Tag: Government business and finance
VW to seek damages from former executives for diesel scandal
BERLIN — Volkswagen is seeking damages from two former top executives for their role in the diesel emissions scandal that cost the German automaker...
Lazio hit with bans for evading coronavirus protocols
ROME — Lazio president Claudio Lotito has been banned from soccer activities for seven months and two club physicians were suspended for an entire...
Florida to feds: Allow cruise ships to operate or we’ll sue
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ripped into the federal government's continued pandemic ban on cruise ships using U.S. ports, threatening Friday...
Arkansas governor signs medical conscience objections law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed into law legislation allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone because of religious...
Penny dreadful: Georgia man receives final paycheck in coins
<p>ATLANTA — A Georgia man said his former employer owed him a pretty penny, $915 to be exact, after leaving his job in November.</p>
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EU to offer Turkey aid, trade help despite rights concerns
<p>BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are set Thursday to provide new incentives to Turkey to improve cooperation on migration and trade despite democratic backsliding...
Canada’s Supreme Court says carbon price is constitutional
<p>OTTAWA, Ontario — The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national carbon price is entirely constitutional.</p>
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EXPLAINER: California’s net neutrality law springs to life
<p>More than three years ago, Trump-era regulators <a href="https://apnews.com/article/e1eabbdf1525477dbaacf1a482b57ed4">killed federal net neutrality regulations</a> designed to prevent AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other major internet providers...
Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 virus deaths
SAO PAULO — Mere miles from Brazil’s presidential palace, the bodies of COVID-19 victims were laid on floors of hospitals whose morgues were overflowing....
$500M fund to help Detroit neighborhoods, pay tax debt
<p>DETROIT — A $500 million fund aimed at improving Detroit neighborhoods over the next decade is kicking off its efforts by spending $15 million...