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United States. Several companies announced or completed public equity offerings this week. On Dec. 9 Terns Pharmaceuticals filed for a proposed $400 million offering with a 30-day option for $60 million, and Denali Thera…
MOBILE, Ala. Several Alabama cities have joined a legal challenge this week seeking to change the state's distribution of the Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT), arguing online sales revenue is not allocated equitably. Co…
United States — Community organizations and businesses across multiple states organized Toys for Tots drives this holiday season, while several locations reported shortages and a theft. This week, Indianapolis bank branc…
INDIANAPOLIS — State senators met Thursday to consider a Republican-drawn congressional map that would reshape Indiana districts and could eliminate two Democratic-held seats, concluding debate and pressure from Presiden…
Washington: Congress included a repeal of the 2019 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act in the compromise National Defense Authorization Act unveiled this week, and both chambers prepared votes within days. The provision…
Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved six state waivers on Dec. 10 that will change the SNAP definition of “food for purchase” to exclude sugary beverages and select sweets, effective in 2026 in mo…
RALEIGH, N.C. Gov. Josh Stein announced Wednesday that his administration will restore Medicaid reimbursement rates that were reduced Oct. 1 by 3% to 10%. The move follows judicial rulings requiring some rates be returne…
Washington Senate leaders set dueling votes this week on competing measures to address expiring COVID-era Affordable Care Act subsidies. Republicans unveiled the Cassidy-Crapo proposal to redirect federal funds into heal…
Chicago — Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that restricts federal immigration enforcement near courthouses, hospitals, colleges and day care centers. The law bans civil immigration arrests inside or within 1,0…
Columbia, S.C. — Attorneys general and Google reached a $700 million settlement to resolve claims Google used anticompetitive practices in Play Store. Preliminary approval occurred Nov. 20, 2025, and court will hear appr…
MIAMI — Democrat Eileen Higgins won the mayoral runoff on Tuesday, defeating Republican Emilio Gonzalez in a race watched nationally and by both parties ahead of the 2026 midterms. Higgins, a former county commissioner w…
Billings, Montana: Strong winds and an atmospheric river impacted Montana this week, triggering high wind warnings, flood watches and winter advisories across the state from northwest Montana to the eastern plains. Agenc…
United States — Multiple U.S. companies released quarterly financial results Tuesday and this week. Oil-Dri reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $120.5 million, down 6% year-over-year, and noted its second-hig…
Minneapolis, Minnesota — Federal officials and local leaders clashed after Immigration and Customs Enforcement intensified operations targeting migrants in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area. Border czar Tom Homan defended th…
MEMPHIS, The University of Memphis hired Charles Huff as its new head football coach this week, replacing Ryan Silverfield who left for Arkansas on Nov. 30. Athletic director Ed Scott announced the hire Monday and Memphi…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Santee Cooper and Brookfield Asset Management announced a memorandum of understanding that would, if finalized, transfer control of the unfinished V.C. Summer reactors and provide Santee Cooper with $2.7…
Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania — President Donald Trump traveled to the Mount Airy Casino Resort on Tuesday to present his administration's record and steps to ease Americans' cost-of-living pressures. He asserted prices for…
United States — issuers announced a series of financial and strategic developments. On Tuesday and December 9–11, TopBuild hosted an Investor Day in New York, Omni‑Lite secured a five‑year precision‑casting agreement, an…
Washington, The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on a Republican-led challenge seeking to eliminate federal limits on coordinated spending by political parties. Petitioners include Vice President JD Vance, former Re…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday designated the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist organizations in an executive order posted to X. The order directs state agencies t…
The United States has revoked 85,000 visas this year, including more than 8,000 held by students, a senior State Department official said, citing DUIs, assaults and theft as nearly half the cases. The official, speaking …
United States — Multiple regions experienced winter storm conditions this week as meteorologists warned of snow, wind, and rapid temperature changes. Authorities closed schools and county offices Monday and Tuesday in af…
Washington: President Donald Trump indicated on Monday that his administration may impose new tariffs on agricultural imports, notably Indian rice and Canadian fertiliser, after unveiling a USD 12 billion aid package for…
Jefferson City, Mo. Cole County Judge Christopher Limbaugh heard arguments Monday over whether about 92,000 petition signatures should count toward a referendum to suspend Missouri’s new congressional map. Organizers wit…
Washington. A federal judge on Monday vacated President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order that paused leasing and permitting for onshore and offshore wind energy projects, ruling the directive “arbitrary and caprici…