Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner participated in meetings involving his share of a $67.5 million settlement shortly after taking office in 2015, according to a newly-unsealed lawsuit on Tuesday. Rauner claims to have no day-to-day involvement in his...
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The EU's Commission on Competition on Wednesday announced a USD $1.23 billion antitrust fine against US chip maker Qualcomm . The commission charged Qualcomm with suppressing competition in the market for phone and...
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order on Wednesday to expand access to medical marijuana in the state. The order, signed one week after Murphy took office, seeks to remove barriers to access for individuals with...
Florida voters will have an opportunity to vote on an amendment to the state constitution that would automatically restore voting rights to felons once they complete their sentences after election officials certified petition signatures...
Crimes motivated by misogyny should be classified as hate crimes, according to a report released Tuesday by the Fawcett Society , an organization that campaigns for women's rights in the UK. The report is the result of...
Human Rights Watch released a 134-page report and a 15-minute video on Tuesday at the EU Parliament documenting widespread rights abuses and forced labor conditions in Thailand's fishing fleets. Titled "Hidden Chains: Forced Labor and...
The Hanoi People's Court of Vietnam on Monday sentenced former politburo member Dinh La Thang to 13 years in prison for embezzlement and violation of state regulations. Thang had served as an executive for PetroVietnam (PVN),...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the Department of Justice's (DOJ) motion to expedite consideration of a petition for direct review of a trial court injunction blocking the termination of the Deferred Action...
Montana governor Steve Bullock signed an executive order on Monday that will make companies provide nondiscriminatory internet services in order to obtain a contract within the state. The executive order takes effect starting July 1, 2018. Soon, Montana telecommunications...
Vermont became the ninth state to legalize recreational marijuana and the first to do so by legislation on Monday after Phil Scott signed the bill passed earlier this month. The law legalized possession of marijuana equal to one...
