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Top Senate Republican signals interest in narrow approach to U.S. election reform
By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Democrats struggled to move forward on broad new voting rights legislation, the U.S. Senate's top Republican signaled interest on Wednesday ...
Jan 05, 2022
Hasbro appoints Chris Cocks as CEO
(Reuters) - Hasbro Inc said on Wednesday Chris Cocks has been appointed as its chief executive officer, succeeding interim CEO Rich Stoddart from Feb. 25. The company also said Eric Nyman has been app...
Jan 05, 2022
Election officials rebut claims in Republican-led Arizona review of Trump’s 2020 loss
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Election officials in Arizona's most populous county found nearly every conclusion in a partisan "audit" of Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election to be misl...
Jan 05, 2022
Aéropostale-owner Authentic Brands withdraws IPO plans
(Reuters) -Apparel chain operator Authentic Brands Group Inc on Wednesday withdrew its plans for an initial public offering in the United States, according to its filing with the securities regulator....
Jan 05, 2022
Fed working to increase diversity in its bank board leadership
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday named leadership for the boards of its 12 regional Fed banks that included a majority of women in chair and deputy chair roles. "In recent years, the Feder...
Jan 05, 2022
Americans fed up with robocalls; complaints jump 25%
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans were more annoyed by robocalls and other telemarketing calls last year, lodging a 25% increase in complaints with a federal regulator. The U.S. Federal ...
Jan 05, 2022
Exclusive-Walmart halves paid leave for COVID-positive workers, extends hybrid work guidelines
By Siddharth Cavale and Richa Naidu (Reuters) - Walmart Inc will now provide up to one week of paid time-off if a worker contracts COVID-19, instead of its earlier policy for up to two weeks, accordin...
Jan 05, 2022
Music’s Grammy Awards indefinitely postponed as Omicron spreads
(Reuters) - This year's Grammy Awards ceremony honoring top performances in music has been postponed indefinitely because of concerns about the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, organiz...
Jan 05, 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell’s prosecutors seek inquiry into juror’s sexual abuse claim
By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors who last week won Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction for her role in Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuses on Wednesday asked the trial ju...
Jan 05, 2022
State pays back COVID-19 related loan early, saving money
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – It’s something the State of Illinois has been doing a lot of in recent years, and is doing again. The state has paid back a federal COVID-19-related loan that was used ...
Jan 05, 2022
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