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Pentagon refines DC National Guard approval authority after Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday said the defense secretary would be the individual solely responsible for approving requests that would involve District of Columbia National Guard troo...
Dec 30, 2021
Brazil’s Esteves formally rejoins controlling group of BTG Pactual
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Andr Esteves, a Brazilian banking executive who was briefly jailed on suspicion of corruption, but whose name was later cleared, has obtained all regulatory approva...
Dec 30, 2021
Exxon signals fourth quarterly profit in a row on higher prices
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday signaled a return to annual profit for 2021 as stronger oil and gas prices drove as much as $1.9 billion in operating gains in the fou...
Dec 30, 2021
Omicron, unruly passengers deter U.S. airline staff from holiday overtime
By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Aishwarya Nair (Reuters) - U.S. airline cabin crew, pilots and support staff are reluctant to work overtime during the holiday travel season despite being lured with hefty ...
Dec 30, 2021
U.S. airline group seeks 5G wireless deployment delay near airports
(Reuters) - A U.S. trade group representing major passenger and cargo airlines asked the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday to halt deployment of new 5G wireless service at some airport loc...
Dec 30, 2021
Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign continues one more month; gold bar donated in one Red Kettle
PEORIA, Ill. – So close, yet, so far away. That might be how the goal of this year’s Peoria Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign could be described , as it has one more month left, endin...
Dec 30, 2021
Canada’s WestJet cancelling 15% of January flights due to COVID-19 surge
By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada's WestJet Airlines will cancel 15% of scheduled flights in January because the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 has left the airline un...
Dec 30, 2021
Jan. 6 panel urges U.S. high court to deny Trump bid to shield records
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to deny a request by former President Donald Trump to shiel...
Dec 30, 2021
Wind-driven wildfires prompt evacuation order for small Colorado town
DENVER (Reuters) - Wind-driven wildfires prompted an evacuation order on Thursday for the entire town of Superior, Colorado, a community of roughly 13,000 residents, according to Twitter feeds of the ...
Dec 30, 2021
Jana Partners nominates two to TreeHouse’s board
(Reuters) - Hedge fund Jana Partners said on Thursday it nominated two directors to the board of TreeHouse Foods Inc, months after it pushed for changes at the packaged food maker. The private-label f...
Dec 30, 2021
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