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Former Boeing pilot says FAA official called him ‘scapegoat’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former chief technical pilot for Boeing Co charged with fraud for deceiving federal regulators evaluating the company's 737 MAX jet says a Federal Aviation Administration offi...
Dec 14, 2021
Arizona asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow abortion restriction
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Arizona on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a Republican-backed law that bans abortions performed due to fetal genetic abnormalities...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak suspends vaccine mandate for employees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Tuesday it will temporarily suspend a vaccine mandate for employees and now no longer expects to be forced to cut some service in January....
Dec 14, 2021
UNESCO honours Congolese rumba as cultural treasure
DAKAR (Reuters) - The heady beats of Congolese rumba were hailed by UNESCO on Tuesday as it added the central African music and dance to its list of global cultural treasures. The Democratic Republic ...
Dec 14, 2021
Analysts say McDonald’s, Beyond Meat plan big U.S. 2022 McPlant expansion
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp is planning a major expansion of its plant-based burger with Beyond Meat Inc in the United States in 2022, according to two Wall Street analysts. Th...
Dec 14, 2021
Swedish central bank chief says inflation surge due to energy prices
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A surge in headline inflation in Sweden is due to high energy prices and the central bank does not need to change its monetary policy plans at the moment, Riksbank Governor Stefa...
Dec 14, 2021
Billie Eilish says watching porn from age 11 ‘really destroyed my brain’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Grammy-winning singer Billie Eilish has spoken about an addiction to watching pornography, starting at age 11, and how it gave her nightmares and messed her up when she started...
Dec 14, 2021
Shooting victim discovered on Peoria’s south side
Peoria, Ill — We’ve confirmed there is one person wounded in the wake of a shooting in Peoria, although the investigation is just now getting underway. Police say around 11:30 a.m. officer...
Dec 14, 2021
Exclusive-Brazil’s Petrobras higher price demands delay refineries sales- sources
By Tatiana Bautzer, Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO/ RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras has raised prices at least once in the middle of the div...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. government likely to request more COVID-19 testing funds
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is likely to request additional funds from Congress for COVID-19 testing, depending on the severity of the Omicron varia...
Dec 14, 2021
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