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Biden to nominate Democrat Willie Phillips to U.S. energy regulator -White House
By Timothy Gardner and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Thursday that President Joe Biden plans to nominate regulatory lawyer Willie Phillips to serve as a commissioner on th...
Sep 09, 2021
Box shareholers re-elect company directors; Starboard fails to win any seats
(Reuters) -Box Inc won a proxy contest against Starboard Value after the cloud services provider's shareholders backed all three board directors the hedge fund was challenging, Box said on Thursday. S...
Sep 09, 2021
Schiff presses Facebook, Amazon on efforts to curb COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Adam Schiff on Thursday called on Facebook and Amazon to provide a more thorough explanation of their efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misin...
Sep 09, 2021
Facebook developing machine learning chip – The Information
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc is developing a machine learning chip to handle tasks such as content recommendation to users, The Information reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the projec...
Sep 09, 2021
U.S. FDA to ask for more time before deciding on Juul e-cigarettes -WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to ask for more time before deciding whether e-cigarettes from market leader Juul Labs Inc can be sold in the United States, the Wall Stre...
Sep 09, 2021
As ‘buy now, pay later’ surges, a third of U.S. users fall behind on payments
By Anna Irrera (Reuters) - A third of U.S. consumers who used "buy now, pay later" services have fallen behind on one or more payments, and 72% of those said their credit score declined, a new study p...
Sep 09, 2021
Explainer: U.S. Senate referee in spotlight as Democrats pursue major spending
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Few know her name or have seen her on TV, but Elizabeth MacDonough is one of the most important people in Washington. As the Senate's parliamentarian, MacDonou...
Sep 09, 2021
New Biden plan could mandate COVID shots or tests for two-thirds of U.S. workers
UPDATED 4:26 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday said he will require all federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the U.S. Department of Labor will issue a rule...
Sep 09, 2021
White House pulls Biden nominee Chipman to lead ATF firearms agency
By Jarrett Renshaw, Jeff Mason and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has withdrawn President Joe Biden's nomination of gun control advocate David Chipman to head the U.S. Bureau of...
Sep 09, 2021
Michael Constantine, actor known for ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding,’ dead at 94
By Patricia Reaney (Reuters) - Michael Constantine, the American actor who found countless uses for Windex as the patriarchal restaurant owner in the "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" films, has died at age ...
Sep 09, 2021
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