Donald Trump has sued his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen, seeking at least $500m in damages, as the former US president steps up at tacks on his one-time loyal “fixer” after Cohen testified before the Manhattan grand jury that indicted Trump. The lawsuit accused Cohen of breaking a confidentiality agreement he signed as a condition of his employment,…
Colorado farmers will be able to legally fix their own equipment next year, with manufacturers like Deere & Co (DE.N) obliged to provide them with manuals for diagnostic software and other aids, under a measure passed by legislators in the first U.S. state to approve such a law. The Consumer Right to Repair Agriculture…
A federal judge in North Dakota on Wednesday temporarily blocked implementation of a Biden administration rule establishing protections for seasonal streams and wetlands in 24 states, according to court documents. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland granted the states’ request for a preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the United…
Britain’s biggest supermarket group Tesco (TSCO.L) has cut the price of milk for the first time since May 2020, a possible early sign that a surge in food inflation may abate in the coming months. In March, grocery inflation rose to a record 17.5%, according to market researcher Kantar, with prices rising fastest for products such as milk, cheese…
Britain’s Prince Harry will attend the Coronation next month of his father King Charles but without his wife Meghan, the couple said on Wednesday, bringing an end to months of speculation about whether they would go. Charles will be crowned in a ceremony that dates back 1,000 years, surrounded by foreign heads of state and…
President Joe Biden urged Northern Irish political leaders to restore their powersharing government with the promise that scores of major U.S. corporations were ready to invest in the region as he marked the 25th anniversary of peace in Belfast. Biden, who is fiercely proud of his Irish heritage, spent just over half a day in the UK…
Louisville will hold a vigil on Wednesday for those who were killed and wounded in this week’s shooting at a downtown bank by an employee who his family said suffered from mental health issues they had been “actively addressing” before his rampage. In a statement released to a TV station in the Kentucky city, the…
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc has agreed to pay $462 million to settle claims by six U.S. states including New York and California that it unlawfully marketed its addictive products to minors, the states announced on Wednesday. With the deal, Juul has now settled with 45 states for more than $1 billion. The company did…
Xi Jinping inspected the armed forces’ Southern Theatre Command’s navy on Tuesday and stressed the need for “training and combat readiness” amid heightened tension in the South China Sea. China’s President Xi Jinping inspected the armed forces’ Southern Theatre Command’s (STC) navy on Tuesday and stressed the need for “training and combat readiness” amid heightened…
A pair of sneakers worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan has sold for $2.2m, making them the most valuable sports footwear ever sold, auction house Sotheby’s said. The auctioned shoes were a pair of the Air Jordan 13 sneakers that the basketball great wore during the 1998 NBA Finals, known as “The Last Dance”. The online sale…
