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Morgan Stanley increases parental leave in employee benefits overhaul – memo
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has increased parental leave in a major overhaul of employee benefits aimed at easing the strain on its workers, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Thursday, a...
Dec 16, 2021
UnityPoint hospital E.R. waits increase amid “surge” in COVID-19 cases
Peoria, Ill — Critical care beds are now at full capacity at UnityPoint Health facilities in the Peoria area. Doctors and nurses are now forced to treat some critical care patients in the emerge...
Dec 16, 2021
Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud trial over Theranos draws to close
By Jody Godoy SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - Prosecutors are scheduled to begin their final arguments in the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on Thursday and will urge jurors to convict the bl...
Dec 16, 2021
737 MAX crash relatives ask court to rescind Boeing criminal prosecution immunity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Families of victims of the two 737 MAX crashes on Thursday said the U.S. Justice Department violated their rights when it struck a deferred prosecution agreement with Boeing in ...
Dec 16, 2021
Peoria police officer injured in hit-and-run
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria Police officer was hospitalized with minor injuries after an apparent hit-and-run in the city's North Valley early Thursday morning. Peoria Public Information Officer Sem...
Dec 16, 2021
Factbox-U.S. banks tighten COVID-19 precautions as Omicron variant spreads
(Reuters) - U.S. banks have been more proactive than other industries in encouraging employees back to the office, but those plans have come under renewed scrutiny due to the rapid spread of the Omicr...
Dec 16, 2021
H&R Block sues Block, formerly Square, over new name
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Tax preparation company H&R Block Inc on Thursday sued payment company Block Inc, previously called Square Inc, saying the new name infringed its trademarks. Block's chi...
Dec 16, 2021
German vertical farming startup Infarm raises $200 million
BERLIN (Reuters) - German vertical farming start-up Infarm said on Thursday it had raised $200 million from investors to help expand its presence and products, achieving a valuation of over $1 billion...
Dec 16, 2021
Russian businessman on U.S. sanctions list claims court win over Google
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian businessman on a U.S. sanctions list claimed victory over Google in a court case on Thursday and said the U.S. tech giant now faced a potentially heavy...
Dec 16, 2021
Former ECB official Coeure proposed to head French antitrust watchdog -Elysee
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government has proposed former European Central Bank official Benoit Coeure as the new head of the French antitrust agency, President Emmanuel Macron's office said in a st...
Dec 16, 2021
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