December 2019

Lisa Page, Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer Whose Texts Criticized Trump, Breaks Silence

Lisa Page, the former F.B.I. lawyer who became a frequent target of President Trump after criticizing him in text messages during his candidacy in 2016, ended nearly two years of public silence in an interview with The Daily Beast published on Sunday. Since her text messages were made public in 2017, Ms. Page has often

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Asian shares slip after US stock tumble amid trade tensions

Asian shares mostly slip following US stock tumble amid trade tensions By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer December 3, 2019, 6:49 AM 3 min read Asian shares mostly slipped Tuesday, following a drop on Wall Street amid pessimism over U.S.-China trade tensions. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.6% to finish at 23,379.81. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200

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Over 500K pot vapes seized in 2 years as busts rise in US

As health officials scrutinize marijuana vaping, it’s increasingly on law enforcement’s radar, too. From New York City to Nebraska farm country to California, authorities have seized at least 510,000 marijuana vape cartridges and arrested more than 120 people in the past two years, according to an Associated Press tally derived from interviews, court records, news

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