U.S. dollar rises vs yen as Fed reinforces hawkish stance; euro falls
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar gained against the yen on Thursday, climbing in nine of the last 10 sessions, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated that the U.S. central bank will continue to raise interest rates in order to tame surging inflation and warned against prematurely loosening monetary policy. For […]
Marilyn’s ghost got physical in filming of ‘Blonde’, star says
By Crispian Balmer VENICE (Reuters) – The ghost of Marilyn Monroe made her presence felt during the filming of a fictionalised biopic of her life ‘Blonde’, throwing things around when she got angry, the actress who portrayed her, Ana de Armas, said on Thursday. The Netflix movie, directed by Andrew Dominik, is getting its world […]
Legal Nonprofit: Michigan Unwilling to Purge ‘25,000’ Dead People on Voter Rolls
Daniel Baldwin, OAN White House CorrespondentUPDATED 1:50 PM PT – Thursday, September 8, 2022 The Public Interest Legal Foundation scored a victory in court over Democrat Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. A U.S. District Court Judge rejected Benson’s request to dismiss the lawsuit regarding Michigan’s voter rolls. “The goal is to get dead registrants […]
Lamoureux twins to be inducted into U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
The Lamoureux twins and former NHL great Ryan Miller are among a class of five that will be inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in November. The Hall announced Thursday that U.S. women’s icons Jocelyne Laomureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando, men’s Olympian Miller, three-time Paralympic gold medalist Steve Cash and executive Jim Johannson […]
Citigroup wins appeal over mistaken Revlon wire transfer
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Citigroup Inc is entitled to recoup about $500 million of its own money that it accidentally wired Revlon Inc lenders three years early, a U.S. appeals court said on Thursday. Reversing a lower court ruling, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said it was improper to […]
Angelina Jolie’s ex-company accuses Brad Pitt of ‘vindictive war’ over French vineyard
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Angelina Jolie’s former investment company accused Brad Pitt of waging a “vindictive war” in a countersuit it filed against her ex-husband in an acrimonious battle over a French vineyard that the U.S. actors once shared. Nouvel LLC, Jolie’s former investment company that owns a stake in the Château Miraval vineyard, […]
Elon Musk $258 billion Dogecoin lawsuit expands
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency Dogecoin has expanded, adding seven new investor plaintiffs and six new defendants including his tunnel construction business Boring Co. According to an amended complaint filed on Tuesday night in Manhattan federal […]
Golf-Fleetwood, Hovland share lead as storm clouds loom at BMW PGA Championship
LONDON (Reuters) -Stormy weather provided a fitting backdrop for the opening round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Thursday where players on both sides of golf’s bitter power struggle were in action on the soggy fairways. The flagship tournament of the DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour) has been overshadowed by the […]
From ‘The Crown’ to ‘The Simpsons,’ Hollywood embraced – and spoofed – Queen Elizabeth
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth fascinated Hollywood writers and actors during her seven-decade reign and was portrayed on screen in award-winning dramas, animation and even U.S. comedy sketch show “Saturday Night Live.” The monarch, who died on Thursday at age 96, was the central figure of Netflix Inc’s Emmy-winning television […]
Apple picks Globalstar for emergency satellite service on iPhone 14
(Reuters) -Apple Inc on Wednesday selected Globalstar Inc as its partner for a feature that would allow iPhone 14 users to send emergency messages from remote locations. The tech giant said it was dedicating $450 million from its advanced manufacturing fund toward satellite infrastructure to support the feature. GlobalStar will receive the majority of the […]
