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US House debates ‘culture wars’ amendments to must-pass defense bill
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday debated proposed amendments to its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, an annual bill ...
Jul 13, 2023
Microsoft under fire after hacks of US State and Commerce departments
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In late June, one of cybersecurity expert Steven Adair's clients got an alert from Microsoft: one of the client's employees working on human rights issues had ...
Jul 13, 2023
Hollywood actors will begin strike at midnight – union negotiator
(Reuters) - Hollywood actors will go on strike beginning midnight after talks with studios broke down, said Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, the actors' union, on Thursday. (Re...
Jul 13, 2023
Canada’s CPKC signs deal to study passenger rail project in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government and railroad company Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) have formalized an agreement to study the viability of a passenger rail line from Mexico City to th...
Jul 13, 2023
French ministers urge EU’s Vestager to reconsider US pick for antitrust post
By Foo Yun Chee and Michel Rose BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister and government minister have called EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to reconsider her appointment of a U.S. e...
Jul 13, 2023
U.S. FTC asks court to temporarily halt Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked a federal court on Thursday for a stay that would prevent Microsoft from closing its $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activis...
Jul 13, 2023
Chinese hackers breached US Commerce chief’s emails; Blinken warns Chinese counterpart
By David Shepardson and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo was among a group of senior U.S. officials whose emails were hacked earlier this year b...
Jul 13, 2023
Fed’s Bullard steps down to be dean at Purdue school of business
(Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard, the U.S. central bank's longest-serving current policymaker and a leading hawkish voice supporting interest-rate hikes, will be leaving h...
Jul 13, 2023
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin to re-introduce bill ending the federal death penalty. Here’s why
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is re-introducing a bill that would end the death penalty on a federal level. The bicameral "Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of 2023" was al...
Jul 13, 2023
Canadian port strike ends with tentative, 4-year deal – statement
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Dock workers at ports along Canada's Pacific coast and their employers accepted a wage deal on Thursday, ending a 13-day strike that disrupted trade at the country's busiest ports a...
Jul 13, 2023
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