Providing Donald Trump’s $175 million appeal bond when other insurers wouldn’t is business as usual for California financier Don Hankey.
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Janet Yellen set to arrive in China amid overcapacity concerns
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was scheduled to arrive in China on Thursday ahead of four full days of meetings with Chinese officials.
American ‘whistleblower’ files complaint against India shrimp processing plant
An American ‘whistleblower’, who managed a shrimp processing plant in India, filed a complaint against the factory with U.S. regulators. The complaint was over alleged labor abuse, and alleged the company was underpaying workers and selling shrimp tainted with antibiotics banned by the FDA.
Florida abortion ban prompts two Southern states to prep for an influx of patients
With Florida’s ban on abortions after six weeks set to take effect, clinics in North Carolina and Virginia say they are gearing up for a surge in patients.
Judge in Trump hush money case rejects attempt to delay trial with immunity defense
The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s falsifying business records case shot down his bid to use presidential immunity as part of his defense, finding the former president waited too long to raise the issue.
Top Israeli official Ron Dermer began yelling during a meeting with U.S. officials about Gaza, officials say
A meeting between U.S. and Israeli officials grew contentious after the Americans pushed back on Israel’s plan to move more than 1 million Palestinians from Rafah.
Two plead guilty to insider trading related to Trump Media merger
Two men pleaded guilty on Wednesday to insider trading in securities in the company that ultimately took former U.S.
Disney CEO Bob Iger vanquishes billionaire foe Nelson Peltz in battle over board
Disney CEO Bob Iger faced an aggressive challenge by activist investors seeking to take the Magic Kingdom in a new direction at a shareholder meeting Wednesday.
A California bill would let workers ignore their bosses during off hours
A new bill is aiming to give Californians more work-life balance by restricting when employers can contact them during off hours.
Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years kills at least 9
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday off the coast of Taiwan, killing at least four people in the island’s most powerful tremor in at least 25 years.