Pentagon reveals that defense secretary has been hospitalized since Monday

Press secretary acknowledged Lloyd Austin was admitted five days ago after minor elective procedure The US defense secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday due to complications after a minor elective medical procedure, his press secretary said, in the first official acknowledgement that Austin had been admitted five days earlier to Walter Reed national … Read more

New York solar firm accused of union busting after furloughing staff

EmPower Solar suspended 40% of its workforce but says action is unrelated to recent successful election of workers to join UAW A New York-based solar panel business has been accused of being a “poster child” of union busting after furloughing 40% of its workforce for more than a year, days after a victorious union election. … Read more

Judge denied Bill Clinton deposition request in Ghislaine Maxwell case: Jeffrey Epstein docs

Former President Bill Clinton was not required to testify in a defamation case against Ghislaine Maxwell after a judge ruled that one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers had not proven Clinton’s testimony was relevant, newly-unsealed documents showed. The 2016 ruling was revealed Friday during the third drop of unsealed documents in the defamation case filed against … Read more