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Automakers funding new tech aimed at making greener lithium for EVs
By Ernest Scheyder CALIPATRIA, Calif. (Reuters) - Automakers, investors and even oilfield giant Schlumberger NV are beginning to embrace environmentally friendly technologies to produce lithium that c...
Oct 07, 2021
Biden says U.S. will ‘deal’ with violence on airplanes
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he had instructed the Justice Department to "deal" with the rising number of violent incidents onboard airplanes, m...
Oct 07, 2021
Man who smoked pot in Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to disorderly conduct
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man from Glens Falls, New York, who prosecutors said smoked marijuana inside of the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, pleaded guilty on Thursday to entering an...
Oct 07, 2021
U.S. House panel probing Jan. 6 Capitol riot issues more subpoenas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol said on Thursday it had issued more subpoenas seeking testimony and record...
Oct 07, 2021
Nasdaq wagers on sports betting trend, sees retail brokers joining
By John McCrank (Reuters) - Sports betting will likely occur through exchanges and retail brokerages like Robinhood Markets Inc in the future, the head of North American markets at Nasdaq Inc said on ...
Oct 07, 2021
Exclusive-U.S. Democrats court Manchin with two-part climate plan -sources
By Jarrett Renshaw and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are close to finalizing a plan supported by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin that would boost tax credits for power plants that capture ...
Oct 07, 2021
Stellantis to invest $229 million to upgrade Indiana plants for EVs
(Reuters) - Stellantis, the world's fourth largest carmaker, said on Thursday it would invest $229 million in three plants in Indiana to expedite the development of electric vehicles. The investment, ...
Oct 07, 2021
Kristen Stewart brings Princess Diana film ‘Spencer’ to London
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - American actress Kristen Stewart premiered drama "Spencer" at the London Film Festival on Thursday, saying she was excited to bring her portrayal of the late Prince...
Oct 07, 2021
U.S. charges former Taliban commander with killing U.S. troops in 2008
(Reuters) - A former Taliban commander has been charged with killing U.S. troops in 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice said, adding that a federal grand jury in New York unsealed the indictment on T...
Oct 07, 2021
Ivory Coast caps local firms’ share of cocoa exports, say sources
By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's cocoa board will allocate a maximum of 200,000 tonnes of cocoa to local exporters this season, half as much as envisaged under a government decree to boo...
Oct 07, 2021
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