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New York’s fatal floods stoke calls for U.S. infrastructure spending
By David Shepardson and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fatal floods in New York and New Jersey prompted Democractic lawmakers and experts to intensify calls on Thursday for U.S. infrastructure spe...
Sep 02, 2021
Brazil’s Vale launches self-driving trucks at its largest iron mine Carajas
By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale SA said on Thursday it had begun using self-driving trucks for the first time at its Carajas complex, its largest iron ore mining oper...
Sep 02, 2021
IDOT: Expect more police over Labor Day weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill — As expected, drivers across Illinois can expect to see a heightened police presence over Labor Day weekend, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). IDOT...
Sep 02, 2021
Missing Jan. 6 defense lawyer is recovering from illness, judge is told
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer who recently disappeared from public view while representing 17 defendants facing charges related to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot was "beginning to fe...
Sep 02, 2021
U.S. bars Virgin Galactic rocket plane flights pending mishap probe
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday barred Virgin Galactic from flying its SpaceShipTwo until the agency approves its final mishap investiga...
Sep 02, 2021
Theranos judge requires COVID shots for jurors, but will that skew the jury pool?
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A U.S. judge this week dismissed from a jury pool nine people who were unvaccinated against COVID-19. He said his aim was to keep jurors and their families healthy but m...
Sep 02, 2021
U.S. Treasury allows personal remittances to flow to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department has told financial institutions that they may process personal remittances to Afghanistan, a Treasury spokesperson said on Thursday. The news could ...
Sep 02, 2021
Apple must face Siri voice assistant privacy lawsuit -U.S. judge
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday said Apple Inc must face nearly all of a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violates users' priv...
Sep 02, 2021
Here they go again – ABBA announces first new album in 40 years
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish pop supergroup ABBA said on Thursday they would release their first new album in four decades and stage virtual concerts in London next year. The group, which rose to glob...
Sep 02, 2021
Walmart bumps up hourly wages for 565,000 workers by $1 ahead of holidays
By Richa Naidu CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walmart said on Thursday that it plans to raise wages for more than 565,000 store workers by at least $1 an hour, as the all-important holiday shopping season is set...
Sep 02, 2021
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