Newly unsealed documents show that Paul Manafort had an integral role in editing an op-ed written by a pro-Russia Ukrainian operative. The discovery prompted special counsel Robert Mueller to pull out of a bail agreement his office reached with Manafort’s lawyers. The court filings show that Manafort did more than just read the draft op-ed […]
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The Bill Ackman problem everyone forgot is now at threat-level substantial
Reuters The insider trading case against Pershing Square founder Bill Ackman and Valeant Pharmaceuticals may go to trial. Investors in Allergan Pharmaceuticals are suing Ackman and Valeant over their hostile takeover of the company in 2014. There may be a Bill Ackman insider-trading trial on the way. You may recall that investors in Allergan Pharmaceuticals […]
8,500 Verizon customers disconnected because of “substantial” data use
Enlarge (credit: Verizon) Verizon is disconnecting another 8,500 rural customers from its wireless network, saying that roaming charges have made certain customer accounts unprofitable for the carrier. The 8,500 customers have 19,000 lines and live in 13 states (Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wisconsin), a Verizon […]
Heart disease: Staying in education ‘could slash YOUR risk by substantial amount’
STAYING in education lowers the risk of developing heart disease, according to new research. Daily Express :: Health Feed
This may be the first substantial evidence that e-cigs could help people quit smoking
Shutterstock Do e-cigarettes help smokers quit or glorify a potentially unhealthy habit? Public health experts are divided on the question, but a new study is the first of its kind to suggest that for some people, the devices could help more than they hurt. The paper, published in the journal Addictive Behaviors, looks at how […]
Newly released financial disclosures show substantial assets among members of the Trump administration
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The White House released a broad set of financial disclosures that showed the assets for as many as 180 senior officials on Friday evening. The information outlines the sizable wealth of many members of the Trump administration which closes in on a cumulative $ 12 billion, according to a December Bloomberg report. […]
Sears says there’s ‘substantial doubt’ it can stay in business (SHLD)
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Sears revealed “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in business in an annual report filed late Tuesday. “Our historical operating results indicate substantial doubt exists related to the company’s ability to continue as a going concern,” the company said in the report. “Going concern” refers to a company’s ability to stay […]
China to regulate carfentanil, seen as ‘substantial step’ in curbing opioid exports
China is adding carfentanil and three related synthetic opioids to its list of controlled substances effective March 1, China’s National Narcotics Control Commission said Thursday. CBC | Health News