By Kara Scannell and Michael Williams | CNN A federal judge on Thursday upheld the verdict and award in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against former President Donald Trump and denied Trump’s motion for a new trial. Judge Lewis Kaplan, in a written opinion, said Trump’s legal arguments are without merit. The judge also found…
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By Mary Schlangenstein | Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co. is slowing growth, ending service at four airports and offering voluntary leaves to address “significant challenges” stemming from reduced deliveries of Boeing Co. planes. Southwest is now set to get 20 Boeing 737 Max 8 planes in 2024, down from 46 previously, the airline said in a…
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By Nadia Lopez | Bloomberg Allstate Corp. will end its years-long pause on underwriting in California as soon as the state regulator adopts proposed regulatory changes to make it easier for insurers to raise rates, according to a company spokesperson. “If the regulations were in effect today, we would begin selling new homeowner insurance policies…
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Greg Farrell, Chris Strohm and Allyson Versprille | Bloomberg News (TNS) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department could decide by the first week of June whether to tear up its controversial deferred-prosecution agreement with Boeing Co., according to lawyers for the families of people killed in two crashes of 737 Max jets. Prosecutors met with…
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David Jordan | CQ-Roll Call (TNS) WASHINGTON — The EPA on Thursday announced a series of actions to address pollution from fossil fuel power generators, including a final rule for existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired plants that will eventually require them to capture 90 percent of their carbon dioxide emissions. The agency said that…
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Mother’s Day will be bittersweet this year. Again. My mom passed away 13 years ago at 93 and had had a wonderful life … well, as wonderful as it could have been, having lost my dad at the age of 52. But her resilience got her through. As she used to say, “Judy, I’m alone,…
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The “Together Forever” fireworks show returning to Disneyland for Pixar Fest has been plussed-up just enough to seem somewhat new for hard-core fans paying attention to the details and somewhat familiar for casual fans looking for a nostalgic warm hug from the past. Pixar Fest kicks off on Friday, April 26 and runs through Aug.…
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS (AP Business Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden’s official signoff Wednesday. But the newly minted law could be in for an uphill battle in court. Critics of the sell-or-be-banned ultimatum argue it…
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A “second year in a row with record-setting revenues” and outstanding debt “still on tract to be completely paid off” by June 2030 are two key elements of the annual financial report for Yorba Linda’s city-owned Black Gold Golf Club viewed by the City Council earlier this month. The report from club General Manager Rich…
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One day after nearly 100 people were arrested following pro-Palestine protests on the campus of USC, a similar protest began early today on the Westwood campus of UCLA, with participants forming an encampment of tents outside Royce Hall. Several dozen protesters were sitting inside the encampment, which was established around 4 a.m., according to reports…
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