The emergency procedure was successful, and the acute aortic dissection Mr. Dimon suffered was caught early, the bank said in a memo to employees.19
The Massachusetts senator’s departure from the presidential race left the two remaining top-tier Democratic candidates vying for her largely college-educated base of support ahead of the next states’ primaries.
Mortgage rates fell to their lowest level on record, pulled down by fears that the spread of coronavirus could weigh on the U.S. economy.90
The social-media giant removed Trump campaign ads that referred to a census, saying they violated a company policy aimed at preventing interference with the nationwide 2020 census.166
Congestion at Chinese ports and interrupted sailings have squeezed space on China-bound vessels and left an imbalance in shipping containers, especially the refrigerated ones used for farm products; “Everyone is fighting for containers. It’s cutthroat.”
Seattle-area companies and schools implemented plans to contain the coronavirus as more cases arise globally and some health officials said it would be impossible to fully limit the pathogen now that it is spreading within communities.1,202
Gary Jones used the money to pay for private villas, expensive cigars, golf outings and other luxuries, prosecutors allege.57
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The primary campaign for Chicago’s top prosecutor has been a fight over bail reform, gun control and when to press charges against shoplifters, but the race might come down to one issue: Jussie Smollett.184
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ramping up its enforcement efforts in 10 sanctuary cities, redeploying 500 investigators to increase surveillance and help arrest people living in the country illegally.
Insurance mogul Greg Lindberg was found guilty Thursday on bribery charges after jurors found he had attempted to bribe North Carolina’s insurance commissioner by promising $2 million in campaign donations to obtain favorable regulatory treatment.24
The International Criminal Court ruled that its chief prosecutor could investigate potential alleged war crimes in Afghanistan that may have been committed by U.S. and other forces, deepening a confrontation with the Trump administration.24
The Trump administration will make 35,000 additional seasonal-worker H-2B visas available this year ahead of the busy summer season, with 10,000 reserved for people from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.27
Business & Finance
The apparel retailer promoted the head of its Old Navy brand to be its chief executive and appointed a board member to take over as chairman from Bob Fisher, a son of Gap’s founders.
Law enforcement and technology industry representatives pledged to step up their fight against child sexual abuse on the internet,but remained at odds over government concerns about misuses of encryption technology.
NXP Semiconductors its board nominated the company’s president, Kurt Sievers, to become the new CEO. He would succeed Rick Clemmer.
World
Russia and Turkey have agreed to a cease-fire in northwestern Syria, where intense fighting has triggered a humanitarian catastrophe and brought the nuclear power and the NATO member closer to direct war.
U.S.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he regretted his remarks about two Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices “paying the price” for their potential rulings on abortion, adding they weren’t intended as a physical threat.172
New York Police Department officials said overall crime in New York City rose by 22.5% in February, attributing the increase to a new law that eliminates bail for defendants accused of low-level and nonviolent offenses.
Life & Arts
The hottest tickets in college basketball have historically been for games in which the athletes were men. Thanks to a transcendent star and a hotly competitive 2020 season in the women’s game, that’s starting to change.14
Dating apps are adding video chat to let you screen suitors. Does the option save time and effort, or chill the thrill? We ask relationship pros and app users.10
The shorthand term was coined during the SARS outbreak and is back for the new coronavirus
Rotten wood pilings are threatening the city’s most expensive homes.53
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