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Democrats weigh first nationwide fee on plastic in U.S. budget negotiations
By Valerie Volcovici and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Democrats are considering including the first federal fee to tackle plastic pollution in the multitrillion-dollar rec...
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U.S. Justice Dept antitrust nominee Kanter has confirmation hearing next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jonathan Kanter, President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the antitrust division of the Justice Department, will appear for a confirmation hearing next week before the Senate Judic...
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FAA closes probe into July 11 Virgin Galactic launch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wedneday said it closed its mishap investigation into the July 11 Virgin Galactic Unity 22 launch, which deviated from assigned...
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Coroner: Victim dies three weeks after street racing-related crash
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says a Peoria woman has died three weeks after a multi-vehicle accident left her hospitalized. Harwood says Jacqueline McDuffie, 50, died Satur...
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HSBC, Temasek launch debt financing platform for sustainable infrastructure
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings and Singapore state investor Temasek are teaming up to set up a debt financing platform for sustainable infrastructure projects, with an initial focus on Southeast ...
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Slower U.S. mail standards take effect Friday
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plan takes effect Friday to slow down some first-class mail deliveries as part of efforts to cut red ink as the U.S. Congress co...
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Los Angeles moves toward barring the unvaccinated from most businesses
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles officials on Wednesday signaled they would vote next week to prohibit unvaccinated people from entering most businesses in the United States' second...
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U.S. SEC charges ex-Goldman compliance analyst with insider trading
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. regulator on Wednesday charged a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc senior compliance analyst with insider trading, saying he made illegal trades involving ...
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Explainer-Global energy shortage or a coincidence of regional crises?
(Reuters) - Gasoline stations running dry in Britain. Power costs surging in the European Union ahead of winter. Forced restrictions on energy use in China. And rising prices for oil, natural gas and ...
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Exxon offers new proposal to locked-out Texas refinery workers
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -Exxon Mobil Corp amended the contract proposal being made to locked-out workers at its Beaumont, Texas, refinery and lube oil plant to include some seniority protectio...
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