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Amazon settles with employees allegedly fired for criticizing working conditions – CNBC
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has reached a settlement with two former employees who said they were terminated last year after they criticized the working conditions at the e-commerce giant's warehouses,...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. House panel probing Jan. 6 Capitol riot issues 11 subpoenas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee has issued 11 subpoenas in its investigation of Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, the panel said in a statement on Wednesday. Former...
Sep 29, 2021
Father of Britney Spears suspended as conservator of her estate
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday suspended the father of Britney Spears from his 13-years-long role as the controller of the singer's business affairs. "The current situation i...
Sep 29, 2021
Biden’s failed nominee on gun policy says he got death threats, no protection
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's failed nominee to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said he faced death threats while the U.S. Senate was consi...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. Olympic swimmer Klete Keller pleads guilty in U.S. Capitol riot case
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Klete Keller, a former Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals for the United States, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to his participation in...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. House panel approves three bills aimed at tackling high drug prices
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted on Wednesday to approve three bills to stop practices drugmakers use to raise prices and fend off competition, including ...
Sep 29, 2021
Invictus Global ready to offer alternative financing to Capital Senior Living -sources
BOSTON (Reuters) - Invictus Global Management, a large shareholder in Capital Senior Living Corp, is ready to offer alternative financing to the company's proposed fund-raising plans, two sources clos...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. administers nearly 392 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 391,992,662 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and distributed 473,954,085 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Sep 29, 2021
Facebook to highlight positive Instagram impact on teens in Senate hearing -testimony
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - Facebook Inc plans to highlight internal research that shows teenage girls felt better after using its Instagram app during a Senate hearing to be held on Thursday, acc...
Sep 29, 2021
Exclusive-Panama aims to end coal imports, produce ethanol to cut emissions – minister
By Marianna Parraga (Reuters) -Panama will advance a clean-energy push by embracing ethanol in its gasoline and ending the use of heavy fuels and coal for its power plants by 2023, the nation's energy...
Sep 29, 2021
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