Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Utah lawsuit challenges federal control of a third of its land
(Reuters) - The state of Utah filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court challenging federal control over more than a third of the land within its borders, saying U.S. government policies ar...
Aug 20, 2024
US must do more to protect species from Gulf of Mexico drilling: judge
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A U.S. judge at the urging of environmental groups has thrown out an assessment by a federal agency governing how endangered and threatened marine species should be protect...
Aug 20, 2024
Texas power demand set to break record during heat wave, grid operator says
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) - The Texas power grid operator is expecting electricity use will break an all-time demand record on Tuesday as homes and businesses crank up air conditioners to escape a h...
Aug 20, 2024
US judge strikes down Biden administration ban on worker 'noncompete' agreements
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday barred a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers' rivals ...
Aug 20, 2024
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy forgives $100 million in medical debt
By Liya Cui NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly 50,000 people in New Jersey will have $100 million in medical debt erased, Governor Phil Murphy said on Tuesday, in one of the largest cases of a state providin...
Aug 20, 2024
RFK Jr said to weigh dropping US presidential bid to join up with Trump
(Reuters) - Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering ending his campaign to join forces with Republican rival Donald Trump, Kennedy's running mate said in an interv...
Aug 20, 2024
Biden approved secret nuclear strategy focusing on Chinese threat, New York Times reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden approved in March a highly classified nuclear strategic plan that for the first time reoriented Washington's deterrent strategy on China's expansion of i...
Aug 20, 2024
Law firm Clifford Chance 'in shock' after lawyer missing in yacht disaster
By Sara Merken (Reuters) - A prominent New York lawyer who is among six missing passengers of a sunken yacht off Italy's coast was traveling with his longtime client, British tech entrepreneur Mike Ly...
Aug 20, 2024
Exclusive-Harris' election effort raises around $500 million in a month, sources say
By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' election effort has raised around $500 million since she became the Democratic presidential candidate, sources tol...
Aug 20, 2024
Ship in Argentina's Parana river is quarantined on suspected mpox case -local media
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A ship in Argentina's Parana river near the grains hub of Rosario has been quarantined due to a suspected case of mpox, local media reported on Tuesday. (Reporting by Adam Jou...
Aug 20, 2024
