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China quietly sets new ‘buy Chinese’ targets for state companies – U.S. sources
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's government quietly issued new procurement guidelines in May that require up to 100% local content on hundreds of items including X-ray machines and magn...
Aug 02, 2021
Funeral service for rapper Biz Markie held in New York
(Reuters) - A funeral for rapper Biz Markie was held on Monday after the hip-hop personality known for his 1989 hit "Just a Friend" died in July. Fans gathered outside the Patchogue Theatre on Long Is...
Aug 02, 2021
U.S. Senate bill seeks to require anti-drunk driving vehicle tech
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $1 trillion infrastructure bill under debate by the U.S. Senate includes a provision that directs U.S. regulators to mandate a passive technology to preven...
Aug 02, 2021
Fed’s Waller: could start taper by October, no reason to go slow
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Monday said the U.S. central bank could start to reduce its support for the economy by October if the next two monthly jobs reports show empl...
Aug 02, 2021
Lindsey Graham says he has tested positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham announced on Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, has flu-like symptoms and will be self-quarantining...
Aug 02, 2021
Amazon’s pricey ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV series to launch Sept 2022
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amazon's multi-million dollar TV version of "The Lord of the Rings" will launch in September 2022, Amazon Studios said on Monday. The streaming platform said filming on the fir...
Aug 02, 2021
Biden takes steps to counter evictions amid U.S. COVID-19 spike – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is taking actions designed to protect American renters against evictions, including asking Cabinet departments to use their power to prevent evictions a...
Aug 02, 2021
U.S. Treasury decreases third-quarter borrowing estimate
By Karen Brettell (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Monday it plans to borrow $673 billion in the third quarter, less than the May estimate of $821 billion, due to having a higher balance at the b...
Aug 02, 2021
Blinken calls on U.S. Senate to approve State Dept nominees before August recess
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has more than 65 nominees awaiting confirmation, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday at a regular news briefing, calling on the U.S. ...
Aug 02, 2021
Very slow Oregon robot sets a running record
(Reuters) - It was slow but it still made history. Cassie, a robot invented at Oregon State University in Corvallis, has set a record as the first two-legged robot to use machine learning to control i...
Aug 02, 2021
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