Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Chamber issues rare warning on Fed nominee Raskin, citing oil, gas views
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday sent an unprecedented letter to lawmakers raising concerns about Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Joe Biden's nominee as t...
Jan 27, 2022
Brazil’s top court subpoenas Bolsonaro in leaked documents case
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Supreme Court justice on Thursday subpoenaed Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and ordered police to question him in an investigation into leaked documents in which he has resis...
Jan 27, 2022
3M hit with $110 million verdict in latest U.S. military earplug trial
(Reuters) - A federal jury on Thursday awarded $110 million to two U.S. Army veterans who said combat earplugs sold by 3M Co to the military caused them to suffer hearing damage, the largest verdict y...
Jan 27, 2022
U.S. House panel to hold hearing on autonomous vehicles
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing next week on self-driving vehicles, even as a push in Congress to speed deployment of autonomous vehicles has stalled....
Jan 27, 2022
Study faults U.S. military on civilian casualties; Pentagon plans review
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study by the RAND Corporation think-tank released on Thursday faulted the U.S. military for "considerable weaknesses" and inconsistencies in its review of alle...
Jan 27, 2022
Amid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China
By Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Winter Olympics kick off in a week, putting sports at centre-stage following preparations that have been clouded by diplomatic boycotts and the COVID-19 ...
Jan 27, 2022
Costa Rican president vetoes legalization of medicinal marijuana
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado on Thursday vetoed the legalization of medicinal marijuana on health and security grounds, requesting that changes be made to a bill backed b...
Jan 27, 2022
Canada hopeful table potato shipments will resume in weeks to Puerto Rico, U.S. mainland
By Rod Nickel (Reuters) - Canada is hopeful of resuming shipments of table potatoes from the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico in two weeks, and to the U.S. m...
Jan 27, 2022
Nothing is off the table, EU responds to question on halting Nord Stream 2
(Reuters) - The gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 could be halted should Russia invade Ukraine, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen signalled on Thursday, referring to the not yet operative pipeline mea...
Jan 27, 2022
U.S. utilities side with environment agency in Supreme Court climate case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. utility industry lobby groups have asked the Supreme Court to preserve the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gases, arguing that failing to...
Jan 27, 2022
