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Factbox: Electric-vehicle batteries: major players and their expansion plans
By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - The global auto industry's shift to electric vehicles (EVs) has spurred an expansion race among battery makers, and caused a growing a skills shortage. See main stor...
Oct 04, 2021
U.S. urges airports to avoid using firefighting foam with fluorine
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had urged U.S. airports to limit the use of firefighting foam with the chemical PFAS due to the environmen...
Oct 04, 2021
Battery giants face skills gap that could jam electric highway
By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - The South Korean battery giants powering many of the world's electric vehicles face a skills shortage that could drag on the global race towards zero-emissions trans...
Oct 04, 2021
DOJ is probing attacks on voting rights, says U.S. attorney general
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday said the Justice Department is "seriously and urgently investigating" how states are changing voting procedures...
Oct 04, 2021
U.S. senator to ask whistleblower about Facebook role in Jan 6 attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar says she will ask a Facebook whistleblower testifying to Congress on Tuesday whether the social media company did enough to warn law enforcement about...
Oct 04, 2021
Payments tech firm Nuvei files for U.S. IPO a year after Toronto listing
(Reuters) - Canada's payments technology company Nuvei Corp on Monday filed for an initial public offering in the United States, more than a year after its debut on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The com...
Oct 04, 2021
Ford JV partner SK sees U.S. battery shortage persisting until 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co's battery joint venture partner, Korea's SK Innovation, expects the U.S. vehicle industry to face a battery supply shortage until 2025 because of the long lead ...
Oct 04, 2021
Biden tells EC commission chief international tax system must be fair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, in a call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday, emphasized the importance of "leveling the playing field in the internatio...
Oct 04, 2021
PPD promotes Captain to Assistant Chief
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police has a new second-in-command. The department Monday said it has promoted Captain Bradley Dixon to Assistant Police Chief. The department says Dixon will be in charge ...
Oct 04, 2021
JPMorgan bans business travel for unvaccinated U.S. employees – memo
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Monday it will restrict business travel for U.S. employees who are unvaccinated or have not disclosed their vaccination status to the bank, according to an inte...
Oct 04, 2021
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