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U.S. gets consent decree in harassment suit against owners of Minneapolis rental properties
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said it obtained a consent decree with Reese Pfeiffer and several other defendants to resolve allegations that Pfeiffer violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by s...
Oct 25, 2021
Conviction of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ should be thrown out, lawyer argues
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman urged a U.S. appeals court on Monday to overturn the Mexican drug kingpin's conviction, citing juror misconduct and the ...
Oct 25, 2021
Americans in Sudan advised to shelter in place as military coup unfolds
KHARTOUM (Reuters) –Sudan‘s military seized power from a transitional government on Monday and soldiers killed at least three people and wounded 80 as street protests broke out against the...
Oct 25, 2021
Russia’s Delimobil targets over $900 million valuation in U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Russian car-sharing company Delimobil Holding S.A. said on Monday it would look to raise as much as $240 million in a U.S. initial public offering at a valuation of more than $900 million....
Oct 25, 2021
Blue Origin, Boeing chart course for ‘business park’ in space
(Reuters) - Billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin on Monday unveiled plans to develop a commercial space station called "Orbital Reef" with Boeing, aiming to launch the spacecraft in the second hal...
Oct 25, 2021
Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse workers file petition for union election – NLRB
(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc's warehouse workers in New York's Staten Island have filed a petition to form a union, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board said on Monday. Chris Smalls, a former employee...
Oct 25, 2021
Biden issuing new order lifting COVID-19 travel restrictions, imposing vaccine rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is issuing an order on Monday imposing new vaccine requirements for most foreign nationals traveling to the United States by air effective Nov. 8, the W...
Oct 25, 2021
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy tests positive for COVID-19
CHICAGO, Ill. — Following Sunday’s disappointing loss, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy has tested positive for COVID-19. The Chicago Tribune reports Nagy will stay away from the team fa...
Oct 25, 2021
Officials testify about ‘unprecedented’ mental health worker shortage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State and local officials are telling an Illinois Senate committee a current shortage of mental health workers is unprecedented. “There is a shortage of licensed and ce...
Oct 25, 2021
Cryptocurrencies post record inflows in latest week -CoinShares data
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency products and funds had record inflows last week to the tune of $1.5 billion, their 10th straight week of investments, as optimism soared...
Oct 25, 2021
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