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Factbox-A look at the US Supreme Court’s major rulings this year
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a series of important rulings during its term that began last October on issues including affirmative action, student loans, free speech, LGBT rights, vot...
Jun 30, 2023
US regulators consider to limit major lenders’ borrowings from FHLBs – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - U.S. officials are considering to limit the ability of large banks to use Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs) as a financial backstop, as part of a broader proposal to overhaul the system, Blo...
Jun 30, 2023
Spotify considering full-length music videos on app – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Spotify Technology is mulling adding full-length music videos to its app, which could help the music streaming platform compete with TikTok and Alphabet Inc's YouTube, Bloomberg News repor...
Jun 30, 2023
Revised UPS contract offer makes ‘significant’ movement on pay -Teamsters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - United Parcel Service has delivered a revised offer with "significant movement on wages and other economic language," the union representing roughly 340,000 U.S. drivers, packa...
Jun 30, 2023
Humane, a startup founded by ex-Apple execs, will use Qualcomm chips
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Humane, the startup founded by ex-Apple Inc executives that raised $100 million earlier this year, said on Friday that it will use Qualcomm Inc's chips in its forthcoming...
Jun 30, 2023
Argentina economic activity slumps 4.2% in April as drought hit farming
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's economic slumped 4.2% in April from a year earlier, the country's official INDEC statistics agency said on Friday, the worst drop since October 202...
Jun 30, 2023
City Council approves ‘wayfinding’ signs
PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria City Council approved something that some residents have said are useless, but some might see as a huge help to local tourism efforts. Council members...backing the spe...
Jun 30, 2023
Georgia ban on transgender healthcare is challenged in lawsuit
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Four Georgia families sued the state in federal court on Friday to stop a law that bans transgender youth from receiving hormone therapy, joining a wave of challenges to s...
Jun 30, 2023
State Department review of 2021 Afghanistan evacuation critical of Biden, Trump
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A State Department report on Friday criticized the handling of the 2021 U.S. evacuation operation from Afghanistan, saying decisions by U.S. President Joe Bid...
Jun 30, 2023
US Supreme Court sidesteps ‘acquitted conduct’ cases for now
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday decided - for now - not to weigh in on the legality of judges increasing prison sentences for criminal defendants based on charge...
Jun 30, 2023
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