(Corrects spelling of Tesla in headline) By Akash Sriram and Savyata Mishra (Reuters) – Tesla Inc shares fell about 9% on Monday after the world’s most valuable automaker sold fewer-than-expected vehicles in the third quarter due to logistic hurdles, w…
Biden announces $60 million in aid to Puerto Rico after hurricane
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said he would provide more than $60 million in aid to help U.S. territory Puerto Rico as he headed to the island on Monday to survey damages in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona. The president has …
U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to ban on gun ‘bump stocks’
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, which expanded gun rights in a major decision in June, on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a federal ban on devices called “bump stocks” that enable semi-automatic weapons to fire lik…
Trump objects to expediting appeal in special master case -court documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Monday objected to a Justice Department request for an expedited ruling in the special master case involving documents seized by the FBI in an August search of the former president’s Florida home. “The government h…
Head of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been released, IAEA chief says
VIENNA (Reuters) -The head of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been released, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday after a detention that Ukraine blamed on Russia and called an act of terror. Ukra…
Trial begins for three men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan governor
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A state trial was set to start on Monday for three men accused of taking part in an elaborate plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over her COVID-19 restrictions, with the hopes of starting a civil wa…
Supreme Court to scrutinize U.S. protections for social media
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to federal protections for internet and social media companies freeing them of responsibility for content posted by users in a case involving an American …
UK’s Truss forced into U-turn on tax after week of market turmoil
By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced on Monday into a humiliating U-turn after less than a month in power, reversing a cut to the highest rate of income tax t…
Apple loses second bid to challenge Qualcomm patents at U.S. Supreme Court
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday again declined to hear Apple Inc’s bid to revive an effort to cancel three Qualcomm Inc smartphone patents despite the settlement of the underlying dispute between the two tech giants. The…
UK to reverse cut to higher rate income tax – BBC
LONDON (Reuters) -The British government is expected to reverse the proposed scrapping of the highest rate of income tax that has sparked a backlash in the governing Conservative Party, the BBC reported on Monday. Finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng sent s…