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Trump taps DOJ appellate lawyer to tip EEOC to Republican control
By Daniel Wiessner May 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has nominated an assistant U.S. attorney in Florida to fill a vacancy on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which currently lacks a quorum after the Republican president fired two Democratic members. If confirmed, Brittany Bull...Reuters
Wed, May 7
Former Memphis police officers acquitted in beating death of black motorist
May 7 (Reuters) - A jury in a Tennessee state court on Wednesday acquitted three former Memphis police officers of second-degree murder and all other charges in the 2023 beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols.Jurors acquitted Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith of the charges in t...Reuters
Wed, May 7
Doomed NYC helicopter broke into three sections before crash, NTSB says
May 7 (Reuters) - A tourist helicopter that crashed into New York City's Hudson River on April 10 killing all six people on board broke into three major pieces before descending rapidly, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Wednesday.The Bell 206 chopper, operated by New York Helicop...Reuters
Wed, May 7
US seeks complaints about concert, ticketing business practices
May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust enforcers are seeking information from artists, fans and others about unfair and anticompetitive practices in the live concert and event industries as part of a crackdown by the Trump administration on ticket scalping.The U.S. Department of Justice, which is suing Ti...Reuters
Wed, May 7
Russian air defences down 12 more Ukrainian drones en route to Moscow, mayor says
MOSCOW, May 7 (Reuters) - Russian air defence forces downed 12 Ukrainian drones flying towards Moscow, the city's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said on Wednesday. Sobyanin, in a series of posts over four hours on the Telegram messaging app, noted that 12 drones headed for the capital had been repelled...Reuters
Wed, May 7
US considering exempting car seats, strollers from Chinese tariffs
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering exempting car seats, baby strollers, cribs and other essential items for transporting children from tariffs on China up to 145%, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday.Bessent said under questioning ...Reuters
Wed, May 7
Gilead announces $11 billion in new investments in US
May 7 (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences GILD.O on Wednesday announced $11 billion in capital and operational investments in the U.S. to supplement an already planned spending of $21 billion in domestic manufacturing and R&D through 2030.Reuters
Wed, May 7
US FDA advisers to discuss COVID-19 vaccine recommendations on May 22
May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it will hold a meeting of experts on May 22 to discuss COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for the upcoming immunization campaign.The meeting comes after the appointment of Martin Makary as FDA commissioner. Makary had earlier ra...Reuters
Wed, May 7
MOVES-Citi Wealth appoints JPMorgan veteran as capital markets' global head
May 7 (Reuters) - Industry veteran Russell Budnick is set to join Citi Wealth as the global head of capital markets in August 2025, Citigroup C.N said on Wednesday. Budnick spent the past two decades of his life at JPMorgan JPM.N, where he most recently served as the global head of market strategy a...Reuters
Wed, May 7
After critical remarks in Munich, Vance adopts more conciliatory tone toward Europe
Vance quips he wasn't sure he'd be invited back to security conferenceVP says Europe and US remain closely linkedVance says concessions that Russia has demanded are "too much"By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday sa...Reuters
Wed, May 7
EXCLUSIVE-Qatari financing of Syrian salaries gets US go-ahead, sources say
Qatar to fund salary hike for Syrian civil servants Doha had been wary of acting without US blessingFunding excludes Syrian interior and defence ministries due to Western concernsSyrian economy embarks on free market experiment after decades of protectionism, crony ruleBy Timour Azhari and Andrew Mi...Reuters
Wed, May 7
US pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk's Starlink, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The United States has pushed some nations facing tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump to approve Elon Musk's Starlink, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing State Department cables.The cables show how U.S. embassies and the department pushed countri...Reuters
Wed, May 7
Venezuelan government surprised by 'rescue' from Argentine residence, opposition says
May 7 (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition on Wednesday said that the government of President Nicolas Maduro had been surprised by the "international rescue" operation to remove five Venezuelan members of the opposition who had been living in Argentina's diplomatic residence in Caracas...Reuters
Wed, May 7
Trump signals US might ease chip export curbs on some Gulf countries
By Jeff MasonWASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will soon have an announcement on whether the U.S. will ease microchip export restrictions to some Gulf countries. "We might be doing that, yeah," Trump said. "And it will be announced soon."Trump ...Reuters
Wed, May 7
World Central Kitchen halts work in Gaza as supplies run out
May 7 (Reuters) - World Central Kitchen announced in a post on X on Wednesday it has halted work in the Gaza Strip as they ran out of supplies, adding that their work cannot continue without permission from Israel for aid to enter.Reuters
Wed, May 7
Rockwell Automation Says Based On Currently Enacted Tariffs, Estimate Cost Exposure To Be About $125 Mln For H2 2025
May 7 (Reuters) - Rockwell Automation Inc ROK.N:ROCKWELL AUTOMATION: BASED ON CURRENTLY ENACTED TARIFFS, ESTIMATE COST EXPOSURE TO BE ABOUT $125 MILLION FOR H2 2025 - FILINGSource text: [ID:n0001024478-25-000035]Reuters
Wed, May 7
