U.S. selects four construction firms to build U.S. border wall prototypes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has selected four construction companies to build concrete prototypes for a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Thursday.
U.S. judge strikes down Obama administration overtime pay rule
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down an Obama administration rule that would have extended mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million U.S. workers, siding with business groups and 21 states that had challenged it.
U.S. charges Chinese-Canadian citizen with trade secret theft
BOSTON (Reuters) – A dual citizen of China and Canada has been arrested and charged with trying to steal trade secrets from a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of robotic surgical products by trespassing at its headquarters.
House to vote on self-driving car legislation next week
(Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles, congressional aides said.
Florida Supreme Court sides with governor in squabble over death cases
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Governor Rick Scott had the authority to reassign a prosecutor’s death penalty cases after she refused to pursue capital punishment for any defendants.
U.S. government may provide up to $80 billion in Harvey aid: Texas congressman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government could provide up to $80 billion in aid to victims of Hurricane Harvey, only a fraction of what the total impact could be from the storm, Texas Representative Pete Sessions said on Thursday.
Hurricane Irma forms over eastern Atlantic
(Reuters) – Irma has strengthened over the eastern Atlantic to become the fourth hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory on Thursday.
Yahoo must face litigation by data breach victims: U.S. judge
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge said Yahoo must face nationwide litigation brought on behalf of well over 1 billion users who said their personal information was compromised in three massive data breaches.
Mississippi River closed to vessel traffic near St. Louis after lock damage: Army Corps
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Mississippi River was closed to vessel traffic after cracks were found in a gate at the Melvin Price Lock and Dam just north of St. Louis, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Thursday.
Former U.S. officials urge balance in refugee cost reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former officials of the State Department and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service have written to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, urging that two White House-ordered reports on refugee resettlement costs be balanced …
