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White House COVID-19 test mandate could overwhelm already-strained suppliers
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - A White House plan to mandate COVID-19 vaccination or repeated testing for around two-thirds of U.S. workers announced on Thursday could be hampered by supply challenges ...
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Kobe Bryant designed and signed Hublot watch hits the auction block
By Alicia Powell (Reuters) - A Hublot watch designed and signed by basketball great Kobe Bryant is hitting the auction block, along with a sneaker and digital art, a package the seller values at $10 m...
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U.S. clean energy sector must expand hiring beyond white men -report
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - U.S. clean energy jobs are overwhelmingly dominated by white men, and efforts to boost industries like renewable energy and electric vehicles should make sure that women a...
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U.S. Treasury climate official seeks insurance changes for extreme weather
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate-related weather events are costing American households, businesses and insurers billions of dollars in losses, and there is no sign tha...
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Shooting leaves multiple victims in East St. Louis, Illinois -local media
(Reuters) -A shooting on Thursday in East St. Louis, Illinois, has left multiple victims with authorities mounting a manhunt for suspects who crashed a getaway car into a commuter train, local media r...
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Shell cancels U.S. Gulf oil cargoes, refiners seek alternatives
By Devika Krishna Kumar and Marianna Parraga (Reuters) -Royal Dutch Shell Plc, the largest oil producer in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, on Thursday canceled some export cargoes due to damage to offshore f...
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U.S. Treasury climate boss: retiring coal plants ‘absolutely critical’
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury's top climate official on Thursday said programs to accelerate the closure of coal-fired power plants are an "absolutely crit...
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Fed officials to sell stocks to avoid apparent conflict of interest
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Two Federal Reserve officials said on Thursday they would sell their individual stock holdings by the end of the month to address the appearance of conflicts of interest....
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U.S. Treasury: ‘debt for nature’ swaps good way to maximize climate dollars
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department views "debt for nature" swaps as an attractive way to mobilize more capital to fight climate change and support em...
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Doctor: Families still have COVID-19 doubts as family members are hospitalized, cases hit 50K
PEORIA, Ill. – The Tri-County area has hit another high water mark in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials say the number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began in Peoria, Tazewell, an...
Will Stevenson Sep 09, 2021

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