U.S. settles AT&T’s DirecTV case on talks with rivals over baseball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department reached a settlement with AT&T unit DirecTV, which it had accused of illegally swapping information with rival pay-TV providers about negotiations to show Los Angeles Dodgers baseball games in southern California, according to court filings on Thursday.
Texas A&M, Rick Perry clash on election of gay student body president
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas A&M University said on Thursday it respectfully disagreed with comments U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry made a day earlier when he criticized an election at his alma matter that led to the school’s first openly gay student body president.
German gummy bear maker Haribo plans to produce candy in U.S.
BERLIN (Reuters) – German candymaker Haribo, famous for its fruit-flavored gummy bears, plans to build its first production facility in the United States and start making confectionery there from 2020.
State Department to approve Keystone pipeline permit on Friday: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department plans to approve on Friday the permit needed to proceed with construction of the Canada-to-United States Keystone XL oil pipeline, a project blocked by former President Barack Obama, according to two gov…
Americans favor paid family, sick leave; split on funding: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Most Americans support paid family and medical leave and think employers, rather than the government, should cover the costs, but they are divided over whether companies should be legally required to provide it, according to a repo…
Florida man’s book burning sparks wildfire, destroys homes: officials
(Reuters) – A Florida man’s illegal burning of paperback books sparked a wildfire that quickly spread across 400 acres of land, damaging or destroying as many as 15 homes and forcing residents to evacuate in the northeastern part of the state, official…
U.S.-Israeli teen arrested in Israel for Jewish center bomb threats
JERUSALEM/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A teenager with dual Israeli-U.S. citizenship was arrested in Israel on Thursday on suspicion of making dozens of hoax bomb threats against Jewish community centers in the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Striking AT&T workers in California, Nevada return to work
(Reuters) – AT&T Inc said 17,000 workers in California and Nevada resumed work on Thursday, after going on a strike on Wednesday.
Uncertain fate of Obamacare causes some hospitals to halt projects, hiring
(Reuters) – Uncertainty surrounding the Republican plan to replace Obamacare is forcing some U.S. hospitals to delay expansion plans, cut costs, or take on added risk to borrow money for capital investment projects, dealing an economic blow to these fa…
Trump demands support in do-or-die Friday vote on healthcare plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump warned House Republican lawmakers that he will leave Obamacare in place and move on to tax reform if they do not get behind new healthcare legislation and support it in a vote on Friday.
