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Russia’s Navalny criticises Apple, Google over app removal, social media posts say
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Google and Apple showed "cowardice" and acted as accomplices of Russian President Vladimir Putin by removing a voting app before this month...
Sep 23, 2021
PPS to receive state money to help at-risk youth get into job training programs
CHICAGO, Ill. – Peoria Public Schools will receive some money thanks to what Governor JB Pritzker calls an investment in workforce training for job seekers and at-risk youth. The Governor Thursd...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. House approves $1 billion for Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ missile-defense system
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to give $1 billion to Israel for its Iron Dome missile-defense system, two days after obje...
Sep 23, 2021
Good friends and fresh blood: the social life of a vampire bat
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When one thinks of vampire bats, friendship and cooperation may not be among the qualities that come to mind for these blood-feasting creatures of the night. But ...
Sep 23, 2021
Jagger calls Watts the rock that held the Rolling Stones together
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones get back on the road this weekend without drummer Charlie Watts, whom frontman Mick Jagger called the rock that held the band together. In interviews with Ro...
Sep 23, 2021
Cannabis SPAC deals hit nadir after investors snub sector
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) - U.S. blank check firms eyeing cannabis companies are struggling to find suitable targets and many are merging into unrelated industries, as weak after market performance of ...
Sep 23, 2021
Delta Air says employee vaccination rate against COVID-19 rises to 82%
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines said on Thursday its employee vaccination rate against COVID-19 had risen to 82%, weeks after announcing a monthly health insurance surcharge for unvaccinated workers. The ...
Sep 23, 2021
Economist magazine calls for Georgieva to quit IMF over World Bank data scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Economist magazine on Thursday called for International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to resign over her role in a China-related data-rigging scandal ...
Sep 23, 2021
ACLU, 26 other groups support $1 billion boost for FTC privacy work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union and 26 other civil rights and advocacy groups wrote to top lawmakers Thursday to urge support for a $1 billion boost in funding for the Federa...
Sep 23, 2021
Exclusive-ServiceTitan, last valued at $9.5 billion, prepares U.S. IPO -sources
By Anirban Sen (Reuters) - ServiceTitan Inc, a U.S. software startup that was valued at $9.5 billion earlier this year, has kicked off preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) in early 2022, ...
Sep 23, 2021
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