Author: CapitalGainsFund

Jul 31

Clashing with Democrats, Republicans want to raise standard of proof on COVID-related lawsuits against companies

Republican leaders are making added liability protections for businesses, schools and health-care providers a key plank of their $1 trillion proposal for another coronavirus relief bill. Now it’s a question of whether that shield turns into a stumbling block during negotiations with Democrats. The Republicans’ HEALS Act would authorize a new round of direct checks, […]
Jul 31

The Wall Street Journal: James Murdoch resigns from News Corp board over ‘certain editorial content’

James Murdoch, the younger son of News Corp Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch, has resigned from News Corp’s board of directors, citing disagreements over editorial content published in the company’s news outlets and other strategic decisions. The resignation, announced in a company filing NWS, -1.23% , marks the younger Murdoch’s full departure from the family’s businesses. […]
Jul 31

Two pilots killed when air tankers collide

Two pilots were killed Thursday when their air tankers collided in midair as they were helping to fight a large wildfire in southern Nevada, federal officials said. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management suggested in a statement that the deceased were “contract pilots.” “Recovery operations are currently underway and initial notifications are still being made,” […]
Jul 30

FBI says errors discovered in more than two-dozen wiretap applications were mostly minor

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, on the Inspector General’s report on alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. WASHINGTON – The FBI said a review of more than two-dozen applications to obtain warrants to eavesdrop on U.S. citizens […]
Jul 30

: International student applications to U.S. colleges are predicted to fall this year — why that will hurt more than universities

People walk through the campus of UCLA in Westwood, California in March. Colleges are preparing for fewer international students to arrive on campus this fall. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images) mark ralston/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The number of international students studying at U.S. universities this fall is likely […]
Jul 30

: ‘We have each other’: Saddled with remote learning, college students create off-campus dorm experiences of their own

Students move out of their dorm at the University of Michigan in March. As fall approaches, some students are living off campus this fall, even if they’re taking their classes remotely. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Like thousands of students across the country, Harlow Brooks has resigned herself to the fact that […]