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FBI says it tested Israeli company NSO Group’s spyware
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday acknowledged that it acquired and tested a hacking tool made by Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, but the U.S. law enforce...
Feb 02, 2022
Pritzker talks budget, tax relief, pandemic, health care workers, and more in State of State address
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to create a burden on everyone. So, in his annual State of the State and Budget address Wednesday a...
Feb 02, 2022
White House, EPA urge U.S. Postal Service to conduct new review of vehicle plan
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday urged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to reconsider its plan to buy a new multi-billion-dolla...
Feb 02, 2022
U.S. diplomats, spies may have been hit by electromagnetic energy -report
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the 1,000 U.S. diplomats and intelligence officers hit by a mysterious illness known as Havana Syndrome could have been targeted by electromagnetic en...
Feb 02, 2022
Bank of Canada head says unclear how quickly inflation will drop
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Wednesday there was uncertainty about how quickly inflation would come back down due to the unique nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, whic...
Feb 02, 2022
Giant bunny loses in California salad-eating contest
(Reuters) - Lettuce-loving giant rabbit Honey 'Mega' Bunny suffered a resounding defeat on Tuesday in a head-to-whiskers salad eating contest against competitive eater Raina Huang. Huang, who has been...
Feb 02, 2022
Ex-top Justice Dept official Clark appears before U.S. House Jan. 6 committee
By Patricia Zengerle and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ex-U.S. Justice Department official Jeffrey Bossert Clark appeared on Wednesday before the congressional probe of the assault on the Capi...
Feb 02, 2022
Four men arrested, charged in overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams -U.S. Attorney’s Office
(Reuters) - The U.S. prosecutor in New York City said on Wednesday that four men have been arrested and charged in the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams, best known for playing shotgun totin...
Feb 02, 2022
FBI says no explosives found at historically Black colleges after bomb threats
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI said on Wednesday it has not detected any explosive devices, after several historically Black colleges and universities across the United States report...
Feb 02, 2022
Alphabet latest megacap to split its stock, may trigger retail buying
By Lewis Krauskopf and John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's 20-for-1 stock split puts it on course to follow other major companies that have executed similar moves in recent years. The Goo...
Feb 02, 2022
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