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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A judge on Monday found Rudy Giuliani to be in civil contempt of court in a case brought by two Georgia election workers that the former New York City Mayor falsely accused of trying to help steal the 2020 U.S. presidential election for Democrat…
A new study suggests universal pre-K programs could increase parents’ earnings.Researchers found that those who enrolled their kids in free pre-K made about 21% moreUniversal pre-K programs have also been shown to help kids’ long-term futures.Universal pre-K has long been thought to boost children’s lives and futures, but a new…
By Isla Binnie and Ross Kerber NEW YORK / BOSTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. asset managers worried that signing up to an industry climate initiative could make them appear to be working too closely together and draw regulatory scrutiny, according to a report released Friday by a Republican-led U.S. Congressional…
A New Zealand naval ship that capsized and sank off Samoa last month had been left on autopilot.That’s according to a preliminary investigation that found the ship’s crew made a series of errors.The vessel crashed into a reef and suffered “catastrophic” fires before sinking, it said.A Royal New Zealand ship…
By Dan Levine and Sheila Dang (Reuters) – U.S. government researchers have found that a widely prescribed asthma drug originally sold by Merck & Co (NYSE:) may be linked to serious mental health problems for some patients, according to a scientific presentation reviewed by Reuters. The researchers found that the…
(Corrects paragraph 9 to remove reference to self-insured plans; paragraph 13 to show it is a specific type of health plan; last paragraph to show survey included employers of 50 people or more) By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) -About 44% of U.S. employers with 500 or more employees cover…
F-35 stealth fighter jets have been failing to meet mission-capable rates, a watchdog reports.This has been the case for six years despite over $12 billion on operations and maintenance, the GAO found.A defense official said the program and DoD must continue working to improve combat readiness. The US military’s F-35…
Two US Navy SEALs drowned during a January raid on a vessel smuggling weapons to the Houthis.A new investigation outlines a string of failures that led to that fatal outcome.”This incident, marked by systemic issues, was preventable,” a top commander said. Two US Navy SEALs drowned during a raid to…
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Bayer must pay $78 million to a Pennsylvania man who said he got cancer from using the company’s Roundup weedkiller, a state court jury in Philadelphia found on Thursday. The verdict follows previous consecutive victories for Bayer (OTC:) in that court. The company had won 14…
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian antitrust investigation has found U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ:) and Walmart (NYSE:)’s Flipkart violated local competition laws by giving preference to select sellers on their shopping websites, according to confidential reports seen by Reuters. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in…
