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May 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The Estée Lauder Companies & Puig End Discussions Regarding a Potential Business Combination
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On March 23, 2026, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) and Puig confirmed they were in discussions regarding a potential business combination, but unless and until an agreement was signed between the companies, there could be no assurances regarding the deal or its terms. The Estée Lauder Companies and Puig today announced that the parties have terminated discussions regarding a potential business combination. The Estée Lauder Companies remains fully focused on...
May 21, 2026 at 3:58 PM
CUPE Ontario warns Carney Liberals: Remember what happens when governments try to remove workers’ right to strike
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ontario’s largest union expressed its shock at federal Liberal proposals to designate more workers “essential” as a way of removing their right to strike and it warned Prime Minister Carney that attempts to abrogate workers’ Charter-protected rights to free collective bargaining would be met with fierce resistance from labour. “The Carney Liberals must have the shortest memories ever,” said CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn. “They appear to have already forgotten that l...
May 21, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Witherite Law Group's Amy Witherite Says: Time to Put the Brakes on Waymo
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Less than two weeks after recalling its entire fleet of nearly 3,800 robotaxis for a software defect that allowed vehicles to drive into floodwater, a Waymo autonomous vehicle was stranded in Atlanta flooding on North Avenue requiring Atlanta Fire Rescue to respond to the scene. The incident is the latest in a pattern of failures that traffic safety advocate Amy Witherite, founder of Witherite Law Group, says demands a national response. Waymo’s entire commercial fleet...
May 20, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Amsterdam & Partners LLP: Ukrainian Court Ruling and Presidential Office Remarks Support Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Undermine Attacks by Andriy Yermak on Political Opponents
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amsterdam & Partners LLP, as international counsel to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) and associated supporters, welcomes recent legal and political developments in Ukraine that have fundamentally undermined the central justification used by Ukrainian authorities to persecute the UOC and its supporters. Last month, Ukraine’s Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal annulled the conclusions previously endorsed by the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Fre...
May 20, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Statement from UiPath on the passing of Board Member S. "Soma" Somasegar
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UiPath issued a statement on the untimely passing of Board Member S. “Soma” Somasegar on May 19, 2026....
May 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM
JLens Flags Cloudflare’s Failure to Prevent Its Services from Being Used by Websites that Spread Graphic Violence, Extremism, and Foreign Terrorist Content, Citing ADL Report
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JLens today announced that Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) (“Cloudflare” or the “Company”), an industry-leading internet infrastructure provider, has a record of providing critical web services to high-threat sites that peddle violent extremism and terrorism, according to research from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) published today. The new ADL report found that the Company currently serves as an infrastructure provider to gore forums like WatchPeopleDie, whose users h...
May 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
FTC “Junk Fee” Enforcement Actions Raise Questions About Automotive Documentation Fees, Says Thompson & Associates CPAs
ROSWELL, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thompson & Associates CPAs, an accounting and consulting firm with experience involving automotive dealership operations and dealership fee analyses, says recent Federal Trade Commission enforcement actions involving automotive “junk fees” have generated increased discussion regarding dealership documentation fees and whether certain charges may withstand heightened regulatory scrutiny. According to the firm, the issue may ultimately center on whether dealersh...
May 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Metropolitan Issues Statement on Increased State Water Project Allocation
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metropolitan Water District General Manager Shivaji Deshmukh issues the following statement on the California Department of Water Resources’ increase of the State Water Project allocation to 45%: “Despite low snowpack in the Northern Sierra, the Department of Water Resources has been able to take advantage of good runoff conditions and additional precipitation last month to capture more water in Lake Oroville. Metropolitan will continue to strategically manage this...
May 15, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Sidecar Health Supports CMS Decision to Remove Network Requirement for ACA Exchange Plans
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sidecar Health Supports CMS Decision to Remove Network Requirement for ACA Exchange Plans....
May 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
ICUS Commends New Proposal Supporting CEUS Training for Sonographers
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New standards proposed by CAAHEP will require students at accredited sonography training programs to demonstrate knowledge of CEUS....
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