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U.S. appeals court revives Roundup weedkiller cancer lawsuit
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit by a Georgia man claiming Bayer AG's Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer, the latest in a string of legal ...
Jul 12, 2022
U.S. Senate confirms Biden’s pick to lead firearms bureau
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on Tuesday, making career prosecutor Steve D...
Jul 12, 2022
‘You guys are not tough enough’: Three takeaways from Jan. 6 committee hearing
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tuesday's congressional committee hearing into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump featured a detailed recounting of Tru...
Jul 12, 2022
U.S. auto agency will not allow EV owners to pick alert sounds
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators on Tuesday scrapped a 2019 proposal that would have allowed automakers to offer a variety of sound choices for electric vehicles ...
Jul 12, 2022
Tesla to lay off 229 employees, shuts San Mateo office
(Reuters) - Electric-car maker Tesla Inc is laying off 229 employees at its office in San Mateo, California, and is permanently shutting the office, a filing showed on Tuesday. (Reporting by Chavi Meh...
Jul 12, 2022
Biden approval rating rises modestly from record low – Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating rose three percentage points this week to 39%, rebounding from a week earlier when it matched the lowest level o...
Jul 12, 2022
Asset managers charged in alleged $1.2 billion Venezuelan money laundering scheme, U.S. DOJ says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two financial asset managers have been charged in an alleged $1.2 billion Venezuelan money laundering scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. The indictment alleges...
Jul 12, 2022
French firms flag inflation turning point – central bank survey
PARIS (Reuters) - Fewer French firms expect to raise their prices this month in a possible sign inflation has reached an inflection point, while labour shortages have hit record levels, France's centr...
Jul 12, 2022
U.S. Treasury diplomat nominee aims to curb China’s lending influence
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nominee for the U.S. Treasury's top economic diplomacy job said on Tuesday he wants to limit China's growing global lending influence by working with interna...
Jul 12, 2022
Sticker shock, border delays sour hopes for Canadian travel boom
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Rising prices, border restrictions and airport chaos are threatening hopes for a post-pandemic summer travel boom in Canada, stalling a tourism recovery and taking t...
Jul 12, 2022
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