Tag: Business

Hong Kong denies bail for opposition publisher Jimmy Lai

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HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Tuesday denied bail for government critic and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai who is facing charges under...

Judge: No media protection for blogger, must reveal sources

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A blogger who was sued for defamation over an article criticizing a former Arkansas school board member must disclose her...

Kansas tax-cut fight revives memories of past GOP experiment

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TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican lawmakers in Kansas are struggling to contain their impulses to slash state income taxes, conjuring memories of a past, nationally...

Court won’t delay extradition of 2 nabbed in Ghosn’s escape

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BOSTON — A U.S. appeals court refused Thursday to put on hold the extradition of two men wanted by Japan on accusations that they...

New York seeks dismissal of NRA bankruptcy case

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DALLAS — Attorneys for the state of New York asked a bankruptcy judge Friday to throw out the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy case, saying...

Online retailer Boohoo buys 3 fashion brands from Arcadia

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LONDON — British online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought three clothing brands owned by the collapsed Arcadia retail group for 25.2 million pounds ($34.5...

Inquiry finds Crown Resorts unfit to run its Sydney casino

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SYDNEY — Australian gambling company Crown Resorts is unfit to run its new Sydney casino because it facilitated money laundering and had other problems,...

California rail officials want to tap remaining bond funds

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officials in charge of California’s slow-going high-speed rail project want to tap $4.1 billion in bond money to finish ongoing construction...

Nursing home protections limit families who want to sue

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In her room at a Georgia nursing home, Bessie Burden was so concerned about the coronavirus that she wore a mask — sometimes two...

Federal utility gives raise to CEO that Trump had criticized

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal utility's board voted Thursday to increase the multimillion-dollar pay scale of its CEO, coming to the decision based on...