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South Carolina lawmakers consider banning almost all abortions
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - South Carolina lawmakers held a public hearing on Thursday to consider banning nearly all abortions in the state, following the lead of other Republican-led states that...
Jul 07, 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell appeals conviction, 20-year sentence in Epstein case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday formally appealed her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse undera...
Jul 07, 2022
U.S. Senate Democrats aim to close tax loophole on ‘pass-through’ firms
By Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats are finalizing a plan to close a tax loophole used by many companies, and they want to use those revenues to shore up the government-run ...
Jul 07, 2022
Feds fund replacement of PIA control tower
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria International Airport will be getting some money its director says is desperately needed. $15 million in federal money is coming to the airport through the Federal Aviation...
Jul 07, 2022
Families of Americans held abroad team up to pressure Biden
By Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) - Families of U.S. citizens detained abroad are stepping up pressure on President Joe Biden to intervene to try to free them - some held by adversaries including Russia, Chi...
Jul 07, 2022
U.S. agency probing Cruise crash in California
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a special investigation into a recent crash of a Cruise vehicle in California that resulted in ...
Jul 07, 2022
Turkey’s banking watchdog eases regulations on lira loans to FX-rich firms
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's BDDK banking watchdog on Thursday eased some of the regulations that restricted FX-rich companies from obtaining Turkish lira loans. A decision published on the BDDK's we...
Jul 07, 2022
Fed needs to be aggressive on rate hikes, risk economic harm – Waller
(Reuters) - The U.S Federal Reserve needs to maintain focus on bringing down high inflation even if it runs the risk of causing economic harm, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday. "We're ...
Jul 07, 2022
U.S. opens new probe into fatal Tesla pedestrian crash in California
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said Thursday they had opened a new special investigation into a fatal pedestrian crash in California involving a 2018 Tesla Model 3. The National Hi...
Jul 07, 2022
Bayer, BASF win new trial on $60 million damage award in weedkiller lawsuit
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Bayer AG and BASF have won a new trial on $60 million in punitive damages they were ordered to pay a Missouri peach farmer who said dicamba, a herbicide they produced, d...
Jul 07, 2022
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