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NAACP urges free agents to avoid Texas citing abortion, voting laws
(Reuters) - Civil rights group the NAACP called on free agents in five major North American professional sports leagues not to sign contracts with Texas-based teams on Thursday, citing restrictions to...
Oct 28, 2021
Amazon labor shortage hinders one-day delivery ambitions
By Lisa Baertlein, Arriana McLymore and Jeffrey Dastin LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Labor shortages have cut into Amazon.com Inc's plan to make one-day delivery standard for members of its Prime loyalty cl...
Oct 28, 2021
New York pension fund to divest $104 million stake in Unilever
BOSTON (Reuters) - Officials of New York's state pension fund on Thursday said it will divest its holdings in Unilever Plc in response to sales restrictions imposed by the company's Ben & Jerry's ice ...
Oct 28, 2021
Exxon tells locked-out Texas refinery workers non-union employees get higher pay
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday sent a message to hundreds of union workers locked out of their jobs at its Beaumont, Texas, refinery saying that pay is greater at non-u...
Oct 28, 2021
Democrats float new methane fee in spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. could charge oil and gas operators if they release methane above a limit and offer $775 million to help reduce and monitor the greenhouse gas, according to a draft of P...
Oct 28, 2021
Australian regulator provides guidance for crypto-asset products
(Reuters) - Australia's corporate watchdog said on Friday that holders of underlying crypto-asset investment products would need a licence, as part of a new set of guidances it hopes would improve tra...
Oct 28, 2021
Flow of goods through Panama Canal hits record
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The Panama Canal moved more than a half a billion tonnes of goods over the last year, the canal's top official said on Thursday, marking a record high for the key global waterw...
Oct 28, 2021
World’s largest aluminium recycler Novelis to expand China plant
By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) - The world's largest aluminium recycler, Novelis, will invest $375 million in its Zhenjiang operation in China to expand recycling and production for aluminium produ...
Oct 28, 2021
Sydney circus bar set for encore after months of lockdown
By James Redmayne SYDNEY (Reuters) - A circus-themed bar in Sydney is readying to open on Monday for the first time in four months, with new staff going through their paces and arcade machines service...
Oct 28, 2021
NHL-Beach says fight is ‘just beginning,’ amid reports Quenneville met commissioner
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Chicago Blackhawks player Kyle Beach said his fight is "just beginning," as ESPN reported National Hockey League (NHL) Commissioner Gary Bettman met with Florida Panthers c...
Oct 28, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
51 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity, Mist
