Today, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a dispute over the composition of Louisiana electoral districts in a case that could imperil a key section of the Voting Rights Act. Follow our live updates ➡️ reut.rs/4nS1P0A
German biotech firm Tubulis said on Wednesday it had raised 308 million euros ($358 million) in its biggest financing round to date, contributing to a total of 495 million euros earmarked for advancing its research into targeted cancer therapies.
Dozens of journalists who cover the U.S. Defense Department vacated their offices in the Pentagon and returned their credentials on Wednesday as new restrictions on press access took effect.
American Battery Technology said on Wednesday the U.S. Department of Energy has terminated its grant for the setting up of a facility for the manufacturing of battery cathode grade lithium hydroxide.
Adtalem Global Education said on Wednesday it will partner with Alphabet's Google Cloud to launch an artificial intelligence credential program aimed at students and healthcare professionals to use AI tools in clinical practice.
The CFPB and the online lender MoneyLion have agreed to resolve allegations made under the prior administration that the company imposed illegal and excessive charges on military service members and their families reut.rs/4okQHJs
Online wholesale alcohol platform Provi has settled its federal antitrust lawsuit accusing Southern Glazer’s of stifling competition. Provi said in a statement it resolved the case and that its marketplace is now a permitted ordering method for Southern Glazer’s products reut.rs/3KSuB2z
Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package from Tesla should have been restored by a vote of the company’s shareholders last year, a Tesla attorney argued to the Delaware Supreme Court.
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The 2026 law school admissions cycle just began and it’s already looking like yet another highly competitive year. The current pool of applicants to ABA-accredited law schools is 33% larger than it was this time last year, according to newly released data reut.rs/42Ic3Z1
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the online lender MoneyLion have agreed to resolve allegations made under the prior administration that the company imposed illegal and excessive charges on military service members and their families, according to court papers.
A federal judge extended temporary restraining orders that block the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard troops to police Portland. The National Guard serves as state-based militia forces that answer to state governors except when called into federal service reut.rs/4nToqtZ
A woman who says she was abused by the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sued Bank of America, alleging the bank knowingly provided financial services that enabled his sex trafficking operation. She is represented by law firms Boies Schiller and Edwards Henderson reut.rs/4oetGrM
A federal judge in Montana dismissed a lawsuit by youth activists seeking to block President Trump’s pro-fossil fuel energy policies, finding he lacked jurisdiction over the case. A group of young people represented by the nonprofit Our Children’s Trust sued in May reut.rs/4nLg7Aa
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk has begun a round of layoffs in the US, with affected staff set to be notified between this week and next. US layoffs began on October 14 and will continue until late next week reut.rs/4hhQ7ds
A group of U.S. states said they may seek to block Hewlett-Packard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks and have asked a judge for permission to intervene in a case where the U.S. Department of Justice has proposed to settle and let the deal move forward.
Conservative US Supreme Court justices signaled their willingness during arguments in a case involving Louisiana electoral districts to undercut a key section of the Voting Rights Act.
A US judge said he was set to approve Rio Tinto's $138.75 million settlement for a lawsuit over a Mongolia mine. The suit claimed the company defrauded investors by concealing problems with its $7 billion underground expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia reut.rs/4n2pkDb
A federal judge in Oregon extended temporary restraining orders that block the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard troops to police Portland, Oregon, as part of his campaign to dispatch military forces to a growing number of Democratic-led locales reut.rs/4nToqtZ
Bavarian Nordic said on Wednesday a consortium led by Nordic Capital and Permira has raised its offer price for the vaccine maker to 250 Danish crowns ($38.94) after its initial bid was not accepted by a sufficient number of investors.
