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McConnell says lawmakers will figure out how to avoid default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that lawmakers would figure out how to avoid default when the debt limit expires. "We'll figure out how to avoid de...
Nov 16, 2021
Jury questioning begins for Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex crimes trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday began questioning potential jurors for the sex abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, asking individuals about topics ranging from ...
Nov 16, 2021
Mulled wine only for vaccinated at some German Christmas markets
By Maximilian Schwarz and Martin Schlicht HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - At the Christmas market on Hamburg's main square this year, only revellers who are vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently recove...
Nov 16, 2021
Pfizer files for U.S. authorization of COVID-19 pill
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it is seeking U.S. authorization of its experimental antiviral COVID-19 pill that cut the chance of hospitalization or death for adults at risk ...
Nov 16, 2021
Peoria Firefighters get training on dealing with live power lines
PEORIA, Ill. – A training provided to Peoria firefighters may be as important now as it’s ever been. Firefighters Tuesday were being shown through Ameren how to deal with live power line s...
Nov 16, 2021
Peru’s central bank joins global push to develop a digital currency
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru is joining the global push to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC), central bank President Julio Velarde said on Tuesday, as policymakers worldwide seek to keep pace wi...
Nov 16, 2021
U.S. NTSB closes probe into fatal Tesla 2020 California crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday said it had closed an investigation into a fatal August 2020 Tesla crash in Saratoga, California without taking a...
Nov 16, 2021
Judge overturns Trump decision to end tariff exemption for imported solar panels
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge overseeing trade issues on Tuesday overturned a decision by former President Donald Trump to allow reimposition of tariffs on some imported solar panels. The decision...
Nov 16, 2021
Biden administration expected to purchase 10 million courses of Pfizer COVID-19 pill – WaPo
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is expected to announce this week the purchase of 10 million courses of Pfizer Inc's experimental COVID-19 pill, the Washington Post reported http...
Nov 16, 2021
Massachusetts gig worker ballot measure backers submit signatures
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Backers of a measure that asks Massachusetts voters to treat drivers for app-based companies like Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc as independent contractors rathe...
Nov 16, 2021
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