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Biden signals Build Back Better may be delayed until next year
By Steve Holland and Eric Beech WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday appeared to acknowledge that his Build Back Better spending bill may not pass Congress in the remaining weeks...
Dec 16, 2021
New Zealand business confidence drops further in December
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand business sentiment continued its slide in December, weighed down by concerns over finding skilled labour and the rising non-wage cost inflation, an ANZ Bank survey s...
Dec 16, 2021
U.S. Senate parliamentarian rejects Democrats’ immigration proposal in Build Back Better bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate parliamentarian has rejected the inclusion of Democrats' proposal to grant work permits to millions of immigrants who have been living in the United States illeg...
Dec 16, 2021
Omicron and inflation chip away at UK consumer confidence – GfK
LONDON (Reuters) - People in Britain turned a bit more pessimistic this month, after the emergence of the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant and inflation worries hit spending plans, a survey ...
Dec 16, 2021
Oracle in talks to buy Cerner – WSJ
(Reuters) - Cloud computing company Oracle said it is in talks to buy electronic medical records company Cerner, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. T...
Dec 16, 2021
EU leaders set no date for banking union, ask for plan to get there
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders reiterated on Thursday their political commitment to finishing the bloc's banking union, but set no date for it, underlining the deep di...
Dec 16, 2021
Schools responding to social media threat of potential violence
UPDATE — 12/17 9:20 a.m. PEORIA, Ill. — A threat of school shootings and bomb threats had school administrators on edge nationwide on Friday. Viral Tik-Tok videos were telling students to ...
Dec 16, 2021
Fox News loses bid to dismiss Dominion’s defamation lawsuit on election coverage
By Jan Wolfe and Helen Coster WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Fox News Network on Thursday lost its attempt to dismiss a $1.6 billion lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems Inc, a voting machine company tha...
Dec 16, 2021
War of words on Ameren utility rate hike
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission is approving what will end up being an increase on your Ameren Illinois bill. The commission has approved what the Citizens Utility Board cal...
Dec 16, 2021
Search warrant issued for actor Alec Baldwin’s phone – New Mexico court documents
(Reuters) - A search warrant has been issued for actor Alec Baldwin's phone in the investigation of October's fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of his Western movie "Rust," doc...
Dec 16, 2021
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