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U.S. road travel rose 14.5% in June as motorists near pre-pandemic driving
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. motorists drove 14.5% more miles in June over COVID-19 pandemic levels in 2020 as more Americans return to offices and resume trips. The Federal Highway Administration said...
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Hochul delivers first remarks as Cuomo’s designated successor as New York governor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday will address New Yorkers for the first time since becoming Governor Andrew Cuomo's designated successor, taking a first step to movin...
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Texas governor’s ban on mask mandates dealt second legal blow
By Lisa Shumaker and Peter Szekely (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott's statewide ban on mask mandates has hit its second legal setback, as a judge in Dallas County temporarily blocked it from bei...
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U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak requiring employee vaccinations or testing — memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 1 or submit to weekly testing. The railroad also said starting Oct. 4 a...
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Nigeria to lift Twitter ban, minister says
ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria will soon lift its ban on Twitter after resolving some of its differences with the social media platform, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Wednesday. The Nigerian gov...
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Fed’s Bostic says the pandemic widened economic disparities
(Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic exacerbated economic inequalities that existed before the crisis, leading to greater employment losses for women, Black workers and people in rural areas, Atlanta ...
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Pandemic and staycationing lift Swedish book sales to record levels
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Book sales in Sweden hit an all-time high in the first half of 2021 as people travelled less and entertained themselves at home more than usual during the pandemic, setting the i...
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Samsung unveils new foldable smartphones with lower prices to expand market
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest high-end foldable smartphones on Wednesday with lower prices than last year's offerings in a push to expand foldable demand beyon...
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A purrfect match! Animal shelter puts lonely pets on Tinder
MUNICH (Reuters) - A German animal shelter is trying a new approach to find homes for abandoned pets: it is posting their profiles on dating app Tinder in the hope that lonely humans looking for love ...
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Ford battery venture with SK Innovation will extend into Europe – Ford exec
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co's electric vehicle battery joint venture with South Korea's SK Innovation Co Ltd will extend beyond North America into Europe, a senior Ford executive ...
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