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Minnesota grain handler targeted in ransomware attack
By Tom Polansek and Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) - Minnesota agricultural firm Crystal Valley Cooperative said it had been targeted in a ransomware attack in recent days, making it the second Midweste...
Sep 23, 2021
New demographic data shows continued divide at Amazon
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's executives ranks remained largely white, although the share of non-white executives rose modestly, while minorities continued to account for most of its blu...
Sep 23, 2021
Brazil approaches 600,000 COVID deaths in second-deadliest outbreak
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has had 24,611 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 648 deaths from COVID-19, the health ministry said on Thursday. The South American coun...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. judge allows accused Capitol rioter to act as own attorney
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge agreed on Thursday to a New York state man's request to defend himself against felony charges of participating in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S...
Sep 23, 2021
R. Kelly’s defense says accusers had motive to lie. ‘Convict him,’ prosecutor says
By Tyler Clifford and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - R. Kelly's accusers were motivated by money to lie about his alleged sexual abuses, a lawyer for the R&B superstar argued on Thursday in a final ef...
Sep 23, 2021
ExpressVPN employees complain about ex-spy’s top role at company
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When a senior executive at virtual private network company ExpressVPN admitted to working on behalf of a foreign intelligence service to hack American machines...
Sep 23, 2021
Abortion providers ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in challenge to Texas law
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -Abortion providers in Texas on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene on an urgent basis in their challenge to a state law imposing a near-total ban on abortion....
Sep 23, 2021
Missing ISU student’s body identified
LaSALLE, Ill. – Officials in LaSalle County say a body found in the Illinois River earlier this month is that of a missing Illinois State University student. Our news partner 25 News report the ...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. CDC advisers back COVID-19 booster shots for those 65 and older, not for high-risk workers
By Michael Erman and Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) - A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Thursday recommended a booster shot of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 va...
Sep 23, 2021
Biden to nominate big-bank critic Omarova to head OCC -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to nominate Cornell University law professor Saule Omarova, who has criticized cryptocurrencies and advocated for the government to have a much bi...
Sep 23, 2021
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