Sept 15 (Reuters) – Bitcoin and crypto-related stocks remained lower on Tuesday after the U.S. Senate failed to advance comprehensive cryptocurrency legislation in a major blow for digital asset companies and Republicans who had championed the bill for months. Coinbase and Circle Internet Group were each…
By Jonathan Stempel Sept 15 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday said more than 20 defendants including 3M, DuPont and Honeywell must face claims by Connecticut firefighters who said their protective gear was contaminated by toxic “forever chemicals” that increased their risk of cancer.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — After NHL career goal-scoring leader Alex Ovechkin appeared in an ad for Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party that came to light this week, the Washington Capitals said their long-time captain was asked to participate in the video campaign while back in his…
By Richard Cowan and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Congress launched an investigation this week into reports that a Russian oligarch paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for the wedding celebrations of President Donald Trump’s son earlier this year.…
CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince sought backing Tuesday from the president of Egypt, his ally across the Red Sea, as the kingdom faces increased attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saudi shipping and infrastructure that have helped drive a surge in global oil…
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have moved their two children to a new school over security concerns, a spokesperson said Tuesday, just weeks after the family returned to the U.K. to make a fresh start. “The decision for the children to…
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities charged a dozen people Tuesday for fraudulently collecting more than $10 million in government childcare payments, when the operators had few or even no actual children attending their facilities. The charges, jointly announced in San Diego by the Justice…
Sept 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the vote by the board of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts to shut down the center for repairs means the building will close immediately. (Reporting by Costas Pitas…
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Tuesday that any probes that former federal prosecutor Joseph DiGenova had been handling would continue. DiGenova, who oversaw a wide-ranging probe into past investigations of President Donald Trump, resigned last week. “I very…
CAIRO/GAZA, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Israeli airstrikes killed at least three Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, including a patient at a healthcare center, medics said. Israeli airstrikes on a vehicle killed at least two Palestinians, one a child, and wounded seven others…
