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The Asian elephant was put to sleep Tuesday at the zoo where she lived for almost a half-century. Zoo officials said some age-related conditions accelerated in recent weeks, and she showed signs of a falloff in kidney or liver function. A necropsy revealed arthritis and large, inoperable uterine tumors that are impossible to diagnose in …
A software engineer at Google is facing federal charges after allegedly betting on confidential company information on Polymarket, netting more than $1.2 million in profits, the second insider trading prosecution against a user of the popular prediction market service in recent months. In court papers released by the Justice Department, Michele Spagnuolo was accused of …
May 27 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is in talks to provide funding to some drone companies, including Unusual Machines and Sequoia Capital-backed Neros, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Drone dominance was described as a “presidential priority” in President Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal …
BEIJING, May 28 (Reuters) – A passenger bus packed with 16 people, well above its nine-seat rated capacity, crashed into the back of a large truck in central China’s Henan province early on Thursday, killing 13 people, state broadcaster CCTV reported. • The collision took place at 2:40 a.m. (1840 GMT Wednesday) on a section …
PANAMA CITY, May 27 (Reuters) – Panama’s National Assembly approved a law that requires multinational entities domiciled in the country to demonstrate real local operations or face a 15% tax on passive foreign income, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said on Wednesday. • The law is intended to help satisfy European Union tax transparency …
WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday issued new Iran-related sanctions by adding the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to its Specially Designated Nationals list, the Treasury Department’s website showed. The authority is a body Iran has set up to manage requests for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. (Reporting by Bhargav Archarya; …
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WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) – The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The probe is focused on whether Carroll committed perjury in testimony tied to two civil …
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday that aims to shield California elections from federal interference, saying he expected President Donald Trump’s administration to try to meddle in this year’s midterm elections. The law, which took effect immediately and came days before next Tuesday’s primary, prohibits any person — including federal agents — from accessing voter …