Obama urges New Jersey voters to reject ‘politics of division’
(Reuters) – Former President Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail on Thursday for the first time since he left the White House, urged voters in New Jersey to reject the “politics of division” by supporting Democrats in next month’s state elections….
Trump concludes Fed chair interviews, could decide next week: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has concluded interviews with the five candidates he is considering to chair the Federal Reserve and could announce a decision as early as next week, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday.
California Dept of Insurance estimates wildfires losses at $1.05 billion
(Reuters) – The California Department of Insurance said on Thursday its preliminary estimate for insured wildfire losses was $1.05 billion, based on claims received by the state’s eight largest insurers, adding that it expected the numbers to rise.
Supreme court allows planned Alabama execution to proceed
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama’s planned execution of a man convicted of murdering a police officer to proceed on Thursday, lifting a halt imposed by a lower court over concerns about one of the drugs used in the state’s let…
White nationalist heckled at University of Florida speech
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) – Protesters shouted “Go home Nazis” at a white nationalist at the University of Florida on Thursday, disrupting his speech at the campus that erected barricades and deployed hundreds of police officers to guard against viol…
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.
