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US farm agency should make robust changes to ensure equity -report
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. farm agency should make extensive changes to ensure racial and gender equity in its programs, found a report commissioned by the Biden administration an...
Feb 28, 2023
Sandy Hook families get approval to dig into Alex Jones’s finances
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday allowed victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre to retain a forensic financial investigator to dig into the finances of bankrupt right...
Feb 28, 2023
Chevron’s output gains in Venezuela limited by political risk, CEO says
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chevron Corp is producing about 90,000 barrels per day from its Venezuelan oil joint ventures, nearly double the daily output in 2022, Chief Executive Officer Mich...
Feb 28, 2023
US Labor Dept axes Trump-era expansion of exemptions from anti-bias laws
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday withdrew a rule adopted in the last days of the administration of former Republican President Donald Trump that had expanded a re...
Feb 28, 2023
U.S. approved $23 billion worth of licenses to ship U.S. tech to blacklisted Chinese companies early last year- lawmaker
(Corrects typographical error in headline) (Reuters) - The Biden administration approved more than $23 billion worth of licenses for companies to ship U.S. technology to blacklisted Chinese companies ...
Feb 28, 2023
In Justice Jackson’s first ruling, US Supreme Court decides MoneyGram case
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - In the first ruling written by President Joe Biden's appointee Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with 30 states that argued that Delawa...
Feb 28, 2023
U.S. does not see significant near-term Russian gains in Ukraine: Pentagon official
By Patricia Zengerle and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not expect Russia to make significant territorial gains in Ukraine in the near-term, a senior Pentagon official said o...
Feb 28, 2023
Glencore sentenced to pay $700 million in US after bribery guilty plea
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered Glencore Plc to pay $700 million in connection with its guilty plea over a decade-long scheme to bribe foreign officials across severa...
Feb 28, 2023
OnlyFans loses UK VAT fight at EU top court
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - OnlyFans, an online platform known for adult content, should pay UK value added tax (VAT) on the full amount paid by subscribers to content creators, not only its ...
Feb 28, 2023
U.S. commodities regulator taps former NY prosecutor to lead enforcement
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has hired a former New York prosecutor with expertise in cryptocurrency and cyber crimes to lead its enforce...
Feb 28, 2023
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