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Explosion rips through Pennsylvania nursing home
Dec 23 (Reuters) - An apparent gas explosion caused major damage to a nursing home outside Philadelphia on Tuesday, sending emergency crews to conduct search-and-rescue operations, according to officials and local media reports.No official information on possible casualties was immediately available...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
US Supreme Court rejects Trump's military deployment in Chicago area, for now
Decision marks rare high court defeat for Trump administrationTrump's military use in Democratic areas assailed as power abuseJudges question administration portrayal of protests as violentIllinois and Chicago argue protests are peacefulBy Andrew Chung and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuter...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
US tells UN it will deprive Venezuela's Maduro, drug cartel of resources
US tells UN: transnational terrorist, criminal groups most serious threat to Western HemisphereRussia warns US action could 'become a template for future acts of force against Latin American states'Venezuela tells UN: threat is not Venezuela, threat is US governmentBy Michelle NicholsUNITED...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Brazil's Azul cuts order of Embraer's E195-E2 jets by half to 25 units
SAO PAULO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Brazil planemaker Embraer EMBJ3.SA said on Tuesday that Brazilian airline Azul AZUL4.SA cut a previous order of 51 E195-E2 jets to 25 aircraft, according to a securities filing. Embraer said it signed an agreement with Azul regarding the change in the order placed betwe...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Dec 23 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2130 GMT on Tuesday:Nestle NESN.S said it has completed the sale of its remaining 40% stake in packaged meat business Herta Foods to Spanish company Casa Tarradellas.nL6N3XT0NF ServiceNow ...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Suspect dead after Delaware state trooper killed in shooting
Dec 23 (Reuters) - A suspect is dead after a police officer was killed in a shooting in Wilmington, Delaware, police said on Tuesday.Delaware State Police reported an active shooter at the Department of Motor Vehicles building in Wilmington just after 2 p.m. EST (1900 GMT). Shortly after, police sai...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
US judge tosses Trump challenge to New York immigration-related law
Dec 23 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit the U.S. Department of Justice filed challenging a New York law that President Donald Trump's administration said was impeding immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge Anne Nardacci in Syracuse rejected the Justice Departm...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Justice Department says card purportedly sent from Epstein to Nassar is 'fake'
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - A document making a crude reference to Donald Trump — purportedly written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar, who is serving a life sentence for abusing hundreds of girls — is fake, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday, hours after rele...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Investor Louis Bacon wins defamation case against ex-fashion mogul Peter Nygard
NEW YORK, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon has won his long-running lawsuit alleging that former fashion mogul and convicted sex offender Peter Nygard defamed him by calling him a murderer, drug trafficker and member of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan. Justice Richard...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Good Times Restaurants' FY revenue falls
OverviewRestaurant operator's fiscal year revenue decreased 0.5% yr/yrSame-store sales for both brands declined in fiscal Q4Company achieved $1 mln net income for fiscal yearOutlookGood Times Restaurants expects improved performance in fiscal 2026Company to focus on increasing same-store sales a...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Limoneira's Q4 net loss widens, impacted by transformation costs
OverviewLemon and avocado grower's Q4 revenue beat analyst expectationsCompany's Q4 net loss widened due to $6.7 mln in strategic transformation costsCompany plans to double avocado production capacity over next 3-4 yearsOutlookLimoneira expects fresh lemon volumes between 4.0 mln and 4.5 ml...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Lebanon central bank governor expresses reservations over draft law on deposit recovery
Dec 23 (Reuters) - Lebanon’s central bank governor has expressed some reservations over a draft law allowing depositors to gradually recover funds frozen in the banking system since a financial collapse in 2019, a move critical to reviving the economy. Karim Souaid described the proposed timetab...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Apple to allow third-party app stores in Brazil to settle iOS case with regulator
SAO PAULO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O will allow other app stores besides its own in the tech giant's iOS operating system in Brazil to settle a three-year case with the country's antitrust regulator CADE, both parties said on Tuesday.An internal panel at CADE formed a majority to accep...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
US proposes to resolve claims against LivCor over alleged anticompetitive practices
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it filed a proposed consent decree to resolve U.S. claims against LivCor, a Blackstone BX.N portfolio company, over alleged anticompetitive practices in housing rental markets.In early January, the Justice Department sued six...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Delaware state trooper killed in shooting, suspect in custody
Dec 23 (Reuters) - A suspect is in custody after a police officer was killed in a shooting in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, police said.Delaware State Police reported an active shooter at the Department of Motor Vehicles building in Wilmington just after 2 p.m. EST (1900 GMT). Shortly after, pol...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
US tells UN: Maduro’s ability to sell oil enables ‘fraudulent claim’ to power
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The United States told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that it will impose and enforce sanctions to the maximum extent to deprive Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of resources that Washington accuses him of using to fund Cartel de Los Soles.“Madur...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
