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DeSantis defunds diversity programs at Florida public colleges
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday banning tax dollars from being used in state colleges for diversity, equity and inclusion programs (DEI) in a sweeping m...
May 15, 2023
Mexico asks Texas to halt costly cargo inspections; will file USMCA complaint
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's economy ministry is urging the U.S. state of Texas to remove inspections of cargo crossing the border, which it said in a statement on Monday is causing millions of do...
May 15, 2023
Abbott Labs is sued over PediaSure height claims
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City woman sued Abbott Laboratories on Monday, accusing the healthcare company of misleading consumers into believing its PediaSure nutrition drinks...
May 15, 2023
Who is Greg Becker, the former head of failed Silicon Valley Bank?
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Greg Becker, the former chief executive officer of Silicon Valley Bank, is set to appear before the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, two months after the collapse of his bank spark...
May 15, 2023
Two staffers in U.S. House Democrat’s Virginia office attacked with baseball bat
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A person wielding a baseball bat attacked two staff members in Democratic U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly's district office in northern Virginia on Monday,...
May 15, 2023
Fed’s Bostic: if vote on policy were today, would vote to hold steady
(Reuters) - Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic on Monday said if he were voting on monetary policy today he would vote to hold interest rates steady, but added there is still a lot ...
May 15, 2023
General Assembly approves criminal sentencing reforms for minors
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois lawmakers have approved a measure that reforms criminal sentencing for minors, particularly victims of child sex trafficking. House Bill 3414 adds to the fac...
May 15, 2023
Fed monetary policy mechanics would be tested by US debt default
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) - A default on U.S. Treasury debt would be a leap into the unknown for the Federal Reserve's ability to conduct monetary policy to achieve its job and inflation ...
May 15, 2023
U.S. warns against crossing Mexico border illegally as Title 42 ends
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials on Monday said there will be "tougher consequences" for migrants illegally crossing the Mexico border as U.S. President Joe Biden transitions away f...
May 15, 2023
Bridgewater dumps bank stocks amid turmoil in first quarter -filings
By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds, sold off U.S. bank stocks in the first quarter as the industry was roiled by the collapse of thr...
May 15, 2023
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