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U.S. bankruptcy judge halts 40,000 Johnson & Johnson talc and cancer lawsuits

A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday halted roughly 40,000 lawsuits that allege Johnson & Johnson‘s baby powder and other talc…

New bipartisan bill would let the U.S. Mint alter the metal content of coins to save money

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill to authorize the U.S. Mint to alter the metal content of coins in order to…

Trump hasn’t decided if he will attend E. Jean Carroll rape defamation trial, lawyer says

Former President Donald Trump has yet to decide if he will attend his upcoming rape defamation trial, his attorney told…

DOJ charges 18 people — including doctors — in massive Covid health-care fraud takedowns

Eighteen people, some of them doctors, were criminally charged with Covid-19 health-care fraud schemes that netted hundreds of millions of…

Disney tells its lobbyists to step up fight against DeSantis and his allies in Florida

Disney is preparing to take its fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his GOP allies in the state Legislature…

Janet Yellen says U.S. economic competition with China must be ‘fair to both sides’

WASHINGTON — The U.S. seeks healthy economic competition with China even as the country pursues intellectual property to gain an…

Senate invites Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts to testify in wake of Clarence Thomas ethics scandal

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday invited Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to testify next month…

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell ordered to pay $5 million to 2020 election fraud data debunker

An arbitration panel ordered MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to pay $5 million within 30 days to a Nevada software developer…

Appeals court temporarily blocks House subpoena for ex-Manhattan prosecutor in Trump probe

A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily blocked a House Judiciary Committee subpoena for testimony from a former Manhattan prosecutor who…

Kyiv says it’s time for NATO to invite Ukraine into the alliance — not just to a summit

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on April 20, 2023. See here for the…