Corruption trial of Democratic U.S. Senator Menendez ends in mistrial
(Reuters) – The corruption trial of New Jersey’s Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez ended in a mistrial on Thursday, after the jury said it was hopelessly deadlocked on bribery, fraud and other charges.
Former Trump campaign adviser delivers ‘irrelevant’ documents to congressional committees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page on Thursday delivered subpoenaed documents he described as “irrelevant and unnecessary” to two congressional committees investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential…
U.S. judge refuses to say whether Reza Zarrab will face trial
(Reuters) – u.s. Judge refuses to say whether turkish gold trader reza zarrab will face trial in u.s. Sanctions case – new york court hearing
Johnson & Johnson hit with $247 million verdict in hip implant trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal jury in Dallas on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics unit to pay $247 million to six patients who said they were injured by defective Pinnacle hip implants.
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…
