Officials urge patience as Florida towns re-open after Irma
FLORIDA CITY/MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida began allowing some residents to return to their homes hammered by Hurricane Irma on Tuesday, but officials warned that it would take a long time to repair the damage wrought by high winds and poundin…
American al Qaeda suspect to face trial on U.S. terrorism charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American citizen will go to trial in federal court in Brooklyn on Tuesday on charges that he supported al Qaeda and helped prepare a 2009 car bomb attack on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
U.S. cities’ revenue growth expected to contract in 2017: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. cities’ revenue growth in fiscal 2017 is projected to contract for a second consecutive year, the first time this has happened since the recession, according to a report released on Tuesday by the National League of Cities.
Florida Keys, airports partially re-open after Irma rips through state
FLORIDA CITY/MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida allowed some residents to return to their shuttered homes and reopened several airports on Tuesday after Hurricane Irma’s pounding winds and storm surges ripped through the state, prompting the evacua…
Online lender SoFi CEO Cagney to step down
(Reuters) – Mike Cagney, one of the most prominent executives in the U.S. financial technology sector, will step down as chief executive of Social Finance, the online lender he co-founded, before the end of the year.
Floridians return to storm-battered homes as Irma flooding spreads
FLORIDA CITY/MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Storm-shocked Floridians returned to shattered homes on Monday as the remnants of Hurricane Irma pushed inland, leaving more than half of all state residents without power and city streets underwater from Orl…
U.S. tribal patent deal could have big impact on generic drug market
(Reuters) – A groundbreaking deal between Allergan Plc and a Native American tribe to shield the company’s patents in administrative proceedings could also be used be to protect them from challenges in federal court, legal experts said, potentially dea…
Supreme Court justice temporarily preserves Trump refugee ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Monday provided a temporary reprieve for President Trump’s order blocking most refugees from entering the United States, putting on hold a lower court’s ruling loosening the prohibiti…
Delaware’s courts lose top spot to South Dakota in business survey
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – For the first time in 15 years Delaware’s court system has lost the top spot in a key business survey, ceding its place to South Dakota, according to a Monday poll conducted by an arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Floridians return to storm-shattered homes as Irma arrives in Georgia
FLORIDA CITY/MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Storm-shocked Floridians returned to their shattered homes on Monday as the remnants of once-powerful Hurricane Irma pushed inland, leaving well over half of residents without power and flooding cities in the…
