In Letter to E.P.A., Top Ethics Officer Questions Pruitt’s Actions

Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, at his confirmation hearing last year. The acting director of the Office of Government Ethics outlined three areas of concern in the letter.

Eddie Hernandez Doesn’t Care if His Food Isn’t ‘Authentic’

The chef Eddie Hernandez, a former rock musician who is fond of blue jeans, at an Atlanta branch of Taqueria del Sol, the small chain he owns with Mike Klank.

Tony Robbins Apologizes for Saying Women Use #MeToo to Gain ‘Significance’

Tony Robbins, a life coach, suggested last month that women were using the #MeToo movement “to try to get significance.”

The Big Question for Markets: Is There a Kudlow or Powell ‘Put’?

Larry Kudlow, National Economic Council director, being interviewed on TV outside the White House last Friday.

Rick Scott Enters Senate Race, and Florida Is Again Poised for a Bruising Campaign

Gov. Rick Scott of Florida was joined by his wife, Ann, in Orlando on Monday as he announced his campaign for the United States Senate.

ISIS Leader in Afghanistan Is Killed in U.S. Airstrike

The killing of Qari Hekmatullah, who is standing with a black flag to his left in this video still, led to immediate infighting among rival factions of insurgents, according to Afghan government officials.

Credit Card Signatures Are About to Become Extinct in the U.S.

The signature was once the way merchants tracked their customers’ promises to pay up — and verified their identities. But technology has made them largely obsolete.

BRIEF-U.S. DoJ To Allow Bayer's Acquisition Of Monsanto After Companies Make Concessions - WSJ

* U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO ALLOW BAYER'S ACQUISITION OF MONSANTO AFTER COMPANIES MAKE CONCESSIONS - WSJ, CITING SOURCES Source text : https://on.wsj.com/2Evud2g Further company coverage:

Was your Facebook data shared with Cambridge Analytica? You can now find out

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Novogratz's Galaxy Digital hires Goldman VP as COO - Bloomberg

April 9 (Reuters) - Former macro hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz's cryptocurrency merchant bank, Galaxy Digital, hired Richard Kim from Goldman Sachs Group Inc as chief operating officer, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Uber buys a bikeshare company as it looks beyond cars

Uber has acquired a bikeshare company as it expands beyond cars in its efforts to reshape transportation.

Tensions Rise in Syria as Israel Is Accused of Bombing Air Base

Damascus and Moscow said Israel had carried out airstrikes on a military base in Homs Province. The attack reportedly killed 14, including Iranian fighters.

The stock market can't figure out Trump's trade policy

The Trump administration is giving Wall Street whiplash.

UPDATE 3-CEO Zuckerberg says Facebook could have done more to prevent misuse

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told Congress on Monday that the social media network should have done more to prevent itself and its members' data being misused and offered a broad apology to lawmakers.

A Young Woman’s Rallying Cry for #MeToo in China, 20 Years After Her Death

Gao Yan, a young woman whose suicide two decades ago has ignited a debate about sexual harassment in China.

UPDATE 2-U.S. FDA restricts sale of Bayer's Essure birth control device

April 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday slapped restrictions on the sale of Bayer AG's implanted birth control device Essure, two years after the agency put a severe warning label on the product.

UPDATE 1-Tesla to recall 8,898 vehicles in China from June 28 -China quality watchdog

BEIJING, April 9 (Reuters) - China's quality watchdog said on Monday that Tesla Inc will recall a total of 8,898 Model S vehicles in the country starting on June 28, as part of a broader, global recall announced last month.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally on tech rebound; oil jumps

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BRIEF-Knoll Says Approved Amendment Of Stock Incentive Plan

* APPROVED AMENDMENT&RESTATEMENT OF STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, REDUCING PROPOSED NUMBER OF SHARES RESERVED FOR ISSUANCE FROM 2.5 MILLION TO 2 MILLION SHARES Source text : ( https://bit.ly/2IHljRR ) Further company coverage: