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Disabled employee sues Twitter over Musk’s ban on remote work
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Twitter Inc owner Elon Musk's mandate that employees stop working remotely and put in "long hours at high intensity" discriminates against workers with disabilities, a n...
Nov 17, 2022
Three U.S. agents wounded in Puerto Rico gun battle with suspected drug smugglers
By Ivelisse Rivera SAN JUAN (Reuters) - Three U.S. federal agents were wounded in a gun battle with suspected drug smugglers on Thursday while inspecting a vessel believed to be carrying drugs off the...
Nov 17, 2022
FAA OKs new $4.2 billion terminal at New York’s JFK airport
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration granted final environmental approval for construction of a new $4.2 billion terminal at New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport, the state sa...
Nov 17, 2022
Credit Suisse wealth boss De Ferrari targets growth markets, tech boost
By Oliver Hirt, Noele Illien and Michael Shields ZURICH (Reuters) - Francesco De Ferrari, the head of Credit Suisse's wealth management business, is focused on growth markets, high net worth clients a...
Nov 17, 2022
Column-Warnings of Medicare fraud mount; here is how to avoid it
By Mark Miller (Reuters) - A new report from the U.S. Senate Finance Committee documents a range of fraudulent and misleading marketing practices used to sell Medicare Advantage plans - and some of th...
Nov 17, 2022
U.S. imposes new sanctions over Iran sanctions evasion, targets Chinese firms
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on over a dozen companies based in China, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates that Washington accused of ...
Nov 17, 2022
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast to supply 2,500 units to U.S. car subscription service Autonomy
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's electric vehicle maker VinFast said on Thursday it has struck a deal with U.S. car subscription service Autonomy to supply more than 2,500 units, its largest corporate orde...
Nov 17, 2022
Startup ID.me’s claim on scope of unemployment fraud was baseless, U.S. Congress says
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Government contractor ID.me, which checks the identity of benefits applicants, had no basis for its claim that almost half of unemployment aid during the pan...
Nov 17, 2022
Canada’s Lundin Mining to fill in giant mystery Chile sinkhole
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Canada's Lundin Mining is planning to fill in a giant mystery sinkhole near its copper mine in Chile, an ambitious plan that will also see it attempt to pump out...
Nov 17, 2022
Spain’s steely roller derby skaters championing inclusivity in sport
By Horaci Garcia BARCELONA (Reuters) - Boasting names like "Femina Morte" and "Mad, Mad Chica," the skaters of Barcelona's Steel Groin (Ingles de Acero) roller derby team are as tough as their names s...
Nov 17, 2022
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