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NRA’s ‘unabated’ corruption justifies shutting it down, New York says
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association has failed to root out rampant internal corruption, even after a bankruptcy case designed to avoid that obligation was thrown ou...
Aug 17, 2021
Houston, besieged by COVID patients, offering $100 to those who take vaccine
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Officials in the Houston metropolitan area on Tuesday said they would pay $100 to any person receiving a first dose of a COVID vaccine, as hospitals in the area are expected...
Aug 17, 2021
UK aims to start trade talks with India this year
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The United Kingdom said on Tuesday it aims to start negotiations for a trade agreement with India by the end of the year. "We are currently in the pre-negotiation scoping...
Aug 17, 2021
Fed’s Kashkari sees ‘a lot of slack’ in U.S. labor market
(Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari on Tuesday said he still sees "a lot of slack" in the U.S. labor market, with some six million to eight million Americans out of work wh...
Aug 17, 2021
Krispy Kreme revenue surges 43% with customers back in restaurants
(Reuters) - Krispy Kreme Inc posted a 42.6% growth in quarterly revenue on Tuesday in the doughnut maker's first set of results since its Nasdaq debut, as customers returned to restaurants after the e...
Aug 17, 2021
Apple files appeal notice in copyright lawsuit against cybersecurity firm
(Reuters) - Apple Inc on Tuesday filed a notice of appeal in a copyright case it brought against cybersecurity firm Corellium LLC in 2019. Corellium sells tools to allow security researchers access to...
Aug 17, 2021
Biden’s vow to airlift Afghan allies meets ticking clock, risky rescue
By Idrees Ali, Ted Hesson and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's pledge to evacuate thousands more at-risk Afghans who worked for the U.S. government will run into the cold r...
Aug 17, 2021
Human remains found in landing gear of military flight from Kabul, says U.S. Air Force
(Corrects 2nd paragraph; Air Force has revised its statement to reflect that the incident occurred on Monday, not Sunday.) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday that it was investi...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. has completed draw down of Kabul diplomats, remaining staff will aid with ongoing evacuation
(Reuters) - U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday the United States had completed a draw down of embassy personnel from the Afghan capital of Kabul and those diplomatic personne...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. lawmakers set hearing to probe events in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. Congress, including many of President Joe Biden's fellow Democrats, said on Tuesday they were increasingly frustrated with events in Afghanistan, and they vo...
Aug 17, 2021
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