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White House says Biden has yet to make a decision about new FDA commissioner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday that U.S. President Joe Biden has yet to make a final decision on who to nominate to lead the Food and Drug administration...
Oct 14, 2021
Exclusive: Senator Cotton delays vote on Biden’s pick for powerful China job at Commerce
By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Tom Cotton is holding up a vote to confirm Alan Estevez as the U.S. Commerce Department's undersecretary for industry an...
Oct 14, 2021
Canada, citing Buy American fears, says it might limit U.S. procurement opportunities
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada has told the Biden administration it might limit U.S. companies' ability to win Canadian procurement contracts if Washington brings in tougher "Buy America...
Oct 14, 2021
U.S. Treasury says states tapping federal COVID-19 relief funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury says initial reporting showed that U.S. states have appropriated or budgeted 45% of the federal COVID-19 relief funds they had on hand as of July 31, with a gr...
Oct 14, 2021
Risk rally pushes U.S. stock investors to unwind short bets -Vanda Research
(Reuters) - Institutional investors have been paring their bearish bets on Wall Street's most heavily shorted stocks in response to increasing appetites for riskier bets, according to strategists at V...
Oct 14, 2021
U.S. urges Russia to do more for European energy security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, in a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksey Overchuk on Thursday, called on Russia to "do more to ensure European energ...
Oct 14, 2021
Argentina inflation spikes sharply despite battle to curb prices
By Walter Bianchi and Jorge Iorio BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's inflation rate spiked back up to a higher-than-expected 3.5% in September after months of declines, heaping pressure on the Peron...
Oct 14, 2021
US State Department defends handling of ‘Havana Syndrome’
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Thursday defended its handling of so-called Havana Syndrome health complaints, after a bipartisan group of U.S. senators said they were co...
Oct 14, 2021
Schildt out as St. Louis Cardinals Manager
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Three playoff appearances in three years likely weren’t good enough for the Saint Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals Thursday said they have parted ways with manager Mike Schi...
Oct 14, 2021
Explainer-What’s at stake for Trump allies facing ‘contempt of Congress’?
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol is pursuing contempt of Congress charges against Steve Bannon, a longtime adv...
Oct 14, 2021
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