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U.S. aims to prevent Afghan aid going through Taliban coffers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will continue to be a "very generous" donor of humanitarian aid to the Afghan people and will aim to prevent any of its assistance from passing through Taliban...
Aug 27, 2021
U.S. reports world’s first deer with COVID-19
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Friday it had confirmed the world's first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease. The U....
Aug 27, 2021
U.S. income inequality could be pushing interest rates lower, research finds
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Economists have long attributed the decline in U.S. interest rates primarily to the country's aging population, with other factors such as slower growth also playing a ro...
Aug 27, 2021
Spotify says Apple’s deal to ease App Store curbs does not address core concerns
(Reuters) - Swedish music streaming platform Spotify Technology SA said on Friday Apple Inc's agreement to loosen App Store restrictions for small developers does not address the basic aspects of thei...
Aug 27, 2021
Florida judge says governor cannot ban school districts from requiring masks
(Reuters) - A state judge on Friday ruled that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' administration cannot ban public school districts from requiring face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19, saying it over...
Aug 27, 2021
Bitcoin fever reaches Honduras with first cryptocurrency ATM
By Diego Or (Reuters) - The first cryptocurrency ATM in Honduras opened this week as bitcoin backers sought to spur demand for virtual assets after neighboring El Salvador became the first country to ...
Aug 27, 2021
Steiner: ‘I was just a kid from New York hoping to become a broadcaster’
PEORIA, Ill. — At the young age of five years old, he announced Brooklyn Dodger games. It may have been from the basement of his home on Long Island, but that laid the foundation for Charley Ste...
Aug 27, 2021
Glass Lewis backs one of Starboard’s three nominees in Box proxy fight
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis on Friday recommended that investors in cloud storage vendor Box elect one of Starboard Value's three proposed nominees to t...
Aug 27, 2021
U.S. labor force participation likely to rebound, but it will take time -research
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve faces a long slog if it hopes for the country's labor force participation rate to climb back to pre-pandemic levels according to new...
Aug 27, 2021
Newlywed, medic among 13 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan attack
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) -Details began to emerge on Friday about the 13 U.S. troops killed in the Kabul airport suicide bombing, including an expectant father from Wyoming, a medic from Ohio and...
Aug 27, 2021
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