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U.S. lawmakers to vote on $10 billion for high-speed-rail grants
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel plans to vote next week on legislation that includes $10 billion in government assistance for high-speed-rail corridors...
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37 year prison sentence for Peoria man convicted on Sex Trafficking charges
Federal prosecutors say they are pleased a judge didn’t believe a Peoria man’s claim that he was trying to investigate child sex trafficking, but instead was trying to get a child to have ...
Will Stevenson Sep 10, 2021
Nasdaq short interest up 0.21% in late August
(Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq rose 0.21% in late August, Nasdaq said on Friday. As of Aug. 31, short interest rose to about 11.02 billion shares from nearly 11 billion shares Aug. 13. Inves...
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Small U.S. employers frustrated by Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate
By Ben Klayman and Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - Small employers like Bob Roth on Friday voiced frustration with U.S. President Joe Biden's mandate that workers either get vaccinated or tested regularly ...
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El Salvador’s bitcoin digital wallet beset by technical glitches
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - For a fourth day in a row technical glitches have beset the Salvadoran government's bitcoin digital wallet Chivo, a setback that could discourage residents ...
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Investors eye wobbling energy sector as gauge for Delta fears
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) -Energy stocks are becoming a popular bellwether for concerns over how deeply the Delta variant of the coronavirus is expected to impact the U.S. economy, as the so...
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U.S. lawmakers seek to protect election workers after Reuters investigation
By Linda So and Jason Szep (Reuters) - Democratic Congress members called for tougher legislation to address death threats against U.S. election administrators following a Reuters report that exposed ...
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Biden wants resources for OSHA to enforce vaccine mandate – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden wants the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to have all the resources it will need to enforce the employer vaccine mandate he unveiled on ...
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Fed to hold public event on pandemic recovery on Sept. 24
(Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed policymakers will hold a community discussion on the pandemic recovery on Sept. 24, the central bank said Friday, part of its "Fed Li...
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Amazon in talks to acquire rights of NFL’s ‘Sunday Ticket’ package – CNBC
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is in talks to acquire the rights of the National Football League's (NFL) "Sunday Ticket" package and is seen as the frontrunner by others involved in talks with the league,...
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