Justice Clarence Thomas returned Monday in person for oral arguments at the Supreme Court after being hospitalized last month for an infection. He had participated in cases while he was ill by reviewing the transcripts and audio of the arguments. He also joined in some of the oral arguments remotely. After a two-week recess, the…Continue Reading
Twitter’s board of directors says it adopted a so-called “poison pill” defense in order to protect the social media platform from coercive or unfair takeover tacticsBy TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business WritersApril 18, 2022, 3:50 PM• 3 min readDETROIT — Twitter’s board of directors says it adopted a “poison pill” defense in order…Continue Reading
Stocks are drifting in mixed trading Monday, as worries about rising interest rates and high inflation keep a lid on Wall Street despite some better-than-expected profit reports from banksBy STAN CHOE AP Business WriterApril 18, 2022, 3:48 PM• 5 min readNEW YORK — Stocks are drifting in mixed trading Monday, as worries about interest rates…Continue Reading
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has failed to get enough votes to pass a constitutional reform limiting private and foreign firms in the electrical power industryByThe Associated PressApril 18, 2022, 2:24 PM• 3 min readMEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador failed to find enough votes late Sunday to pass a constitutional…Continue Reading
Bank of America posted a 12% decline in first-quarter profits from a year earlier, a decline that was much less than the ones its rivals had reported the previous weekBy KEN SWEET AP Business WriterApril 18, 2022, 2:18 PM• 3 min readNEW YORK — Bank of America posted a 12% decline in first-quarter profits from…Continue Reading
The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland to the 2017 tax law that capped federal tax deductions for state and local taxesByThe Associated PressApril 18, 2022, 2:12 PM• 1 min readWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and…Continue Reading
The Italian leader was scheduled to visit Angola and Congo for talks on switching energy supplies from Russia.Published On 18 Apr 202218 Apr 2022Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has scrapped a visit to oil-rich Angola and the Republic of the Congo after testing positive for COVID-19, his office has said. A statement from his office…Continue Reading
Marib, Yemen – Despite the announcement of a two-month truce by the United Nations on April 2, the front lines of Yemen’s Marib have not been quiet. Iran-aligned Houthi rebels resumed their attacks on the energy-rich government stronghold, the last in Yemen’s north, soon after the truce announcement. While the fighting has not been at…Continue Reading
State TV airs video that shows two fighters on the day Ukraine broadcast video of pro-Russia politician asking for prisoner swap.Published On 18 Apr 202218 Apr 2022Russian state TV has aired a video that shows two fighters from the UK captured fighting for Ukraine asking to be exchanged for a pro-Kremlin politician who is being…Continue Reading
Al Jazeera Digital’s storytelling studio wins for an interactive site highlighting the challenges of women with disabilities in navigating megacities.Published On 18 Apr 202218 Apr 2022Al Jazeera’s immersive storytelling and media innovation studio, AJ Contrast, has won a prestigious Gracie Award for the second consecutive year. Now in their 47th year, the Washington, DC-based awards…Continue Reading