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Ex-U.S. Attorney was wrong to bash critic of Barr’s election memo -report
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Trump-era U.S. Attorney engaged in "unbecoming" conduct when he publicly bashed a federal prosecutor for signing a letter that was critical of then-Attorney ...
Feb 17, 2022
U.S. gov’t short-term funding bill clears Senate procedural hurdle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A temporary funding bill that would keep the federal government running through March 11 and avoid a potential partial shutdown cleared a procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate on...
Feb 17, 2022
Analysis-‘Few places to hide’: investors seek shelter as stocks, bonds fall together
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lockstep declines in bonds and stocks are sending investors into defensive products such as credit swaps, convertibles and even cash as they seek refuge from t...
Feb 17, 2022
Colorado elections clerk sued after passing on voting data
By Tim Reid and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - A Colorado elections clerk was sued on Thursday after he copied data from voting machines with the help of two men with ties to groups supporting the false ...
Feb 17, 2022
FCC refers two voice providers for probe on robocall commitments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday that voice service providers Bandwidth and Vonage lost a partial exemption from standards aimed at preventing roboca...
Feb 17, 2022
Two generations inspire law student’s quest to be first Black U.S. woman chess master
By Dan Fastenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Law student Rochelle Ballantyne is inspired by her grandmother and hopes to be a beacon for her 10-year-old sister as she pursues the title of chess master. It w...
Feb 17, 2022
U.S. sues to stop merger of Rhode Island hospital companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday that it would file a lawsuit aimed at stopping the merger of Rhode Island's two largest health care providers, Lifespan Corp a...
Feb 17, 2022
Hundreds set to gather in Minnesota to mourn Amir Locke, killed by police in no-knock raid
By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - Hundreds of people are expected to gather on Thursday to mourn Amir Locke, a Black man killed by law enforcement in a Minneapolis apartment during a no-knock raid, the la...
Feb 17, 2022
Peugeot sees Djokovic sporting its logo at next tournament, source says
By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) - Carmaker Peugeot, a sponsor of Novak Djokovic, is glad the tennis star has told his story about his expulsion from Australia and expects its logo to be on his shi...
Feb 17, 2022
Bayer rolls out short corn variety tolerant of weather extremes
By Karl Plume (Reuters) - Global farm chemicals and seeds maker Bayer will launch a corn variety in the United States next year that it says will better tolerate heavy winds associated with climate ch...
Feb 17, 2022
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