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Durbin talks about end of Afghanistan war, Afghan refugees in U.S., and P.O.W. from Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he supported beginning the war in Afghanistan, and he supported it ending. But, in a conference call with reporters Wednesday, the Demo...
Will Stevenson Sep 01, 2021
U.S. offshore oil output inches back as infrastructure woes slow recovery
By Marianna Parraga and Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - Over 1.4 million barrels per day of oil and 1.88 billion cubic feet per day of gas production remained shut on Wednesday in the U.S. Gulf of M...
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Twitter launches subscription-based feature “super follows”
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc launched a "super follows" feature on its social media platform on Wednesday, which would allow creators to generate monthly revenue by sharing subscriber-only content with the...
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White House continues to call for codification of Roe v. Wade in light of Texas law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday that the administration continues to call for codification of Roe v. Wade in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's declining ...
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U.S. SEC opens probe into EV company Workhorse Group – WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened a probe into electric vehicle maker Workhorse Group Inc, an early investor in Lordstown Motors Corp, the Wall Street Journal re...
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Biden to visit New Orleans on Friday to survey storm damage – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will travel to New Orleans on Friday to survey damage from Hurricane Ida and meet with state and local leaders, the White House said on Wednesday. (Reporting...
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Ford again trims truck production due to chip shortage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said Wednesday it will again trim U.S. truck production due to the ongoing semiconductor chip crisis that has hit auto industry wide production. The second largest...
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Don’t look now: How a robot’s gaze can affect the human brain
By Stuart McDill (Reuters) - It has long been known that making eye contact with a robot can be an unsettling experience. Scientists even have a name for the queasy feeling: the "uncanny valley". Now,...
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VW reaches $42 million settlement with U.S. owners over Takata air bags
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen's U.S. unit has agreed to a $42 million settlement covering 1.35 million vehicles that were equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The settleme...
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Tom Cruise films ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Mission: Impossible’ delayed amid COVID wave
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paramount Pictures has delayed the release of Tom Cruise films "Top Gun: Maverick" until May 2022 and "Mission: Impossible 7" until September 2022, a spokesman for the ViacomCB...
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