Harvard marks down natural resources holding in fiscal 2017
BOSTON (Reuters) – Harvard University reduced its holdings of domestic bonds by roughly $10 billion while also cutting real estate investments and marking down its natural resources holdings, all part of a dramatic shift in how it invests its $37.1 bil…
N.Y. prosecutor to retire after being charged in beating cover-up
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A district attorney on Long Island, New York, announced his retirement on Thursday, one day after he was arraigned on federal charges that he helped cover up a police chief’s assault on an handcuffed inmate.
Gruesome injuries marked hunt for U.S. Army’s Bergdahl: soldiers
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – During a July 2009 raid seeking intelligence on the whereabouts of U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who had walked off his post in Afghanistan, a rocket-propelled grenade hit Army Specialist Jonathan Morita and mangled his…
Blackwater founder still promotes plan to privatize Afghan operations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The founder of private military contractor Blackwater is trying to interest U.S. intelligence agencies in his plan to privatize counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan, even though the Trump administration earlier rejected th…
Mississippi court ruling is credit negative for schools: Moody’s
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday said a recent ruling by Mississippi’s highest court against a number of public school districts that sought increased funding is negative for the state’s school districts’ credit.
Kentucky judge who refused to hear gay adoption cases resigns
LOUISVILLE (Reuters) – A Kentucky judge who made national headlines earlier this year for his refusal to hear adoption cases involving gay, lesbian or bisexual adults has resigned, a state commission announced on Thursday.
Senators from refinery states request Trump meeting on biofuels
(Reuters) – Nine U.S. senators from states that have oil refineries sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday urging changes to the country’s biofuels policy and asking for a meeting to discuss the issue.
Apple, General Motors join group lobbying for immigrant ‘Dreamers’
(Reuters) – Apple Inc, General Motors Co, Best Buy Co Inc and others have joined a coalition of top companies lobbying the U.S. Congress for young, illegal immigrants to have a path to permanent residency, the group said on Thursday.
U.S. regulator to vote on next-generation TV standards: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will vote next month to allow broadcasters to voluntarily use a new technology to improve picture quality and allow better reception on mobile phones, a source briefed on the matter said…
U.S. border agents detain Mexican girl being rushed to hospital
(Reuters) – A 10-year-old Mexican girl with cerebral palsy living illegally in Texas was in federal custody on Thursday after the ambulance rushing her to surgery had to pass through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint, a family attorney and government off…
