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Nearly 200 activists linked to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement urged President Donald Trump to consider renewable energy instead of coal for artificial intelligence data centers.
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U.S. stocks advanced Friday as Treasury yields moved less sharply than earlier in the week, helping calm markets after a volatile stretch.
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General Motors is seeking nonprofit proposals for a new initiative supporting veterans, transitioning service members and military families pursuing automotive manufacturing and skilled-trades careers.
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ICE lodged a detainer with a Miami correctional center after Meliza Campos-Sanchez was charged with child abuse and arson following an August 16 fire investigation.
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The SEC alleges Jesse R. Mitchell traded on advance knowledge of The Trade Desk’s earnings releases, generating more than $338,000 in profits.
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The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel concluded that statutory provisions giving the Foreign Service Grievance Board final authority violate Article II of the Constitution.
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Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company will pay $36,000 under a two-year consent decree resolving an EEOC lawsuit over an agility test, unpaid leave and termination involving a former employee with multiple sclerosis.
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Pearson Education will pay $150,000 and provide other relief under a three-year consent decree resolving an EEOC lawsuit alleging visually impaired employees lacked equal access to online benefits and training platforms.
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The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief arguing that Amgen’s acquisition of patent applications tied to Enbrel can face antitrust scrutiny under Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
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The SEC announced a consent judgment involving Brian Keasberry in litigation alleging that he helped manipulate and sell a microcap company’s stock to retail investors.
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The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance granted Arbutus Biopharma an exemption from Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(f)(3), permitting a Proportionate Tender option in its modified Dutch auction tender offer.
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The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California rejected California’s effort to suspend federally mandated operation of Sable Offshore Corporation’s Santa Ynez Pipeline. The ruling places pipeline safety and compliance under’
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Walmart will begin adding Tap to Pay at select U.S. stores and Sam’s Club locations on Aug. 24, with a broader rollout planned through mid-2027.
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Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett described heightened security needs as the court considers requests to expand protection for its members.
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Paul Nelson, Edgar Smith and Cedric Jackson pleaded guilty to federal charges in a broader prosecution involving 20 people linked to Memphis gang Young Mob.
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The Justice Department unsealed a nine-count indictment charging four alleged members of a Bronx racketeering organization with Medicaid fraud, kickbacks, narcotics, violence and money laundering offenses.
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SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins said Aug. 18 that the Commission is proposing tailored exemptions for certain non-security crypto assets subject to investment contracts, including a safe harbor addressing when those contracts cease to exist.
