Новости за 05.04.2023

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Wednesday repealing Michigan's abortion ban from 1931 that made it a crime to assist in an abortion. The abortion ban, which fueled one of the largest ballot drives in state history, had been unenforceable after voters enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution last November. Whitmer and other Democratic leaders stressed that it was important to strike the law from the state's books to ensure it could never be enforced again. Wednesday’s... Читать дальше...

The U.N. says it cannot accept a Taliban decision to bar Afghan female staffers from working at the agency, calling it an “unparalleled” violation of women’s rights. The statement Wednesday comes a day after the U.N. said it had been informed by Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban that Afghan women would no longer be allowed to work for the world body. That announcement came after the U.N. mission in the country expressed concern that its female staffers were prevented from reporting to work in eastern Nangarhar province. Читать дальше...

Stocks are dipping on Wall Street, and Treasury yields are dropping following the latest signals that the U.S. economy is slowing. The S&P 500 is down 0.6% Wednesday, and the Nasdaq is off 1.5%. Reports on both services industries and the jobs market came in weaker than expected. They add to a series of disappointing economic reports this week. The majority of stocks in the S&P 500 are down, but Johnson & Johnson is climbing after proposing a big settlement related to its baby powder containing talc. Читать дальше...

The Swiss government says it’s ordered cuts to the bonuses of top executives of Credit Suisse worth tens of millions combined as the troubled bank heads toward a forced merger with rival UBS. The country's executive branch announced Wednesday that it's instructed the Finance Department to cancel altogether or reduce by either one-half or one-quarter such bonuses due last year among the top three rungs of management. That will amount to a loss of bonus pay totaling about $55 million to $66 million. Читать дальше...

Delaying the start of Social Security benefits is a powerful way for retirees to cope with inflation, survive bad investment markets and reduce the risk they’ll run short of money. The advantages of waiting are so great that financial planners often recommend their clients tap other savings, such as retirement funds, to help them delay claiming.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Democrat from Nevada who steered a moderate path during her first term in the chamber, announced Wednesday that she will seek reelection in the perennial battleground state.

A judge has ruled that the Dutch government cannot order Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, to reduce the number of flights from 500,000 per year to 460,000. The decision Wednesday deals a blow to efforts to cut emissions and noise pollution in the densely populated region around the airport. The ruling came in a summary case brought by airlines and civil aviation organizations led by Dutch carrier KLM that sought to halt the planned cuts unveiled last year. The... Читать дальше...

A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge has won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state’s abortion ban pending. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz defeated former Justice Dan Kelly, who previously worked for Republicans and had support from the state’s leading anti-abortion groups. The new court controlled 4-3 by liberals is expected to decide a pending lawsuit... Читать дальше...

A top Bosnian government official and two others have been convicted and given prison sentences over the procurement at highly inflated prices of inadequate medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fadil Novalic, the prime minister of one of the country’s two highly autonomous regions, the Bosniak-Croat Federation, was convicted Wednesday of abuse of office and sentenced to four years in prison. The owner of a fruit processing company that received about 5 million euros ($5.5 million) from... Читать дальше...

Swiss regulators have defended the rescue of Credit Suisse through a controversial takeover by rival bank UBS as the best solution with least risk of spreading a wider crisis and severe damaging Switzerland’s standing as a financial center. The head of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority told reporters Wednesday that the merger “minimized risk of contagion and maximized trust.” UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher expressed confidence about the takeover. Kelleher said at the bank’s annual shareholders... Читать дальше...

Officials in parts of the Midwest and South have warned residents to have shelter ready before going to sleep. Severe thunderstorms are expected to bring hail, strong winds and possibly tornadoes to areas still reeling from a weekend of deadly weather. Two tornadoes were confirmed in Illinois on Tuesday. No major damage was immediately reported. Friday storms that stretched into the weekend spawned tornadoes in 11 states in the South, Midwest and Northeast. Over 30 people were killed. The National... Читать дальше...