(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it rescinded guidance issued by the administration of President Joe Biden that payments to college athletes through name, image and likeness deals should be shared equally between male and female competitors. According to the department’s Office for Civil Rights, the NIL guidance announced last month […]
Embraer to invest some $3.5 billion in Brazil by 2030
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer plans to invest 20 billion reais ($3.47 billion) in the country by 2030, Chief Executive Francisco Gomes Neto said on Wednesday. “This amount will be used toward an increase in aircraft production and the development of new products,” he said at an event in capital Brasilia alongside Brazilian President […]
Exclusive-Russian-linked bots sow fear, distrust ahead of German vote, researchers find
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – Russian-linked online disinformation networks are spreading faked spy agency warnings of terrorist attacks in Germany ahead of this month’s election in an apparent attempt to sow fear and depress voter turnout, cybersecurity experts say. The networks were also spreading unfounded rumours aimed at discrediting Friedrich Merz, the conservative leader […]
Trump, allies ramp up attacks on judges as Musk calls for impeachments
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Donald Trump and his supporters on Wednesday continued to ramp up their criticism of judges who they say have stymied the Republican U.S. president’s second-term agenda, with billionaire ally Elon Musk calling for “an immediate wave of judicial impeachments.” Those statements came a day after federal courts forced U.S. agencies […]