AppNexus bans Breitbart from ad network, citing hate speech
(Reuters) – Breitbart News, the outlet once led by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s chief strategist, has been blocked by one of the largest advertising networks serving digital publishers due to hate speech.
EPA delays cleanup proposal for radioactive waste in Missouri
(Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Tuesday it was delaying indefinitely its proposal for how to clean up or seal off radioactive soil buried in a St. Louis-area landfill adjacent to another waste site where an underground fire has been smoldering …
Four critically injured in fire at Exxon’s giant Baton Rouge refinery
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Four people were in critical condition after a fire hit a giant Exxon Mobil refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday, a local hospital said.
U.S.-Iranian citizen convicted in U.S. for trying to buy missiles for Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A dual citizen of Iran and the United States was found guilty on Tuesday on charges that he tried to help acquire surface-to-air missiles and aircraft components for the government of Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions.
For Standing Rock Sioux, new water system may reduce oil leak risk
(Reuters) – For months, North Dakota’s Standing Rock Sioux tribe has been protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline’s planned crossing under the Missouri River, adjacent to their lands, in part due to worries about contamination of their primary water sour…
On JFK anniversary, Zapruder relative says assassination film hovers over family
DALLAS (Reuters) – Alexandra Zapruder was not born when her grandfather trained his home-movie camera on President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade rolling through downtown Dallas 53 years ago on Tuesday, but that 26-second film has become a difficult family legacy.
U.S. probes Seaboard Corp for links to people on terror list: WSJ
(Reuters) – The Department of Justice is investigating Seaboard Corp. about whether the food processing giant did business with people and a company on the U.S. government’s designated-terrorist list, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Pilots strike at cargo airline serving Amazon, DHL as holidays near
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Pilots at ABX Air, an express cargo airline that serves online retailer Amazon.com Inc and DHL Express, went on strike on Tuesday, a critical time for retailers with the holiday shopping season about to kick into high gear.
U.S. sues New Jersey town for rejecting proposed mosque out of bias
(Reuters) – The U.S. government sued a New Jersey town on Tuesday, saying that it discriminated against Muslims when it rejected an Islamic group’s plan to build a mosque there.
Driver in deadly Tennessee school bus crash accused of speeding
(Reuters) – The driver charged with homicide in a Tennessee elementary school bus crash that killed five children and critically injured six others appeared to be speeding in the moments leading up to the wreck, police said.
