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U.S. bars Virgin Galactic rocket plane flights pending mishap probe
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday barred Virgin Galactic from flying its SpaceShipTwo until the agency approves its final mishap investiga...
Sep 02, 2021
Theranos judge requires COVID shots for jurors, but will that skew the jury pool?
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A U.S. judge this week dismissed from a jury pool nine people who were unvaccinated against COVID-19. He said his aim was to keep jurors and their families healthy but m...
Sep 02, 2021
U.S. Treasury allows personal remittances to flow to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department has told financial institutions that they may process personal remittances to Afghanistan, a Treasury spokesperson said on Thursday. The news could ...
Sep 02, 2021
Apple must face Siri voice assistant privacy lawsuit -U.S. judge
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday said Apple Inc must face nearly all of a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violates users' priv...
Sep 02, 2021
Here they go again – ABBA announces first new album in 40 years
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish pop supergroup ABBA said on Thursday they would release their first new album in four decades and stage virtual concerts in London next year. The group, which rose to glob...
Sep 02, 2021
Walmart bumps up hourly wages for 565,000 workers by $1 ahead of holidays
By Richa Naidu CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walmart said on Thursday that it plans to raise wages for more than 565,000 store workers by at least $1 an hour, as the all-important holiday shopping season is set...
Sep 02, 2021
Biden tells Energy Dept: use all tools to bring fuel to storm-hit areas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he has directed the Department of Energy to use all tools, including the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), to keep gasoline flowi...
Sep 02, 2021
Explainer-Apple gives ‘reader’ apps a way around commissions. Who wins?
By Nivedita Balu and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday made a new concession on how App Store developers work with customers: it will allow subscription and content apps that it calls ...
Sep 02, 2021
Athletics-Boston Marathon runners must be vaccinated or provide negative COVID-19 test
(Reuters) - Runners in this year's Boston Marathon will need to provide proof of vaccination or produce a negative COVID-19 test in order to participate, race organisers said on Thursday. The Boston A...
Sep 02, 2021
Bat in Woodford County tests positive for rabies
EUREKA, Ill. — The Woodford County Health Department said Thursday that a recent report showed a deceased bat, collected from a private residence in Metamora, tested positive for rabies. This is...
Sep 02, 2021
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