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Biden supports Congress staffers’ right to unionize, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden supports the right of congressional staffers to unionize, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw; Writing ...
Feb 08, 2022
White House: it is clear that Jan 6 was not ‘legitimate political discourse’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday it was clear to Americans that the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was not "legitimate political discourse" after the Republican Party...
Feb 08, 2022
Embark gives self-driving truck to carrier Knight-Swift in pilot program
(In paragraph 7, Embark corrects to say it will train Knight-Swift drivers, not that drivers had been trained) By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Self-driving truck company Embark Technology Inc on Tuesday sa...
Feb 08, 2022
U.S. vice presidents husband ushered out of event after reported security threat
(Reuters) - Doug Emhoff, the husband of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, was ushered out of an event at a Washington, D.C., school by security forces after a security threat was reported on Tuesday....
Feb 08, 2022
McConnell criticizes censure of two House Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday the Republican National Committee should not be singling out party members, after it censured U.S. Representatives ...
Feb 08, 2022
Hyundai, Kia urge U.S. owners of recalled vehicles to park outside
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia on Tuesday advised the owners of 484,000 U.S. vehicles to park outside and away from other vehicles because of fire r...
Feb 08, 2022
U.S. Army’s first climate strategy calls for emissions cuts, base protections
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army released its first climate strategy on Tuesday designed to help protect bases against damage from global warming and improve readiness by traini...
Feb 08, 2022
ARK’S Wood sees coming slowdown in U.S. economy as oil prices spike
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices near seven-year highs will likely weigh on the U.S. economy and push inflation pressures down over the next year, star stock picker Cathie Wood of ARK ...
Feb 08, 2022
Juveniles arrested for burglaries in Mackinaw
MACKINAW, Ill. – Not many details are known, but police in Mackinaw say some juveniles have been arrested for a series of burglaries there. Police say two juveniles were arrested Monday night, a...
Feb 08, 2022
ValueAct pushes Seven & i to focus on 7-Eleven-presentation
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - ValueAct Capital is urging 7-Eleven's owner, Seven & i Holdings, to break up its businesses and focus on the convenience-store chain, steps which it says coul...
Feb 08, 2022
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