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U.S. FTC votes to scrap 2015 statement regarding ‘promotion of consumer welfare’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission voted on Thursday to scrap a 2015 statement that said it would be guided in enforcement by a "promotion of consumer welfare," a move that some ...
Jul 01, 2021
Tennis-Barty ready to get back to work after Blinkova test
By Toby Davis LONDON (Reuters) - If winning when you are not playing well is a quality shared by sport's most hardened competitors then Ash Barty showed she can mix it with the best of them in her vic...
Jul 01, 2021
U.S. adds Turkey to list of countries implicated in use of child soldiers
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday added Turkey to a list of countries that are implicated in the use of child soldiers over the past year, placing a NATO ally for t...
Jul 01, 2021
In a first, U.S. warns of dangers of systemic racism in human trafficking report
By Daphne Psaledakis and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An annual U.S. State Department report released on Thursday said discriminatory policies perpetuated human trafficking, drawing a link b...
Jul 01, 2021
Tennis-Kerber battles past Sorribes Tormo in three-hour thriller
LONDON (Reuters) - Three-times Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber held off a spirited challenge from Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo to win 7-5 5-7 6-4 on Thursday and book her place in the Wimbledon th...
Jul 01, 2021
Panelists vow comprehensive probe of Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers tapped to serve on the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Thursday vowed to release a comprehensive report of their fi...
Jul 01, 2021
First shipment from World Food Programme arrives in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) - The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday that its first shipment of food intended for Venezuelan school children had arrived in the South American country, w...
Jul 01, 2021
Analysis: U.S. companies spend billions on stay-at-home tech, boding ill for office properties
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the U.S. economy reopens, ramped-up corporate spending on video systems and plans to increase shared workspace suggests hybrid work is here to stay, potentially...
Jul 01, 2021
Tazewell County Clerk making McKenzie Building more accessible with federal grant
PEKIN, Ill. — Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman announced Thursday the clerk’s office is the recipient of a $91,250 Federal Polling Place Accessibility Grant from the Illinois State Boar...
Jul 01, 2021
Vaccinations aiding jobs recovery in food, hotel sector: Fed study
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Rising COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States are driving the jobs recovery in the food and accommodations sector, but not in industries where workers can more easily do ...
Jul 01, 2021
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