Court order that could end US health law’s preventative care mandate put on hold
A federal judge’s ruling striking down a key part of the Affordable Care Act has been temporarily put on hold by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.
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Warren Buffett’s company recommits to Bank of America stock while dumping other banks
Investor Warren Buffett recommitted to Bank of America during the first quarter while dumping two other bank stocks as part of a number of moves in Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio.
Canadian on U.S. ‘Most Wanted’ list extradited from Montreal to face charges in Detroit
A suspect who had been on an American “Ten Most Wanted List” was extradited this week from Canada in order to face drug trafficking charges in the U.S.
Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, prime minister says
A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his ‘worst nightmare.’
Vice, Decayed Digital Colossus, Files for Bankruptcy
Vice Media has filed for bankruptcy, “punctuating a yearslong descent from a new-media darling to a cautionary tale of the problems facing the digital publishing industry,” writes Lauren Hirsch and Benjamin Mullin via the New York Times. The media comp…
Georgia sheriff agrees to policy review to settle students’ race discrimination complaint
A Georgia sheriff has agreed to review his department’s policies on bias-free policing to settle a race discrimination complaint filed by a historically Black college after one of its sports teams was pulled over and searched for drugs.
Wyoming black bear hunter accused of killing protected grizzly near highway into Yellowstone
A Wyoming hunter faces up to a year in jail and a $10,000 fine if he is convicted of killing a protected grizzly bear outside Yellowstone National Park.
Grizzlies’ Morant in limbo again, awaits review of latest gun video on social media
Ja Morant still had his endorsement deals Monday.