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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
National synchronized skating championships at Peoria Civic Center this week
PEORIA, Ill. – National skating champions will be crowned at the Peoria Civic Center this week. The U.S. Figure Skating Synchronized Skating Championships start Wednesday at the Civic Center, co...
Feb 28, 2023
FTX’s Singh agrees to plead guilty to U.S. fraud charges
By Jody Godoy and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has agreed to plead guilty to U.S. fraud charges, his lawy...
Feb 28, 2023
Ghislaine Maxwell to ask appeals court to throw out sex trafficking conviction
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell is expected on Tuesday to ask a U.S. appeals court to throw out her conviction for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, sayi...
Feb 28, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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