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Brazil to contract 700 agents to combat environmental destruction
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Environment Minister Joaquim Pereira Leite said on Tuesday that the government would contract an additional 700 enforcement agents to combat Amazon deforestation, wild fi...
Aug 31, 2021
Lawsuit accuses Southwest Airlines of flouting union bargaining duties during pandemic
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A union representing Southwest Airlines Co pilots has filed a lawsuit challenging forced time off and other changes to working conditions imposed by the airline during t...
Aug 31, 2021
Pennsylvania governor issues mask mandate for schools, child care facilities
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Tuesday issued a mask mandate for all K-12 school and child care facilities to protect against the spread of COVID-19, three weeks after the Democrat said...
Aug 31, 2021
Tennis – Zverev glides into second round at U.S. Open
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - German Alexander Zverev got his bid for a maiden major off to a smooth start by beating American Sam Querrey 6-4 7-5 6-2 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tues...
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. regulator rejects Canadian National’s voting trust to buy Kansas City Southern
(Reuters) - The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Tuesday rejected a voting trust proposed by Canadian National Railway Co for its $29 billion deal to buy U.S. railroad operator Kansas City S...
Aug 31, 2021
U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan brings Biden new tests at home
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will herald the end of America's involvement in Afghanistan on Tuesday, but the chaotic and deadly nature of the U.S. withdra...
Aug 31, 2021
Former R. Kelly assistant speaks of ‘the look in his eyes’ at singer’s sex abuse trial
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) - A onetime assistant for R. Kelly testified at his racketeering trial in Brooklyn that the R&B singer was a confrontational boss who insisted she steer clear of t...
Aug 31, 2021
Venezuela opposition leader Guevara calls for ‘coexistence’ with Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Freddy Guevara on Tuesday called on adversaries of President Nicolas Maduro to seek "coexistence" with the ruling Socialist Party rather than attemptin...
Aug 31, 2021
Federal grant helps Illinois expand mental health services for farmers
DECATUR, Ill. – A pilot program that started in Central Illinois is now being expanded to the rest of the state, and it’s one aimed at helping farmers. The Illinois Department of Agricultu...
Aug 31, 2021
Brazilian viper venom may become tool in fight against coronavirus, study shows
By Leonardo Benassatto SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake inhibited coronavirus reproduction in monkey cells, a possible first step ...
Aug 31, 2021
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