Before I forget…
Rudy Giuliani must pay more than $148 million in damages to two former election workers, a jury decided.
The largest exodus of Mexican families crossing the border into the U.S. is fueled by rising cartel violence, instead of economic reasons, previously unreported survey data shows.
In Part 6 of the Reuters series “Slavery’s Descendants”, my colleagues investigate how ancestors of three members of Congress regained – and passed forward – wealth and power, often by subjugating Black Americans. Read it here.
The Fed is on its own announcing likely rate cuts in the U.S., while central banks on the other side of the Atlantic plan to keep a tight rate policy.
Britain’s Prince Harry was awarded around $180,700 after London’s High Court ruled he had been a victim of “modest” phone-hacking and other unlawful information gathering by journalists at Mirror Group Newspapers.
Vapes under fire: The WHO’s new vape recommendations urge governments to apply similar controls as for other tobacco products, thwarting Big Tobacco’s transition to nicotine alternatives.
Holiday boost for Cadbury & Co: Less money for gifts this year means UK shoppers opt for chocolate instead of toys, according to analysts and consumer companies.
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