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Moscow court to hear appeal from jailed American reporter on April 18 – Interfax

(Reuters) – A Moscow court will consider an appeal by lawyers of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to lift his pre-trial detention on April 18, the Interfax news agency reported, citing the court’s press service. Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, was arrested last week in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges decried …

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Unstable markets drag Canadian M&A, debt issuance to four-year low

By Maiya Keidan TORONTO (Reuters) -Canadian dealmakers are optimistic about a return to strength in the second half of the year after mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter dropped to pandemic levels, belayed by higher borrowing costs and panic around a banking crisis. The collapse of regional banks Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank …

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U.S. Supreme Court declines to allow West Virginia transgender athlete ban

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to let West Virginia enforce a state law banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, one of many Republican-backed measures across the country targeting LGBTQ rights. The justices denied West Virginia’s request to lift an injunction against the law that …

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Biden proposal limits bans on transgender athletes

By Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a rule change that would prohibit schools from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes from teams that are consistent with their gender identities, but offered flexibility on exceptions for the highest levels of competition. The proposed change to Title IX is likely to revive …

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Americans divided over criminal charges against Trump – Reuters/Ipsos poll

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The prosecution of former President Donald Trump has evenly divided Americans but appears to have boosted his chances of winning the Republican nomination for the 2024 election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday. The poll was conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, following Tuesday’s indictment of Trump on …

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Wall Street ends higher as investors eye upcoming jobs data

By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) – Major U.S. stock indexes ended higher on Thursday, helped by a rally in Alphabet shares as investors, worried about a slowing economy, looked to upcoming jobs data. Alphabet Inc rallied 3.8% and Microsoft climbed 2.6%, with both providing more fuel than any other stocks for the S&P …

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U.S. arrests retired Salvadoran officer implicated in atrocities

(This story has been corrected to change the number of victims to ‘more than 1,000’ in paragraph 4) By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – U.S. agents arrested a retired Salvadoran military officer this week on charges of participating in a brutal massacre of civilians during El Salvador’s grinding civil war in the 1980s, according …

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Human rights body urges El Salvador to restore civil rights

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A regional human rights body implored El Salvador’s government on Thursday to reverse a year-long suspension of constitutional rights that form part of a sweeping anti-gang crackdown enacted last year and credited with sharply reducing violent crime. In a statement, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), part of the Washington-based …

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Amazon plans to trim employee stock awards amid tough economy

(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc said it would reduce employee stock awards, a part of its compensation plan, as the e-commerce giant navigates an uncertain economy. “We made the decision to reduce RSU (restricted stock units) awards in the final outlook year by a small amount (other years are not impacted),” an Amazon spokesperson said in an …

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Tesla nominates co-founder JB Straubel to board

By Hyunjoo Jin and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Tesla Inc on Thursday nominated co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel to the board at a time when some investors have expressed concern about a lack of succession planning at the electric carmaker led by Chief Executive Elon Musk. Tesla also named Tom Zhu, who led …

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