Trump’s unusual Fed bashing raises the stakes of a policy blunder that damages the economy

Jacquelyn Martin/AP President Donald Trump is blaming the Federal Reserve for the stock market’s sell-off.  While it’s unusual for the US president to publicly bash the Fed, many investors agree that fears of higher interest rates are partly responsible for the volatility.  By pitting himself against the Fed, Trump is raising the stakes of a […]

Madam Secretary's Keith Carradine Talks Dexter, Deadwood, Damages — and That Time He Wooed Madonna

By his own estimation, Keith Carradine “wasn’t much of a horseman” when he landed his first TV role, on Bonanza in 1971. Not that he was planning to share that with the show’s producers if they asked. Thankfully, they didn’t. “The conversation never came up,” the Madam Secretary star recalls. “And if it had, I’m […]

Daily Mail to pay damages to Brazil legend Roberto Carlos over false doping claims

British newspaper the Daily Mail has agreed to pay financial compensation to Brazilian football legend Roberto Carlos for wrongly accusing him of doping violations. In June 2017, the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline published an article claiming that Carlos had taken prohibited performance-enhancing drugs throughout his professional career, including during the 2002 World Cup which […]

Trump emerges from the shadows in the Stormy Daniels case and is now seeking $20 million in damages

Danny Moloshok/Reuters President Donald Trump’s attorneys claim that Stormy Daniels, the porn star who alleged she had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006, violated a nondisclosure agreement. They are seeking $ 20 million in damages. The $ 20 million figure represents the number of times the actress is accused of violating the agreement. Daniels’ […]

Vaping damages DNA, may increase cancer & heart disease risk – study

Vaping damages DNA, putting users at a higher risk of cancer and heart disease according to a new study which examined the effects of e-cigarette smoke on mice. Researchers at New York University found that through damaging DNA and inhibiting DNA repair, e-cigarette smoke may contribute to human lung and bladder cancer as well as […]

DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: Ransomware attack damages Allscripts’ prescription service — Microsoft scraps health app after one year — Florida Hospital launches tele-ICU

Welcome to Digital Health Briefing, a new morning email providing the latest news, data, and insight on how digital technology is disrupting the healthcare ecosystem, produced by BI Intelligence. Sign up and receive Digital Health Briefing free to your inbox. Have feedback? We’d like to hear from you. Write me at:  lbeaver@businessinsider.com  RANSOMWARE ATTACK HOBBLES ALLSCRIPTS’ ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION SERVICE: A ransomware attack on US electronic […]

Qatar to sue Arab state quartet for ‘siege’ damages, sets up new body to calculate losses

Doha is threatening to sue Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt for their ongoing blockade and has set up a special body to investigate claims and calculate the losses to the public and private sector as well as individuals. The Compensation Claims Committee will study the degree of the economic damage suffered […]

At least 8 killed, 20 injured after quake damages 180+ houses in China’s Xinjiang (PHOTOS)

Published time: 11 May, 2017 03:42 A moderate, shallow earthquake in northwest China has claimed the lives of at least eight people and injured dozens more after almost 200 homes in the area reportedly collapsed. 新疆ウイグル自治区カシュガル地域で地震があり、新華社が取材した病院では少なくとも4人が死亡。 中国地震台网正式测定,11日5时58分新疆喀什地区塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县发生5.5级地震。据塔县医院报告,已有4人遇难。 pic.twitter.com/IXMdrlGasL — 林哲平 Teppei Hayashi (@hwhayashite) May 11, 2017 At least 8 people were killed and over 20 […]

Air pollution damages 'good' cholesterol 'leading to heart attacks and strokes'

GETTY – STOCK IMAGE Research has found that air pollution causes heart attacks and strokes by damaging good cholesterol Breathing in fumes from traffic exhaust has long been known to raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, but the reason has remained unclear. But the new study involving more than 6,500 adults, found it was because […]