Obama administration could support short-term tax extender deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration could support “short-term alternatives” that extend expiring tax breaks if lawmakers don’t find a way to permanently lower business tax credits while also building in protections for middle-class families…
U.S. lawmakers unite over bill to end Social Security for suspected Nazis
(Reuters) – As the U.S. Congress haggles over a budget deal, tax-break extensions and other thorny matters, lawmakers from both parties appear united on one thing: Nazis should not receive U.S. government retirement benefits.
Jury trial planned for Rhode Island pension reform lawsuit
(Reuters) – A Rhode Island judge on Tuesday agreed to send a union-backed lawsuit over the state’s sweeping 2011 public pension reform to a jury trial, scheduled for April 20, a court spokesman confirmed.
U.S. says ex-Sentinel CEO deserves 20 years in prison for $666 million fraud
(Reuters) – Eric Bloom, a former Chicago-area money manager convicted of fraud, is an “unrepentant con man” who should spend at least 20 years in prison and repay $665.9 million to his victims, federal prosecutors said.
Dig uncovers remnants of U.S. wharf where 100,000 slaves arrived
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Archaeologists in Charleston, South Carolina, believe they have found the wooden remnants of an 18th century wharf where an estimated 100,000 enslaved Africans arrived in America during the peak of the international slave t…
Phillips 66 shuts FCC at Borger, texas refinery for work
(Reuters) – Phillips 66 reported the shutdown of the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) Unit 40 starting Monday at its 146,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) Borger, Texas refinery, according to a filing with the state pollution regulator.
U.S. diplomat to visit Asia over North Korea policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. diplomat handling North Korea will travel to South Korea, Japan and China later this week to meet with officials and discuss policy toward the isolated country, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.
Florida quarterback Winston set for conduct hearing on rape accusation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida State University star quarterback Jameis Winston, accused of raping a female student nearly two years ago, faced a student conduct code hearing on Tuesday, the accuser’s lawyers told the Tallahassee Democrat.
U.S. lawmaker sees easier road to Ex-Im shutdown in 2015
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican majority in the U.S. Congress next year will make it easier to shut down the Export-Import Bank when its charter comes up for renewal in June, a senior Republican lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Suspect’s hearing in Virginia student’s disappearance delayed
(Reuters) – A pretrial hearing scheduled for Thursday for a man charged in the disappearance of a University of Virginia student has been rescheduled for March, court records showed.
