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Some Black, Hispanic voting rights groups to boycott Biden’s Atlanta speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some civil rights groups that helped turn out Democrats in Georgia during the 2020 election to win the state for U.S. President Joe Biden plan to boycott his speech in Atlanta o...
Jan 10, 2022
Robinhood seeks to toss fraud lawsuit over meme stock trading restrictions
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc has asked a federal judge in Miami to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the retail brokerage engaged in fraud and market manipulation when it restricted tradin...
Jan 10, 2022
Former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken running again for U.S. Congress
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken on Monday said he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for a U.S. Congress seat representing a North Carolina...
Jan 10, 2022
IMF names UC-Berkeley’s Gourinchas as next chief economist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it has appointed French-born University of California-Berkeley economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas as the Fund's next chief econom...
Jan 10, 2022
Last year was fourth-warmest on record for contiguous United States – report
(Reuters) - Last year was the fourth-warmest on record in the contiguous United States, with most of the nation experiencing above-average temperatures, according to an overview of a government report...
Jan 10, 2022
Democrats urge Biden to grant deportation relief to at least 2 million immigrants
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats are urging the Biden administration to allow at least 2 million immigrants in the country illegally to prolong their stay and to prevent depo...
Jan 10, 2022
U.S. and Russia still poles apart on Ukraine after Geneva talks
GENEVA (Reuters) –Russia and the United States gave no sign that they had narrowed their differences on Ukraine and wider European security in talks in Geneva on Monday, as Moscow repeated deman...
Jan 10, 2022
White House says Americans should be able to order free COVID tests later this month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said Americans should be able to order free, rapid COVID tests through a federal web site later this month. The White House is working closely...
Jan 10, 2022
Biden hopes to announce Federal Reserve nominations soon – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Monday that U.S. President Joe Biden hopes to announce new nominations for top positions on the Federal Reserve Board soon. (Reporting...
Jan 10, 2022
U.S. CDC tells Americans to avoid travel to Canada
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday advised against travel to Canada because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases. The CDC elevated its travel re...
Jan 10, 2022
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