Trump to revoke Obama-era flood risk building standards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will revoke an Obama-era executive order on Tuesday that required strict building standards for government-funded projects to reduce exposure to increased flooding from sea level rise, sources said.
Trade groups call on U.S. to investigate CSX rail disruptions
(Reuters) – Dozens of U.S. trade groups have asked federal rail regulators to investigate CSX Corp’s “chronic service failures,” saying problems at No. 3 U.S. railroad have rippled across the North American rail network, according to a letter seen by …
Lawsuit over false online data revived after U.S. top court review
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a California man’s lawsuit accusing Spokeo Inc of publishing an online profile about him that was filled with mistakes.
AIG shops $2 billion death benefits portfolio: sources
(Reuters) – American International Group Inc wants to sell a $2 billion portfolio of life insurance policies that would pay out when sick or elderly customers die, two people familiar with the matter said.
Four Boston Teamsters acquitted of ‘Top Chef’ extortion plot
(Corrects paragraph 12 of Aug. 15 story to say that Mark Harrington was sentenced to six months of home confinement, not prison. The error first appeared in Update 1)
South Carolina sues OxyContin maker Purdue over opioid marketing
(Reuters) – South Carolina sued Purdue Pharma LP on Tuesday, becoming the latest state or local government to accuse the OxyContin maker of deceptive marketing practices that have contributed to a national opioid addiction epidemic.
Neo-Nazi site down after Google, GoDaddy cut registration
TORONTO (Reuters) – Neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer went offline on Tuesday, after its domain registration was revoked by GoDaddy and Google, which said the site that helped organize the violent weekend rally in Virginia had violated their terms of …
Massachusetts regulator investigates trade order ‘kickbacks’
BOSTON (Reuters) – The top securities regulator in Massachusetts on Tuesday said he is investigating whether brokerages route trade orders to receive what he described as kickbacks.
Republicans on track for tax reform this year: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee said on Tuesday Republicans are on track to pass tax reform this year and, unlike with healthcare, are united around a common plan even as the details are still being hammered o…
Tech companies urge Supreme Court to boost cellphone privacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than a dozen high technology companies and the biggest wireless operator in the United States, Verizon Communications Inc , have called on the U.S. Supreme Court to make it harder for government officials to access individua…
