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Democrats weigh first nationwide fee on plastic in U.S. budget negotiations
By Valerie Volcovici and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Democrats are considering including the first federal fee to tackle plastic pollution in the multitrillion-dollar rec...
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N.Korea’s Kim offers to restore inter-Korean hotline, slams U.S. ‘hostile policy’
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is willing to restore severed inter-Korean hotlines next month, but accused the United States of proposing talks without changi...
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U.S. Justice Dept antitrust nominee Kanter has confirmation hearing next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jonathan Kanter, President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the antitrust division of the Justice Department, will appear for a confirmation hearing next week before the Senate Judic...
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FAA closes probe into July 11 Virgin Galactic launch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wedneday said it closed its mishap investigation into the July 11 Virgin Galactic Unity 22 launch, which deviated from assigned...
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Coroner: Victim dies three weeks after street racing-related crash
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says a Peoria woman has died three weeks after a multi-vehicle accident left her hospitalized. Harwood says Jacqueline McDuffie, 50, died Satur...
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HSBC, Temasek launch debt financing platform for sustainable infrastructure
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings and Singapore state investor Temasek are teaming up to set up a debt financing platform for sustainable infrastructure projects, with an initial focus on Southeast ...
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Slower U.S. mail standards take effect Friday
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plan takes effect Friday to slow down some first-class mail deliveries as part of efforts to cut red ink as the U.S. Congress co...
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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows 74% efficacy in large U.S. trial
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated 74% efficacy at preventing symptomatic disease, a figure that increased to 83.5% in people aged 65 and older, a...
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Los Angeles moves toward barring the unvaccinated from most businesses
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles officials on Wednesday signaled they would vote next week to prohibit unvaccinated people from entering most businesses in the United States' second...
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Exclusive-Flouting U.N. sanctions in Africa? No one at U.N. watching after Russia move
By Michelle Nichols and Jonathan Saul UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia is delaying the appointment of panels of independent experts to monitor violations of U.N. sanctions on South Sudan, the Democra...
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