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New FTC chief Khan names some top staffers, including competition chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tech critic and the new chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan, has named three top staffers in a signal that the agency could become more aggressive in how it enforce...
Jun 24, 2021
Brazil reports 73,602 new coronavirus cases, 2,032 deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 73,602 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 2,032 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. Brazil has registe...
Jun 24, 2021
U.S. House committee due to consider sweeping China bill next week
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has scheduled a meeting on Wednesday to consider sweeping legislation to boost economic competit...
Jun 24, 2021
‘Stuttering John’ from Howard Stern show loses lawsuit against Sirius XM
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sirius XM Holdings Inc on Thursday won the dismissal of a lawsuit by John Melendez, known by his alter ego Stuttering John, claiming it illegally exploited his...
Jun 24, 2021
California approves clean energy proposal to help respond to extreme weather
(Reuters) - California regulators approved on Thursday a proposal that will require utilities to buy more clean power, a measure backed by environmental groups. Under the proposal, utilities will have...
Jun 24, 2021
German economy minister: EU, U.S. can resolve differences over steel and aluminum tariffs by end of year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Germany's economy minister said on Thursday his talks in Washington showed a window of opportunity to resolve differences and he expected the United States and European Union co...
Jun 24, 2021
Haiti gang leader launches ‘revolution’ as violence escalates
By Robenson Sanon and Andre Paultre PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - One of Haiti's most powerful gang leaders warned this week he was launching a revolution against the country's business and political eli...
Jun 24, 2021
Fire crews respond to blaze Thursday morning at Alto Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. — Pekin Fire responded Thursday morning around 7:30 a.m. to Alto Pekin LLC on reports of a cornmeal dryer on fire. The dryer that caught fire is used for the production of ethanol. F...
Jun 24, 2021
Luxembourg gay PM blasts ‘stigmatizing’ new Hungarian law
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Luxembourg's gay Prime Minister Xavier Bettel told his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban on Thursday that Budapest was being discriminatory and stigmatizing...
Jun 24, 2021
China’s DiDi to list on New York Stock Exchange
(Reuters) -DiDi Global Inc., China's largest ride-hailing company, said in a filing on Thursday it would list on the New York Stock Exchange. The company said it would offer 288 million American Depos...
Jun 24, 2021
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