Australian police did not act fast enough to deadly siege Australian police failed to respond quickly enough to the threat posed by a gunman responsible for a 16-hour siege at a Sydney cafe in 2014 in which three people including the hostage-taker were killed, a coroner said in a report […]
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British police name suicide bomber, threat level raised to critical British police on Tuesday identified the suicide bomber who killed 22 people, including children, in an attack on a crowded concert hall in Manchester, and said they were trying to establish whether he had acted alone or with help from […]
Uber inadvertently underpaid New York City drivers for over two years Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said on Tuesday it underpaid its New York City drivers for the past two-and-a-half years, an error that could cost the ride-hailing company tens of millions of dollars. Uber generally takes a commission from its […]
Housing recovery intact despite drop in new home sales New U.S. single-family home sales tumbled from near a 9-1/2-year high in April, but the housing recovery likely remains intact amid a tightening labor market. The Commerce Department said on Tuesday new home sales declined 11.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted […]
U.S. appeals court to hear cases that could weigh on Wall Street policing U.S. appeals court to hear cases that could weigh on Wall Street policing:- A U.S. appeals court will weigh whether certain hiring practices at two of the country's top financial market regulators violate the Constitution on Wednesday, […]
Trump seeks to slash $3.6 trillion of spending in austere budget U.S. President Donald Trump asked lawmakers on Tuesday to cut $3.6 trillion in government spending over the next decade, taking aim at healthcare and food assistance programs for the poor in an austere budget that also boosts the military. […]
U.S. top court tightens patent suit rules in blow to patent trolls The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday tightened rules for where patent lawsuits can be filed in a decision that may make it harder for so-called patent "trolls" to launch sometimes dodgy patent cases in friendly courts, a major […]
Mississippi lawmaker apologizes for calling for lynching A Mississippi lawmaker has apologized for saying Louisiana leaders should be lynched for removing Confederate monuments, only after his comment sparked broad condemnation in both states. “The destruction of these monuments, erected in the loving memory of our family and fellow Southern Americans, […]
Nineteen killed in suspected suicide attack at Ariana Grande concert in Britain At least 19 people were killed and 59 wounded in an explosion at the end of a concert by U.S. singer Ariana Grande in the English city of Manchester on Monday, in what two U.S. officials said was […]
Trump to offer exclusive contract to service U.S. student loans President Donald Trump's administration will soon offer an exclusive contract that will give one company the right to service billions of dollars of outstanding federal student loans now handled by four companies, officials said on Friday. The U.S. Education Department, […]
