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As ‘buy now, pay later’ surges, a third of U.S. users fall behind on payments
By Anna Irrera (Reuters) - A third of U.S. consumers who used "buy now, pay later" services have fallen behind on one or more payments, and 72% of those said their credit score declined, a new study p...
Sep 09, 2021
Explainer: U.S. Senate referee in spotlight as Democrats pursue major spending
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Few know her name or have seen her on TV, but Elizabeth MacDonough is one of the most important people in Washington. As the Senate's parliamentarian, MacDonou...
Sep 09, 2021
New Biden plan could mandate COVID shots or tests for two-thirds of U.S. workers
UPDATED 4:26 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday said he will require all federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the U.S. Department of Labor will issue a rule...
Sep 09, 2021
White House pulls Biden nominee Chipman to lead ATF firearms agency
By Jarrett Renshaw, Jeff Mason and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has withdrawn President Joe Biden's nomination of gun control advocate David Chipman to head the U.S. Bureau of...
Sep 09, 2021
Michael Constantine, actor known for ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding,’ dead at 94
By Patricia Reaney (Reuters) - Michael Constantine, the American actor who found countless uses for Windex as the patriarchal restaurant owner in the "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" films, has died at age ...
Sep 09, 2021
U.S. government lays out plans to curb Medicare drugs costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled its promised drug pricing initiative, saying it would test new ways to pay for prescription drugs for Medicare recipients, includin...
Sep 09, 2021
GM extends Michigan plant shutdown over Bolt EV recall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co said Thursday it will extend a shutdown of a Michigan assembly plant by two weeks in the aftermath of a new recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles over...
Sep 09, 2021
Bennifer have arrived! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in Venice for filmfest
VENICE (Reuters) - Looking radiant and holding hands, singer Jennifer Lopez and actor Ben Affleck arrived for the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, getting into a water taxi to be whizzed off to their...
Sep 09, 2021
Nobel laureate Doudna’s biotech Mammoth hits over $1 billion in valuation
By Manas Mishra (Reuters) - Mammoth Biosciences, co-founded by Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna, touched a valuation of more than $1 billion after raising $150 million in its latest funding round. Doudn...
Sep 09, 2021
Walmart to scrap quarterly bonuses for store workers – WSJ
(Reuters) -Walmart Inc is phasing out its decades-old quarterly bonuses for store workers as it implements hourly wage raises for employees, the Wall Street Journal reported https://on.wsj.com/3BUrgpZ...
Sep 09, 2021
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