U.S. Supreme Court Lets California Ban Flavored Tobacco Products

Dec 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for California to enforce a voter-approved ban in America's most-populous state on flavored tobacco products, rejecting R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's bid to block it on the grounds that the policy conflicted with federal law. The justices denied the emergency request by R.J. Reynolds, a…

ByReutersDecember 19, 20220Comments

Business

FTX Founder Bankman-Fried To Testify Before U.S. House Panel

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried is set to testify before a U.S. House committee on Tuesday, the cryptocurrency exchange's founder and the congressional panel said on Friday, as regulators investigate his role in the wake of its collapse. The chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, Maxine Waters, told…

ByReutersDecember 9, 20220Comments

Politics

Mexico Says It Is Consulting With Peru Over Castillo Asylum Request

MEXICO CITY, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Mexico has started consultations with Peruvian authorities regarding former President Pedro Castillo's request to seek asylum in the country, Mexico's foreign minister said on Twitter on Thursday. Mexico's ambassador to Peru met with Castillo where he is being detained, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said. Castillo was arrested after attempting…

ByReutersDecember 8, 20220Comments

Politics

U.S. House Jan. 6 Committee Chairman Says Panel To Make Criminal Referrals

WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol said on Tuesday that the panel had decided to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice. "Yes," Representative Bennie Thompson told reporters when asked about the topic. He did not…

ByReutersDecember 6, 20220Comments

Culture

Alex Jones Files For Bankruptcy Following $1.5 Billion Sandy Hook Verdicts

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones filed for bankruptcy on Friday, after he and the parent of his Infowars website were ordered to pay about $1.5 billion for spreading lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting. Jones filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors with the U.S. bankruptcy court in Houston, a court filing showed. The…

ByReutersDecember 5, 20220Comments

Environment

In Mexico, Endangered Monarch Butterflies Inspire Hopes Of A Comeback

SIERRA CHINCUA, Mexico, Dec 4 (Reuters) - From a distance, they appear like autumn foliage: millions of endangered monarch butterflies blanketing trees in a kaleidoscope of brown, orange and black. As the crisp mountain air warms, they flutter above dazzled visitors who have come to see an annual tradition that persists despite the environmental and…

ByReutersDecember 5, 20220Comments

Culture

Web Designer Opposed To Gay Marriage At Center Of U.S. Supreme Court Clash

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The wedding websites that Colorado-based web designer Lorie Smith would like to create for clients might offer ceremony details, pictures, a story about the couple and a biblical quote celebrating how through marriage they "become one flesh." They would not, however, show same-sex nuptials. Smith, an evangelical Christian who believes…

ByReutersDecember 2, 20220Comments

Violence

Walmart Sued By Employee Over Deadly Virginia Shooting

Nov 29 (Reuters) - An employee at the Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, where a supervisor fatally shot six people last week, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the company, claiming she and others had warned management about the shooter’s behavior and that nothing was done. Donya Prioleau, who is suing Walmart Inc for $50 million…

ByReutersNovember 29, 20220Comments

Culture

Gucci’s Creative Director Michele To Step Down

PARIS, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Creative director Alessandro Michele is leaving French luxury goods company Kering's star label Gucci after seven years, Kering confirmed on Wednesday. "I am grateful to Alessandro for bringing so much of himself in this adventure," said François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of Kering in a statement, referring to the designer's…

ByReutersNovember 28, 20220Comments

Business

Black Friday Online Sales To Hit Record Despite High Inflation

Nov 25 (Reuters) - U.S. online spending is expected to set a record for Black Friday, according to Adobe Analytics, as steep discounts lured consumers against the backdrop of high inflation, kicking off the year's biggest shopping event on a strong note. Initial numbers from Adobe Analytics, the data and insights arm of software company…

ByReutersNovember 28, 20220Comments

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