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Texas Hospital Closes ER with Little Notice, Emergency Leaders Say

The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center announced Friday it would be closing its emergency department that evening, KXAN.com reported. Local emergency leaders said that they were given little notice

Tesla Fires New Salvo at Ex-Worker Bankrupted After Feud With Elon Musk

Tesla Inc. says a former battery factory worker who publicly criticized the company should be barred from using bankruptcy to avoid paying a $425,000 debt from a yearslong legal feud with Elon Musk

After 180 Years, a Small Daily Newspaper in the U.S. Virgin Islands Says It Is Closing

A small daily newspaper in the U.S. Virgin Islands whose owner credited past generations of literate slaves for its survival is closing after 180 years in print, the Associated Press reported. The St

U.S. Charges Ex-Fintech CEO who Tried to Buy Sheffield United with Fraud

U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan unveiled criminal charges against a Nigerian fintech businessman who recently bid unsuccessfully for an English Premier League soccer team, saying he lied to investors

Wealthy Investors Rescued Juul From Bankruptcy. Others Are Crying Foul.

Two of Juul Labs’ longtime directors — a Hyatt Hotels heir and a venture capitalist — helped bail out the e-cigarette maker when it was on the brink of insolvency, the Wall Street Journal reported. It

South Jersey’s Flying Fish Brewing Co. Files for Chapter 11 Protection

South Jersey craft beer stalwart Flying Fish Brewing Co. has filed for bankruptcy protection just months after a deal fell through that would have seen the brand sold to Cape May Brewing Co., the

Consumer Data Company Near Intelligence Files for Chapter 11

Consumer data company Near Intelligence Inc. has filed for chapter 11 protection less than a year after going public, the Los Angeles Business Journal reported. The Pasadena, Calif.-based company will

Mortgage Investor JER Files for Bankruptcy, Is Latest Property Firm to Crash

JER Investors Trust Inc., a mortgage REIT, filed for bankruptcy in the latest sign of distress in commercial real estate, Bloomberg News reported. The real estate investment trust — which counts

Sam Bankman-Fried Will Not Face a Second Trial

U.S. prosecutors said they do not plan to conduct a second trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted last month of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange

McKinsey to Pay $78 Million Opioid Settlement with Health Insurers, Company Benefit Plans

Consulting giant McKinsey & Company agreed to a $78 million settlement in a case over its role in advising opioid manufacturers to design misleading marketing campaigns, The Hill reported. A group of