Donald Trump’s longtime fixer and lawyer, Michael Cohen, testified Monday that he was acting at Trump’s behest when he made hush money payments to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
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Fewer homeowners are remodeling, but demand is still ‘solid’
Fewer homeowners have been taking on remodeling projects, reports show.
Dow slips for first losing day in nine as consumers’ expectations for inflation rise
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on Monday, snapping an eight-day winning streak, as traders grappled with rising inflation expectations ahead of key reports due later in the week.
Michael Cohen says he buried Stormy Daniels’ ‘catastrophic’ allegation at Trump’s direction
Cohen, who was Trump’s lawyer and self-described “fixer,” is expected to face days of questioning over a payment that’s at the center of the charges against his former boss.
Airlines ask court to block Biden administration’s new fee disclosure rule
Major airlines and an industry trade association asked a federal appeals court to toss out a new Department of Transportation rule requiring earlier disclosure of add-on fees during flight booking.
San Francisco poised to become first U.S. city to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighter gear
San Francisco is poised to become the first city in the U.S. to ban firefighter clothing made with PFAS, also known as forever chemicals.
GameStop shares jump 30% as trader ‘Roaring Kitty’ posts online for first time in years
GameStop shares rallied dramatically on Monday after “Roaring Kitty,” the man who inspired the epic short squeeze of 2021, posted online for the first time in roughly three years.
Melinda French Gates steps down from Gates Foundation, retains $12.5B for additional philanthropy
Melinda French Gates is stepping down from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, three years after announcing her separation from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
The man leading Russia’s war in Ukraine is out in a surprise shake-up hinting at Putin’s true focus
This weekend’s ouster Sergei Shoigu as Russia’s defense minister follows a corruption scandal and a calamitous start to Russia’s invasion of Kraine.
Amazon’s Zoox under investigation by NHTSA after two robotaxi crashes
U.S. safety regulators have opened a probe into Amazon-owned robotaxi venture Zoox after two of its autonomous SUVs braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists.