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Internet providers collect “staggering” amounts of data — U.S. FTC chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Internet service providers collect a "staggering" amount of detailed data on consumers, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said on Thursday in discussing an agency staff r...
Oct 21, 2021
Five charged with money laundering in alleged Venezuela bribery scheme, says DOJ
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Five individuals have been charged with money laundering in connection with an alleged Venezuela bribery scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday. A f...
Oct 21, 2021
U.S. administers over 411 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 411,010,650 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 498,702,405 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Oct 21, 2021
Memorial service set for Colin Powell at Washington National Cathedral on Nov. 5
(Reuters) -A memorial service will be held for Colin Powell on Nov. 5 at the Washington National Cathedral, a spokesman for the former U.S. Secretary of State said on Thursday. The service, scheduled ...
Oct 21, 2021
Biden urges patience amid stalemate on voting rights, police reform
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, standing beneath the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, called for patience on Thursday amid a political stalemate on gett...
Oct 21, 2021
France announces more aid for low-income families to deal with energy prices
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday said a block on household gas prices would be extended until end-2022 and that low-income households would receive an 'inflation premium...
Oct 21, 2021
Yellen to attend G20 meeting in Rome, U.N. climate talks – Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will participate in high-level Group of 20 meetings in Rome next week and attend in a United Nations climate change conference in Scotland t...
Oct 21, 2021
Biden respects Fed’s independence, wants ‘top standards’ from officials – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden believes government officials should be held to high standards, the White House said, when asked about the Federal Reserve's ban on stock trading Thursd...
Oct 21, 2021
Fed bans officials’ trading, with focus on Powell renomination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday banned individual stock purchases by top officials at the central bank and unveiled a broad set of other restrictions on their investing act...
Oct 21, 2021
Rocket failure delays U.S. hypersonic weapon test, sources
By Mike Stone and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon's hypersonic weapon programs suffered a setback after a booster rocket carrying a hypersonic weapon failed to lift off, people briefed o...
Oct 21, 2021
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