(Reuters) – The European Commission said on Monday it had referred two cases against Britain concerning free movement of EU citizens and investment treaties to the EU Court of Justice. The Commission said London had failed to comply with European Union law on the free movement of EU citizens at the end of 2020, after …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court judge has taken the rare step of revoking his decision to retire from active service on the bench, depriving Republican President-elect Donald Trump of the ability to fill a judicial vacancy. U.S. Circuit Judge James Wynn, an appointee of Democratic former President Barack Obama on the …
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By Luc Cohen (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear Democratic former New York state lieutenant governor Brian Benjamin’s challenge to corruption charges involving campaign contributions from a developer in a case that involves the scope of federal bribery law, allowing the case to proceed. The justices turned away Benjamin’s appeal …
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By Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) -The general assembly of Spain’s soccer federation (RFEF) elected Rafael Louzan as president on Monday after more than a year of turmoil at the scandal-ridden body following the downfall of former chief Luis Rubiales and his right-hand man Pedro Rocha. Head of Galicia’s regional FA, Louzan, 57, received 90 votes …
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By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON (Reuters) – International and domestic insurers are pushing into the U.S. market for hard-to-protect homes, charging high premiums and enjoying strong profits after some U.S. firms pulled out. Rising losses from storms, hurricanes and wildfires in recent years have caused some insurers, such as Allstate and State …
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By Shivansh Tiwary (Reuters) – Honeywell said on Monday it was considering a plan to separate its high-margin aerospace business, a move backed by activist investor Elliott Investment Management, which has been pushing for the company’s breakup. The company, one of the last surviving U.S. conglomerates, has been on a deal-making spree this year under …
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By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – Exchange operator Nasdaq is on track to beat the New York Stock Exchange on listings for the sixth straight year in 2024, as Wall Street looks for a bumper crop of initial public offerings in 2025. Companies raised approximately $22 billion across 160 initial public offerings at Nasdaq …
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By Brendan McDermid NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former U.S. Marine sergeant who used a chokehold to restrain Jordan Neely, a homeless man, on a New York City subway car was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide on Monday in Neely’s death. Daniel Penny, 26, has said he never intended to kill Neely, a …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two of President-elect Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees, Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard, sought support from U.S. senators on Monday, but it remained uncertain whether they would get the near-unanimous Republican backing they will need to win confirmation. Former Fox News personality Hegseth held a second meeting with Senator Joni …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. government agencies will hold a classified briefing for the House of Representatives on Tuesday on China’s alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to infiltrate American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.S. calls, officials said on Monday. The FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Federal Communications …
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