Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Senate confirms Biden’s pick to lead firearms bureau
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted to confirm President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on Tuesday, making career prosecutor Steve D...
Jul 12, 2022
‘You guys are not tough enough’: Three takeaways from Jan. 6 committee hearing
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tuesday's congressional committee hearing into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump featured a detailed recounting of Tru...
Jul 12, 2022
U.S. auto agency will not allow EV owners to pick alert sounds
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators on Tuesday scrapped a 2019 proposal that would have allowed automakers to offer a variety of sound choices for electric vehicles ...
Jul 12, 2022
Tesla to lay off 229 employees, shuts San Mateo office
(Reuters) - Electric-car maker Tesla Inc is laying off 229 employees at its office in San Mateo, California, and is permanently shutting the office, a filing showed on Tuesday. (Reporting by Chavi Meh...
Jul 12, 2022
Biden approval rating rises modestly from record low – Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating rose three percentage points this week to 39%, rebounding from a week earlier when it matched the lowest level o...
Jul 12, 2022
Asset managers charged in alleged $1.2 billion Venezuelan money laundering scheme, U.S. DOJ says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two financial asset managers have been charged in an alleged $1.2 billion Venezuelan money laundering scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. The indictment alleges...
Jul 12, 2022
French firms flag inflation turning point – central bank survey
PARIS (Reuters) - Fewer French firms expect to raise their prices this month in a possible sign inflation has reached an inflection point, while labour shortages have hit record levels, France's centr...
Jul 12, 2022
Two pig heart transplants succeed in brain-dead recipients
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Surgeons at New York University (NYU) have successfully transplanted genetically-engineered pig hearts into two brain-dead people, researchers said on Tuesday, moving a step...
Jul 12, 2022
U.S. Treasury diplomat nominee aims to curb China’s lending influence
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nominee for the U.S. Treasury's top economic diplomacy job said on Tuesday he wants to limit China's growing global lending influence by working with interna...
Jul 12, 2022
Ivory Coast asks Mali to immediately release 49 arrested soldiers
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast on Tuesday demanded the release of 49 of its soldiers arrested in Mali, an incident that may worsen tensions between Mali's military rulers and other West African natio...
Jul 12, 2022
