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Jury expected to be impaneled in Georgia trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
By Jonathan Allen BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Reuters) - A jury was expected to be impaneled on Wednesday in the murder trial of three white men who chased and fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, a young Black man who we...
Nov 03, 2021
Tackle racism in AI, BLM co-founder tells tech bosses
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - As concerns grow over racial bias in artificial intelligence, Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi urged the tech sector to act fast against perpetuating rac...
Nov 03, 2021
Illinois Treasurer wants to return unclaimed Purple Hearts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois State Treasurer Mike Frerichs is embarking on a mission to return eleven Purple Heart medals to their rightful owners. Frerichs says while difficult, the effort will...
Nov 03, 2021
How industry is depending on carbon capture technology for climate goals
By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Industries from cement to mining are creating plans to cap and cut their planet-warming emissions, and many depend on a technology still in development: c...
Nov 03, 2021
Explainer-What is in the new Biden plan to reduce U.S. drug prices?
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats promised voters sweeping drug price reform in their signature social spending bill, but agreed to move ahea...
Nov 03, 2021
Analysis: Wide array of opponents prepare to fight Biden vaccine mandate
By Nandita Bose and Tom Hals (Reuters) - The country's first national COVID-19 vaccine mandate, expected to be unveiled by the Biden administration this week, is likely to unleash a frenzied legal bat...
Nov 03, 2021
Canadian employers shed unvaccinated workers, labor lawyers in demand
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian employers are firing or putting on unpaid leave thousands of workers who refused to get COVID-19 shots, squeezing an already tight labor market and raising...
Nov 03, 2021
For baleen whales, meals are tons of fun – and lots of tons
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first study to methodically calculate how much food blue whales and some of their close relatives eat has yielded a simple answer: a whole lot. The blue whale...
Nov 03, 2021
Blackstone-backed firm nears $3 billion deal for Moonbug Entertainment – sources
By Dawn Chmielewski and Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - A company backed by Blackstone Group and led by former Walt Disney Co executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs is nearing a deal to buy Moonbug Entertain...
Nov 03, 2021
U.S. SEC says it will consider social issues when reviewing shareholder proposals
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday published new staff bulletins that may make it harder for corporations to exclude shareholder proposal...
Nov 03, 2021
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