MIAMI, Florida: Ken Griffin, the CEO of Citadel and a billionaire investor announced this week he would loan his rare first-edition copy of the U.S. Constitution to the National Constitution Center (NCC) in Philadelphia for a public exhibit.
He is also lending his copy of the Bill of Rights, which he hadn't mentioned owning before. Along with the documents, Griffin is donating
GAZA - Israel Air Force pilots have heavily bombarded Gaza this week, killing hundreds and severely wounding hundreds more.
The Israeli military on Friday topped off weeks of bombardment and heavy fighting, by announcing it was escalating its offensive.
"Operation Gideon's Chariots" is the name of the new offensive, its intention, according to the IDF's Hebrew X page, is to seize
DOHA, Qatar: Boeing secured its largest widebody aircraft deal this week, as Qatar Airways placed firm orders for 160 jets with options for 50 more, coinciding with President Donald Trump's visit to the Gulf nation.
The agreement, valued at US$200 billion, was announced in the presence of Trump and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, with Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay a US$1.45 million civil penalty to resolve allegations from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) that it failed to accurately report data for billions of stock market trades.
The settlement announced this week addresses claims that coding errors at the Wall Street bank led to the incorrect reporting of 36.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The largest firefighters' union in the United States is calling for federal antitrust authorities to investigate the fire truck manufacturing industry, alleging that consolidation among major players has driven up prices and led to years-long wait times for essential emergency vehicles.
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) urged the Departmen
LOS ANGELES, California: One person died and 32 others were hurt when a tour bus and an SUV crashed on a freeway near Los Angeles over the weekend, officials said.
The only person in the SUV died after the vehicle caught fire just after 5 a.m. in Hacienda Heights, about 20 miles east of downtown LA, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
CHP Officer Zachary Salazar said two of the injured were
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: A passenger bus carrying nearly 50 people skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka's central highlands, killing 21 and injuring 35 others, according to police.
The accident occurred last weekend near the town of Kotmale, about 86 miles east of Colombo, in a mountainous area known for its tea plantations. The bus, operated by a state-run company, overturned at the b
WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the United States by requiring drug companies to match the lower prices found in other countries. Experts say the plan will be challenging to implement.
The order gives drugmakers 30 days to start reducing prices. If they don't make real progress, the government may take stronger steps, su
PASADENA, California: A U.S. appeals court late last week upheld a federal law that stops felons from owning guns. The court rejected a challenge from a California man, Steven Duarte, who argued the rule shouldn't apply to non-violent felons like him.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena said the government had shown that permanently banning felons from having guns fit
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Google will pay US$1.4 billion to settle allegations that it unlawfully collected user data in Texas without consent, the state's attorney general announced late last week.
The settlement resolves claims filed in 2022, accusing the tech giant of secretly tracking users' locations, private searches, and biometric data through its products and services, including Google Photos and Google
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