Federal Judge Blocks $54 Billion Anthem-Cigna Merger
Reuters – A federal judge on Wednesday ruled against U.S. health insurer Anthem’s proposed $54 billion merger with smaller rival Cigna, derailing an unprecedented effort to consolidate the country’s...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Protesters at Phoenix Immigration Office
AP – Police made several arrests as protesters blocked enforcement vans from leaving a U.S. immigration office in Phoenix late Wednesday, fearing that a mother of two was headed for deportation. The...
View ArticleNSA Contractor Indicted Over Theft of Classified Data
Reuters – A former National Security Agency contractor was indicted on Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges he willfully retained national defense information, in what U.S. officials have said...
View ArticleClive Lewis Quits Shadow Cabinet as Brexit Bill Passes with Huge Majority
The Guardian – Clive Lewis, the MP for Norwich South, has resigned from Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet as the government’s Brexit bill was passed overwhelmingly by MPs, completing its passage through...
View ArticleExplosion at French Nuclear Plant
AFP – An explosion at a nuclear power plant in northern France on Thursday caused minor injuries but took place outside the plant’s nuclear zone and posed no risk of contamination, the authorities...
View ArticleUS, Yemen Refute False Reports of Request to Stop Ground Missions
Fox News – U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that Yemen was not forcing a change to its anti-terror strategy, after reports emerged that the Mideast country withdrew permission for U.S. ground...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban
AP – SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, unanimously rejecting the administration’s...
View ArticleAssad: Terrorists Hiding Among Refugees
Washington (AFP) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said some of the millions of refugees who have fled his country’s conflict are “terrorists,” in an interview published Friday. Asked by Yahoo News...
View ArticleIMF $440 Million Bailout for Mongolia
February 19, 2017, 12:42 AM EST Bloomberg – Mongolia reached an initial agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a three-year program that includes a $440 million loan package as part of a...
View ArticleU.S. Navy Begin Patrols in South China Sea
ZeeNews – Washington: A US Navy aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea, an official statement said. The US Navy in the statement announced the Carrier Strike Group (CSG)...
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