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Canada blocks proposed Rocky Mountain coal mine on environmental grounds
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada on Friday formally blocked a proposal to build a steelmaking coal mine in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, citing what it said would be the significant environmental damage. T...
Aug 06, 2021
After serving U.S. in war, Afghan translator starts new life in California
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - It was a bittersweet reunion in America for two Afghan brothers who have fled violence and threats in their country. Sayed Abdul Wase Majidi, whose work as a translator fo...
Aug 06, 2021
U.S. Postal Service finalizes plan to slow some mail deliveries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Friday finalized a plan effective Oct. 1 to slow down some first-class mail delivery as part of a plan to cut red ink. Postmaster General Louis...
Aug 06, 2021
U.S. consumer credit grows at record rate in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer credit grew at the fastest rate ever in June, as Americans increased their credit card usage to drive consumer spending in the second quarter, data from the Federa...
Aug 06, 2021
California firefighters use break in weather to attack wildfires
By Fred Greaves QUINCY, Calif. (Reuters) - California firefighting crews sought to take advantage of cooler, moister air and diminished winds on Friday to make headway against a massive wildfire that ...
Aug 06, 2021
Half of U.S. population fully vaccinated against COVID-19: CDC
(Reuters) - One out of two Americans were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The milestone comes roughly eight months aft...
Aug 06, 2021
Exclusive-Top cannabis site Leafly in talks to go public via blank-check merger – sources
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) - Top cannabis-focused website Leafly is in talks to merge with blank-check company Merida Merger Corp I in a deal that would value the combined company at more than $530 mill...
Aug 06, 2021
White House announces final extension of student loan repayment pause
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Friday announced a final extension of a coronavirus relief pause on federal student loan repayments, interest and collections until J...
Aug 06, 2021
Biden picks ambassadors to Switzerland and Argentina -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden picked two major fundraisers for his campaign for office as his ambassadors to Switzerland and Argentina, the White House said on Friday. Biden chose Sc...
Aug 06, 2021
Biden to nominate development official to U.S. Treasury post –official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden intends to nominate a long-time development official for a U.S. Treasury position on international markets, a White House official told Reuters on Friday. Al...
Aug 06, 2021
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