NY State to shut Indian Point nuclear plant: Governor Cuomo
(Reuters) – Entergy Corp’s Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York state will shut down by April 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, due primarily to its proximity to the heavily populated New York City area.
Mexican migrants in U.S. are not criminals: Mexican foreign minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican migrants in the United States are not criminals, Mexico’s new foreign minister said on Monday, adding that the country would face the “dynamic” U.S. political situation with negotiation, not conflict or insults.
Bitcoin exchange operator pleads guilty in U.S. case tied to JPMorgan hack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Florida man pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that he conspired to operate an illegal bitcoin exchange, which prosecutors said was owned by an Israeli who oversaw a massive scheme to hack companies, including JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Supreme Court will not examine tech industry legal shield
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court’s decision that an online advertising site accused by three young women of facilitating child sex trafficking was protected by a federal law that has shielded website operators from l…
VW executive to appear in Miami court over Dieselgate scandal
DETROIT (Reuters) – Volkswagen executive Oliver Schmidt will appear in Federal Court in Miami, Florida, on Monday, a spokeswoman for the United States Attorney’s office in Detroit said.
U.S. judge supervising Oakland police, California prisons to retire
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The federal judge overseeing California’s prison healthcare system and the city of Oakland’s police department plans to retire in August, raising questions about how reform of both troubled institutions will unfold.
‘Pharma bro’ Shkreli suspended from Twitter for harassment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. drug executive Martin Shkreli, dubbed the “pharma bro” and vilified for raising the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000 percent, was suspended by Twitter on Sunday for harassing a female journalist.
Stars’ plane makes emergency landing, smoke in cockpit
(The Sports Xchange) – A plane carrying the Dallas Stars National Hockey League team was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff at a St. Louis-area airport on Sunday because of smoke in the cockpit.
Senate to act this week on Obamacare repeal, McConnell says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will take its first steps toward repealing President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform act by the end of the week, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday.
Replacing, repealing Obamacare at same time ‘ideal’: top Trump aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Repealing and replacing the U.S. Affordable Care Act in one action would be “ideal,” but it “may take time” to get all elements of the heath care law’s alternative ready, President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming chief of staff sai…
