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Richard Sackler says Purdue family did not contribute to opioid epidemic
By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - Former Purdue Pharma President Richard Sackler said on Wednesday that his family's reign over the OxyContin maker did not contribute to the national opioid epidemic and ...
Aug 18, 2021
War over masks deepens in U.S. South where COVID-19 cases are highest
By Peter Szekely and Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - The superintendent of Florida's largest school district sought to impose a mask mandate on Wednesday, the latest chapter in the coronavirus political ba...
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. SEC, federal prosecutors charge former Netflix staffers with insider trading
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Wednesday it has charged three former engineers at Netflix Inc with trading on nonpublic information...
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. to ban use of pesticide chlorpyrifos on food crops over health concerns
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said it will ban the use on food crops of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to health problems...
Aug 18, 2021
Fed officials expect to start bond-buying taper this year, minutes show
By Jonnelle Marte and Ann Saphir (Reuters) - The bulk of the Federal Reserve's policy-setting committee is coalescing around a plan that would see the U.S. central bank start trimming its bond-buying ...
Aug 18, 2021
Strong gusts, arid conditions flame growing California wildfires
By Fred Greaves GRIZZLY FLATS, Calif. (Reuters) - Shifting winds and bone-dry conditions fueled two of California's largest wildfires on Wednesday, forcing several rural communities to evacuate. The b...
Aug 18, 2021
Analysis: Workers at Chile’s Escondida mine hit jackpot, raise bar in labor talks elsewhere
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - An historic benefits package at BHP's sprawling Escondida copper mine has raised the prospect for tough new negotiations and strikes at mines around the country,...
Aug 18, 2021
CME denies media report of $16 billion takeover bid for rival Cboe
(Reuters) - Exchange operator CME Group Inc on Wednesday denied a media report that it approached rival Cboe Global Markets Inc with a $16 billion all-share takeover offer. The Financial Times, citing...
Aug 18, 2021
Maersk signs first green methanol deal in step towards dropping fossil fuels
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Wednesday it had signed a contract securing green methanol as the world's largest shipping firm gears up to operate its first carbon-neutral ship in 2...
Aug 18, 2021
Biden to make COVID-19 nursing home staff vaccinations a condition for receiving Medicare, Medicaid -AP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will require nursing home staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for their facilities to receive funds from the public Med...
Aug 18, 2021
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