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Key moderate senator Sinema to visit Biden for more talks on spending plans-source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Krysten Sinema, a moderate Democrat playing a significant role in negotiations over spending legislation, will visit President Joe Biden at the White House on Wedne...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. Defense Secretary Austin did not support staying in Afghanistan “forever”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told a congressional committee on Wednesday that he had not supported keeping troops in Afghanistan "forever." He also told a House of Rep...
Sep 29, 2021
GM CEO Barra named chair of Business Roundtable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra on Wednesday was named chair of the Business Roundtable, an influential group of U.S. business leaders, the automaker confirmed. Barra ...
Sep 29, 2021
United Airlines CEO says vaccine mandate won’t impact operations
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines does not expect its vaccine mandate to impact the company's operations, Chief Executive Scott Kirby told CNBC on Wednesday. The comments came a day after the airlin...
Sep 29, 2021
Wall Street firms dust off plans as debt limit talks go to the wire
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wall Street firms are sounding alarm bells and dusting off contingency plans as fears grow that Congress may fail to reach a deal to raise t...
Sep 29, 2021
Senate working to fund gov’t until early December, avoid shutdown -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate could act as early as Wednesday to fund federal agencies until early December and prevent a government shutdown, moving...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. pending home sales race to seven-month high in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes rebounded to a seven-month high in August, but higher prices amid tight supply are slowing the housing market momentum. The National...
Sep 29, 2021
Russia fines Google for failing to delete banned content
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court on Wednesday fined Alphabet Inc.'s Google 6.5 million roubles ($89,535) for not deleting content that Russia deems illegal, part of a wider dispute between Moscow and...
Sep 29, 2021
UAE block on internet calls eases for Expo 2020 site visitors
(Refiles to say Expo will open on Friday) By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) -Authorities have let people make calls over WhatsApp and other internet apps in the grounds of the Expo 2020 Dubai world f...
Sep 29, 2021
Factbox-Congress struggles over U.S. debt ceiling as deadline looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate blame each other for failing to move forward so far on a temporary suspension of the $28.4 trillion debt ceiling, in a political gam...
Sep 29, 2021
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