2018 midterms articles
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Utility that bribed Ohio regulators secretly bankrolled Republican Mike DeWine's 2018 governor bid, records show
This story was produced by Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. In 2018, the Akron, Ohio-based utility FirstEnergy donated $2.5 million to a Republican Governors Association-affiliated dark money group backing GOP nominee Mike DeWine in a competitive race for Ohio governor, according to newly released records. The records show […]
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Edinburgh tram death: Fatal accident inquiry announced into 2018 death of man hit by tram at Saughton Mains
A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a 53-year-old man who was hit by a tram in Edinburgh nearly six years ago. Bus driver Carlos Hernan Correa Palacio died after he was struck by a tram as he walked across the Saughton Mains crossing on his way home from work on September 11, 2018. Last year Edinburgh Trams Ltd admitted breaching health and safety legislation and was fined £240,000. Prosecutors said there were no issues with the tram driver, and the vehicle worked as it...
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Harvey Weinstein Expected In Court Tomorrow Despite Hospital Stay; NYC Hearing Will Re-Arraign Incarcerated Producer On 2018 Rape Charges
Weinstein Bad Health; Still At Bellevue As Re-Arraignment Hearing Looms (Second column, 9th story, link)