving holiday in their largest numbers in more than a decade, lured by cheap plane tickets and a growing economy, the nation’s largest motor advocacy group said.
