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US Senators Menendez, Warren urge regulators to support new gun sale code
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday called on federal regulators to issue guidance to speed the adoption of a new merchant category code (MCC) by pa...
Mar 15, 2023
U.S. senators to propose legislation to mandate balloon tracking
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senators are introducing legislation Wednesday to mandate tracking systems on high-altitude weather and research balloons to help the U.S. military diffe...
Mar 15, 2023
Dutch court finds Facebook used Dutch personal data incorrectly
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch court on Wednesday found that the European subsidiary of Meta, Facebook Ireland, improperly used personal data of Dutch citizens between 2010 and 2020 in a class action l...
Mar 15, 2023
Biden administration looks to free up wireless spectrum for advance technology needs
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday is launching an effort to identify significant wireless spectrum that can be repurposed for advanced technology needs a...
Mar 15, 2023
Peoria celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with parade Friday
PEORIA, Ill. — The St. Patrick Society of Peoria will hold its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade this Friday, March 17, starting at 11 a.m. The parade will start at the intersection of Monro...
Mar 15, 2023
US senators adopt new strategy to push Saudi Arabia on human rights
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican U.S. senators introduced a resolution on Wednesday that could force President Joe Biden's administration to prepare a report on Sa...
Mar 15, 2023
Forty US senators join push for tougher stance over China’s treatment of Hong Kong
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Forty of the 100 U.S. senators co-sponsored a resolution on Wednesday urging a strong U.S. government response to any Chinese efforts to clamp down on disse...
Mar 15, 2023
Texas judge to consider banning abortion pill in US
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Texas is set to hear arguments on Wednesday in a bid by anti-abortion groups to ban sales of the abortion pill mifepristone across the country, even in s...
Mar 15, 2023
U.S. Senate Democrats, Republicans to battle over spending amid bank collapse
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Budget Committee begins debate on Wednesday over Democratic President Joe Biden's $6.8 trillion budget proposal, as the collapse of a pair of ban...
Mar 15, 2023
Self-driving startup Gatik to double workforce, strikes Kroger deal
By Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Self-driving trucking startup Gatik will double its workforce by year end, a top executive said, after it announced a deal on Wednesday with grocer Kroger Co t...
Mar 15, 2023
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