Former Dean Foods chairman gets two years for insider trading scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thomas Davis, a former chairman of dairy processing company Dean Foods Co, was sentenced on Thursday to two years in prison after pleading guilty to passing insider information to sports gambler William “Billy” Walters.
More Republican senators back bipartisan Obamacare deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan deal to stabilize Obamacare by restoring billions of dollars of federal subsidies to health insurers picked up Republican support in the Senate on Thursday despite President Donald Trump’s opposition, but still faced…
Trump says he will work with Congress on more aid for Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will work with the U.S. Congress to approve grants and loans to help rebuild Puerto Rico after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria a month ago.
U.S. agency scraps unused telegraph regulations in Trump rules purge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is scrapping rules on telegraphs even though carriers no longer exist, part of the Trump administration’s effort to slash regulations, the Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday.
In glyphosate review, WHO cancer agency edited out ‘non-carcinogenic’ findings
LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organization’s cancer agency dismissed and edited findings from a draft of its review of the weedkiller glyphosate that were at odds with its final conclusion that the chemical probably causes cancer.
Bipartisan Obamacare deal gains Republican support in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan deal to stabilize Obamacare by restoring billions of dollars of subsidies to health insurers picked up Republican support in the Senate on Thursday despite President Donald Trump’s opposition.
Protesters denounce white nationalist’s speech at Florida university
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) – Protesters chanting “Go home Nazis” sought to drown out the speech by a white nationalist at the University of Florida on Thursday, as the campus erected barricades and deployed hundreds of police officers to guard against…
Senator unveils rare bipartisan healthcare initiative
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bipartisan legislation to help stabilize Obamacare was unveiled in the U.S. Senate on Thursday with 22 sponsors in the 100-member chamber, Republican Senator Lamar Alexander said on Thursday.
Trump says to work with Congress on more aid for Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will work with the U.S. Congress to approve grants and loans to help rebuild Puerto Rico after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria a month ago.
Conservative Republican tries to derail reappointment of Fed’s Yellen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A member of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Freedom Caucus is mounting a campaign to kill any chance of a second term for Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, the latest sign conservative Republicans want a fresh face at the he…
