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U.S. civil rights groups propose path to keep inmates home after pandemic emergency
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of U.S. criminal justice reform advocates on Wednesday sent the Justice Department a proposal to help prevent the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from send...
Aug 04, 2021
Exclusive: Biden plans shift in arms export policy to favor human rights – sources
By Mike Stone and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is preparing an overhaul of arms export policy to increase the emphasis on human rights, a departur...
Aug 04, 2021
Latin singer Selena featured in new U.S. comic book
(Reuters) - Selena, the Tejano music performer killed in 1995, will be the star of a U.S. comic book debuting later this month. Selena, whose birth name was Selena Quintanilla-Perez, will be the focus...
Aug 04, 2021
Pfizer to require U.S. workers receive COVID-19 vaccine or regular tests
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc, the U.S. drugmaker that developed a COVID-19 vaccine with German partner BioNTech, said on Wednesday it will require all its U.S. employees and contractors to become v...
Aug 04, 2021
Exclusive: India enforcement agency threatens Flipkart, founders with $1.35 billion fine – sources
By Aditya Kalra, Aftab Ahmed and Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's financial-crime agency has asked Walmart's Flipkart and its founders to explain why they shouldn't face a penalty of $1.3...
Aug 04, 2021
Biggest disc golf tournament ever will be held in Peoria this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — Disc golf has been a sport exploding in popularity in recent years, and that will be evident this weekend throughout the Peoria area. One of the biggest tournaments of the year, t...
Aug 04, 2021
New York Auto Show canceled amid Delta variant worries
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Organizers on Wednesday canceled the New York Auto Show that had been set for later this month amid rising COVID-19 cases caused by the more infectious Delta...
Aug 04, 2021
Meghan teams up with Melissa McCarthy for birthday mentorship video
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britain's Duchess Meghan celebrated her 40th birthday on Wednesday with a light-hearted video and an appeal for people to mentor women trying to get back into the work force. M...
Aug 04, 2021
U.S. Justice Dept watchdog launches audit into troubled grants system
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog has launched an audit into its $115 million contract with General Dynamics to build its new grant management so...
Aug 04, 2021
U.S. automakers to say they aspire to up to 50% of EV sales by 2030 – sources
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Detroit's Big Three automakers plan to announce on Thursday that they aspire to have 40% to 50% of new vehicle sales by 2030 be electric models, sources brie...
Aug 04, 2021
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