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U.S. Senate backs Biden nominee Burns to be ambassador to China
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday backed the confirmation of President Joe Biden's nomination of Nicholas Burns to be ambassador to China, positioni...
Dec 16, 2021
Cannabis firm Acreage gets $100 million credit facility from AFC Gamma, Viridescent Realty
(Reuters) - U.S. cannabis firm Acreage Holdings Inc said on Thursday it had secured a $100 million credit line from cannabis REIT AFC Gamma Inc and Viridescent Realty Trust, indicating growing investo...
Dec 16, 2021
U.S. House Jan. 6 probe subpoenas Trump adviser who reportedly prepared PowerPoint
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot said on Thursday it had issued a subpoena for records and testimony from ...
Dec 16, 2021
As Tri-County COVID cases spike, so do unnecessary hospital visits, says health official
PEORIA, Ill. – To say the local hospital system is taxed right now due to COVID-19 and other serious illnesses might be a bit of an understatement. Peoria City/County Health Department Administr...
Dec 16, 2021
White House unveils faster plan to eliminate lead pipes, paint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration announced a new plan on Thursday to speed the elimination of all lead pipes and lead paint over the next 10 years, removing a powerful toxin known to ha...
Dec 16, 2021
Dutch town of Zeewolde agrees to permit for major Facebook data centre
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The town of Zeewolde, 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Amsterdam, on Thursday voted to grant a permit to Meta to build the largest data centre in the Netherlands. Facebook, Insta...
Dec 16, 2021
Biden met virtually with U.S. senators to discuss voting rights bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met virtually with lawmakers in the U.S. Senate to discuss the voting rights bill on Thursday, White House spokesperson Kari...
Dec 16, 2021
Airbus exec says latest order wins strengthen case for jet output hike
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Recent order wins by Airbus have strengthened the European planemaker's case for raising production of its A320-family narrowbody jets beyond a firm target of 65 a mont...
Dec 16, 2021
U.S. FDA to allow abortion pill by mail permanently
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said that it would permanently ease restrictions on a pill used to terminate early pregnancies, making it easier to obtain the med...
Dec 16, 2021
Exclusive-Insurer MetLife postpones U.S. office return to March
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. insurer MetLife Inc on Thursday told staff it has pushed back plans for U.S. employees to return to the office to March from Jan. 10 previously, a spokeswoman for the company...
Dec 16, 2021
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