U.S. Congress votes to apply Magnitsky human rights act globally
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation expanding the 2012 U.S. Magnitsky human rights act from Russian citizens to cover abusers in any country passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday as part of an annual defense policy bill, leaving the landmark measure on the…
Actress Sofia Vergara faces lawsuit from her own frozen embryos
(Reuters) – “Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara is being sued by her two frozen embryos in an unusual lawsuit as part of a three-year battle by her ex-fiance to see the embryos brought to life.
Masterbuilt recalls U.S. gas smokers over fire risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Masterbuilt Manufacturing Inc is recalling about 41,000 gas-fired smokers because a fuel hose can disconnect and pose a fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.
Ex-JPMorgan employee accused of $5 million scheme to defraud bank
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former JPMorgan Chase & Co employee who has been ordered to attend counseling for gambling is facing criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to defraud the bank out of $5 million in order to pay personal debts.
NFL player’s New Jersey home vandalized with racist taunts: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An National Football League player’s northern New Jersey home was vandalized with a swastika and other racist taunts scrawled on the inside walls during a break-in this week, according to police and photos that the player posted on…
BlackRock to move to New York’s trendy Hudson Yards district
NEW YORK (Reuters) – BlackRock Inc, the world’s largest asset manager, plans to move its headquarters in 2022 from midtown Manhattan to a massive new office tower in the fast-growing Hudson Yards district on the city’s far West Side, the developers sai…
Exclusive: ACT Inc raises test prices abroad to fund cheating fight
LONDON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The maker of the ACT college-entrance exam, which has been struggling to contain an international cheating epidemic, is raising its fees for overseas test-takers by $10 to pay for enhanced security.
Stifel, ex-executive settle SEC case over Wisconsin school investments
(Reuters) – Stifel Financial Corp’s brokerage unit and an ex-executive have agreed to pay $24.6 million to resolve claims arising from the sale of risky investment products to five Wisconsin school districts ahead of the financial crisis of 2008.
Somali-American Minnesota state representative says harassed by DC cabbie
(Reuters) – A recently elected Minnesota state representative who is the first Somali-born person to hold that office said on social media that she had been harassed for her Muslim religion and headscarf while riding in a Washington, D.C. taxicab.
U.S. transgender people harassed in public restrooms: landmark survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Almost 60 percent of transgender Americans have avoided using public restrooms for fear of confrontation, saying they have been harassed and assaulted, according to the largest survey taken of transgender people in the United Stat…
