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Thomas Jefferson statue to be removed from New York City Council chamber
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - U.S. President Thomas Jefferson's statue, a presence for more than a century in the New York City Council chamber, is coming down following a public commission reassessm...
Oct 19, 2021
UPS, Disney to meet with White House and discuss vaccine mandate
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Executives with United Parcel Service Inc, Walt Disney Co and other companies are expected to meet with White House officials on Tuesday to discuss President Joe...
Oct 19, 2021
Capitol police officer pleads not guilty to obstruction charges
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Capitol Police officer on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges that he obstructed a probe into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol complex by supporters o...
Oct 19, 2021
Comcast, Walmart team up to sell smart TVs with the media firm’s software
(Add dropped word 'said' in paragraph 1) (Reuters) -Comcast Corp has launched smart TVs that run on its operating system and will be sold in the United States at Walmart Inc stores and in the coming w...
Oct 19, 2021
MTV says Budapest EMAs to show solidarity with LGBTQ+ community
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - MTV is going ahead with plans to hold its Europe Music Awards in Budapest next month, it said on Tuesday, to show solidarity with Hungary's LGBTQ+ communit...
Oct 19, 2021
Manchin says carbon tax ‘not on the board’ in U.S. spending bill talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Tuesday that he is not talking about a carbon tax in negotiations over the spending and infrastructure bills, even as some of his fellow Democrat...
Oct 19, 2021
U.S. CDC considers “test-to-stay” program in schools instead of quarantine – CNN
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering a "test-to-stay" program in schools instead of quarantine, CNN reported on Tuesday. The program is for students who...
Oct 19, 2021
China’s EV sales expected to exceed 35% in 2025, Xpeng CEO says
BEIJING (Reuters) - New energy vehicles (NEV) are expected to make up over 35% of new vehicle sales in China in 2025, He Xiaopeng, the chief executive of electric car maker Xpeng Inc said at the Reute...
Oct 19, 2021
Click to Pray 2.0 – Vatican app gets up close and personal with God
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Tuesday rolled out its latest "Click to Pray" app, offering a personal planner among new functions for what it hopes will be an improved digi...
Oct 19, 2021
European earnings seen up 47.6% in third quarter
By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) - Europe Inc earnings are expected to have risen 47.6% to 96.1 billion euros ($112 billion) in the third quarter, data from Refinitiv I/B/E/S showed on Tuesday, as the...
Oct 19, 2021
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