Trump order targeting business rules leaves key regulations untouched
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed an order on Monday that will seek to dramatically reduce federal regulations, but the policy will not apply to most of the financial reform rules introduced by the Obama administration.
Clean-up begins at Dakota pipeline protest camp
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – Dump trucks and heavy machinery rolled into the protest camp near the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline on Monday, and crews began filling large dumpsters with garbage that has accumulated, much of it now buried under sno…
Trial opens for activist charged in pipeline disruption
(Reuters) – A jury was selected in Washington state on Monday in the first trial over a coordinated protest that disrupted the flow of millions of barrels of crude oil into the United States, a proceeding activists hope will serve as a referendum on cl…
Sanctuary city funding cuts less of a concern than Medicaid: Fitch
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s executive order last week to cut federal funding to self-proclaimed sanctuary cities would likely not result in an impact to cities’ bond ratings, Fitch Ratings reported on Monday.
Medical students, faculty rally to try to save Obamacare
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Hundreds of medical students and faculty members gathered at Northwestern University’s school of medicine in Chicago on Monday to voice their opposition to the dismantling of Obamacare.
More than $900,000 raised to rebuild fire-ravaged Texas mosque
(Reuters) – More than $900,000 has been raised in an online fundraiser for a south Texas mosque destroyed by fire over the weekend, exceeding the amount needed to rebuild the place of worship, according to the fundraising page on Monday.
U.S. school shootings linked to unemployment: university study
CHICAGO (Reuters) – School shootings in the United States rise as the economy slows and unemployment increases, according to a university study published on Monday.
New York governor calls for amending state constitution for abortion rights
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday he would seek to ensure that women have access to late-term abortions in the state even if conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court remove federal legal guarantees in place since the 197…
Christian university in North Korea seeks Texas A&M academic help
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) – The leaders of the only private university in North Korea asked Texas A&M University, known for its agricultural economics and public health programs, for help on Monday in teaching subjects such as how to grow food in a land of chronic shortages.
As marijuana becomes legal in Maine, governor seeks funding for rules
(Reuters) – Maine on Monday became the eighth U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana use and the state’s Republican governor called on lawmakers to approve funds to develop rules to oversee retail sales of the drug.
