By Nate Raymond and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Four drugmakers helped cause the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic by deceptively marketing their drugs and downplaying their addictive risks, a lawyer for several California counties argued on...
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Arizona mining fight pits economy, EVs against conservation, culture
By Ernest Scheyder SUPERIOR, Ariz. (Reuters) – Early last year, Darrin Lewis paid $800,000 for a hardware store in a tiny Arizona town where mining giant Rio Tinto Plc hopes to build one of the world’s largest underground...
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U.S. Treasury names green financier to climate ‘czar’ post, disappointing activists
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury on Monday named climate change financial adviser John Morton to head the department’s new “climate hub,” disappointing activists who had sought a...
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My Pillow countersues voting machine company in dispute over U.S. election
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) – Pro-Trump businessman Mike Lindell on Monday escalated his legal fight with voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems, responding to its recent defamation case with a countersuit of his own....
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EU considers tightening law after inquiry into BlackRock contract
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission has said it will consider forcing companies to disclose conflicting interests when they bid for EU-funded contracts, following an inquiry into its appointment of a division...
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Danske CEO bows out over Dutch ABN money laundering inquiry
By Anthony Deutsch and Nikolaj Skydsgaard AMSTERDAM/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danske Bank’s chief executive Chris Vogelzang, who was hired to help it recover from a multi-billion dollar money laundering scandal, resigned on...
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