Corelogic estimates Hurricane Irma property damage at $42.5-$65 billion
(Reuters) – Analytics firm Corelogic on Tuesday estimated total insured and uninsured losses from damage to properties from Hurricane Irma at $42.5-$65 billion.
Obamacare repeal must move quickly, says U.S. Senate’s McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s top Republican on Tuesday urged quick action on a bill to repeal Obamacare but stopped short of promising to bring it to the Senate floor for a vote, as the clock ticks down on the latest attempt to kill the 201…
Appeals court blocks San Francisco’s ordinance for soda health warnings
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday sided with the beverage industry, granting a preliminary injunction to block a San Francisco ordinance mandating health warnings for soda.
Illinois’ unpaid bill backlog hits a record $16 billion
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ pile of unpaid bills topped $16 billion for the first time as the state deals with the fallout of an unprecedented two straight fiscal years without complete budgets, the state comptroller’s office reported on Tuesday.
Venture capitalists sue Trump admin over foreign entrepreneur rule delay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A national association of U.S. venture capitalists filed suit against the Trump administration on Tuesday, claiming it illegally delayed a policy that would have allowed foreign entrepreneurs to stay in the United States to build…
Defamation lawsuit vs Rolling Stone over rape article is revived
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived part of a lawsuit by three University of Virginia graduates who accused Rolling Stone magazine of defamation over a now-retracted article describing a gang rape.
U.S. Senate’s McConnell urges quick action on Obamacare repeal bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday urged quick action on a recently introduced bill to repeal Obamacare and said it had a lot of support.
St. Louis mayor to meet with protesters after nights of violence
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Activists in St. Louis plan to voice their concerns directly to the mayor on Tuesday over the acquittal of a white policeman who shot a black man to death, a verdict that sparked four night of violent protest.
After Irma, special oxygen masks helped Florida pets breathe easier
(Reuters) – Soon after millions of Floridians lost power in the wake of Hurricane Irma last week, firefighters in the city of Titusville responded to an emergency call at a home where a gasoline-powered generator had been running in an attached garage….
Unbudgeted: How the opioid crisis is blowing a hole in small-town America’s finances
INDIANA, Pa./CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (Reuters) – As deaths mount in America’s opioid crisis, communities on the front lines face a hidden toll: the financial cost.
