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Senate Republicans block new Schumer bid to suspend U.S. debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to hold a vote to suspend the federal debt limit. The measure would have allowed ...
Sep 28, 2021
Biden ‘deeply engaged’ in negotiations with lawmakers-White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday that U.S. President Joe Biden is deeply engaged in negotiations over spending legislation that he is trying to get th...
Sep 28, 2021
Peoria County continues to see deficit in FY ’22 budget
PEORIA, Ill. – The proposed Peoria County budget for the coming fiscal year continues to have a deficit. County Administrator Scott Sorrell says the $3 million deficit in the $121 million spendi...
Sep 28, 2021
Bond is back: 007 film ‘No Time To Die’ premieres in London
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -With a guest list made up of Oscar winners and British royalty, James Bond film "No Time To Die" finally held its delayed world premiere in London on Tuesday in the ...
Sep 28, 2021
Biden pushes for action on infrastructure and broader agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and his top aides on Tuesday pushed members of his own party to fund not just infrastructure but his broader agenda as talks over bills for both intensif...
Sep 28, 2021
Never released John Lennon recording sells for $58,300 at Danish auction
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A cassette tape recording of an interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, including a never-released song, made while they visited Denmark in 1970 sold for 370,000 Danish crowns (...
Sep 28, 2021
Investors with $1.6 trillion in assets push Congress to back paid leave
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors with assets worth over $1.6 trillion urged Congress on Tuesday to pass a federal paid family and medical leave policy as part of President Joe Biden'...
Sep 28, 2021
Citadel Securities denies involvement in ‘meme stock’ trading restrictions
(Reuters) - Citadel Securities did not ask Robinhood or any other firm to restrict or limit trading on GameStop and other so-called "meme stocks" at the height of the retail-driven trading frenzy in J...
Sep 28, 2021
Republican seeks documents from White House, DOJ over Huawei CFO case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican lawmaker is calling on the Biden administration to provide communications between the White House and the Justice Department, after the near-simultaneous release of...
Sep 28, 2021
Vodafone to close all proprietary stores in Spain by March, union says
MADRID (Reuters) - British mobile and broadband operator Vodafone will shut all 34 of its proprietary stores in Spain by March 2022, a labour union source said on Tuesday, as part of a wider plan to l...
Sep 28, 2021
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