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Manchin’s West Virginia worst in the nation for power reliability
By Nichola Groom and Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin has said one of the reasons he can't support President Joe Biden's sweeping climate and social spending bill was that its incen...
Dec 22, 2021
Biden: 250,000 treatment courses of Pfizer anti-viral due in January
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that 250,000 treatment courses of Pfizer's newly authorized COVID-19 anti-viral drug will be available in January from the 10 million courses the...
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. seven-day average of COVID-19 cases up 25% – CDC director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The seven-day average of COVID-19 cases in the United States increased by 25% from the previous week to about 149,300 cases per day, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. testing struggles to keep up with Omicron
By Carl O'Donnell and Ahmed Aboulenein NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surge in U.S. COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant is overwhelming testing capacity in high-infection areas like New York Ci...
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. weapons exports decreased 21% to $138.2 billion in fiscal 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of U.S. military equipment to foreign governments fell 21% to $138 billion in the latest fiscal year, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday, as the Biden administrat...
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. fights bail for Russian businessman accused of insider trading through hacking
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. prosecutor on Wednesday argued a Russian businessman accused of insider trading using hacked corporate information could use his wealth and Kremlin connection...
Dec 22, 2021
NBA mandates COVID booster for media, personnel nearest players
Media and other in-person league personnel functioning in near proximity to teams and players on game day are under a new mandate from the NBA to receive the COVID-19 booster shot by Jan. 5. In a memo...
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. House probe of Capitol attack seeks interview with Republican Jim Jordan
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday requested an interview with Republican Representative Jim Jordan, the...
Dec 22, 2021
EPA withdraws Trump Oklahoma environment order after input from tribes
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Wednesday it plans to withdraw and reconsider a Trump administration decision to grant Oklahoma author...
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. tax experts say Biden spending bill likely to be resuscitated
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Corporate tax advisers are warning clients not to celebrate the apparent demise of U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion climate and social spending package,...
Dec 22, 2021
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