Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, stated that the ruling coalition will quickly present new budget plans to address the financial disarray caused by a recent constitutional court ruling. The ruling has led to criticism over how Germany’s €60 billion budget shortfall will be managed after delays were evident in next year’s budget and may require …
The criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried will proceed as scheduled, despite the request from his attorneys for an adjournment due to his limited access to prescribed medication. In a late-night appeal to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Sunday, Bankman-Fried’s lawyers asked that he be allowed to take his prescribed 12-hour extended-release 20mg dose of …
Former President Donald Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, in Clinton Township, Michigan, to address auto workers, Sept. 27, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters The New York civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump and his company is set to begin on Monday, following an appeals panel lifting a temporary stay on the trial’s start. …
Courtroom sketch depicting Judge Tanya Chutkan in an exchange with Donald Trump’s lawyers. Former President Donald Trump suffered a setback on Wednesday when a federal judge rejected his request to have her removed from his criminal election interference case. The judge, Tanya Chutkan, stated that she saw no reason for her recusal despite statements she …
Affirmative action has been a topic of intense debate, with supporters and counterprotesters clashing outside the Supreme Court. But the implications of the recent ruling on college admissions go beyond the courtroom, as major businesses express concerns about how it could impact their diversity goals and hiring practices. Companies like Apple, General Electric, Google, Salesforce, …
Silvio Berlusconi, the prominent billionaire media mogul who served as Italian prime minister on multiple occasions, has passed away at the age of 86. The news of his death was reported by local media, although CNBC has not yet been able to independently verify these reports. Berlusconi had been dealing with various serious health issues, …