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By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Monster Beverage Corp, the maker of Monster Energy drink, on Wednesday persuaded a California federal court to block rival Vital Pharmaceuticals, maker of Bang Energy, from marketing its drinks as containing “Super Creatine.” The decision follows a jury verdict in September that awarded Monster $293 million in its lawsuit against Bang for false advertising and other alleged misconduct. U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal said the […]

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Monster Beverage Corp, the maker of Monster Energy drink, on Wednesday persuaded a California federal court to block rival Vital Pharmaceuticals, maker of Bang Energy, from marketing its drinks as containing “Super Creatine.” The decision follows a jury verdict in September that awarded Monster $293 million in its lawsuit against Bang for false advertising and other alleged misconduct. U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal said the […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s proposal on Wednesday to sharply cut tailpipe emissions and vehicle pollutants is on a fast track as the future of U.S. auto production could become a presidential campaign issue next year. The Environmental Protection Agency is moving with urgency to mandate a 56% cut in vehicle emissions by 2032, a requirement it forecasts will result in EVs accounting for two of […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s proposal on Wednesday to sharply cut tailpipe emissions and vehicle pollutants is on a fast track as the future of U.S. auto production could become a presidential campaign issue next year. The Environmental Protection Agency is moving with urgency to mandate a 56% cut in vehicle emissions by 2032, a requirement it forecasts will result in EVs accounting for two of […]

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is racing this week to convince a federal appeals court, or possibly the U.S. Supreme Court, to put on hold a judge’s order suspending the government’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, which is used in more than half of all abortions in the country. But even if those legal efforts fail and last Friday’s order by U.S. District […]

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is racing this week to convince a federal appeals court, or possibly the U.S. Supreme Court, to put on hold a judge’s order suspending the government’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, which is used in more than half of all abortions in the country. But even if those legal efforts fail and last Friday’s order by U.S. District […]

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A new version of a lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of aiding in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking includes claims that the bank ignored pleas to cut ties with the financier, and that someone joked about whether Epstein knew Miley Cyrus. In a complaint made public on Wednesday, the U.S. Virgin Islands said JPMorgan compliance officials urged the bank to sever ties with […]

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A new version of a lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of aiding in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking includes claims that the bank ignored pleas to cut ties with the financier, and that someone joked about whether Epstein knew Miley Cyrus. In a complaint made public on Wednesday, the U.S. Virgin Islands said JPMorgan compliance officials urged the bank to sever ties with […]

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -North Korea fired a ballistic missile of intermediate range or longer on Thursday, South Korea and Japan said, prompting an alert for residents in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido to take cover. Japanese authorities later retracted the alert, saying an emergency warning system had made an erroneous prediction the missile would fall near the island. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan said his government would hold a National […]