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U.S. FDA to ask for more time before deciding on Juul e-cigarettes -WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to ask for more time before deciding whether e-cigarettes from market leader Juul Labs Inc can be sold in the United States, the Wall Stre...
Sep 09, 2021
Soccer-UEFA chief Ceferin threatens World Cup boycott if new plans go ahead
(Reuters) - UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has warned of a potential European boycott of the World Cup if FIFA's plans to stage the tournament every two years go ahead. World soccer's governing bod...
Sep 09, 2021
As ‘buy now, pay later’ surges, a third of U.S. users fall behind on payments
By Anna Irrera (Reuters) - A third of U.S. consumers who used "buy now, pay later" services have fallen behind on one or more payments, and 72% of those said their credit score declined, a new study p...
Sep 09, 2021
Explainer: U.S. Senate referee in spotlight as Democrats pursue major spending
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Few know her name or have seen her on TV, but Elizabeth MacDonough is one of the most important people in Washington. As the Senate's parliamentarian, MacDonou...
Sep 09, 2021
“Feeling free”: women criminalized by Mexico’s abortion bans celebrate ruling
By Laura Gottesdiener MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - When a nurse arrived at Martha Mendez's bedside in a Mexican hospital carrying a fetus and told the teenager to ask it for forgiveness, Mendez resig...
Sep 09, 2021
New Biden plan could mandate COVID shots or tests for two-thirds of U.S. workers
UPDATED 4:26 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday said he will require all federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the U.S. Department of Labor will issue a rule...
Sep 09, 2021
Soccer-Wenger says ‘very positive response’ to new World Cup plan
By Simon Evans (Reuters) - FIFA's plan to double the number of World Cups by holding the tournament every two years has received a "very positive response", Arsene Wenger, the man fronting the proposa...
Sep 09, 2021
White House pulls Biden nominee Chipman to lead ATF firearms agency
By Jarrett Renshaw, Jeff Mason and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has withdrawn President Joe Biden's nomination of gun control advocate David Chipman to head the U.S. Bureau of...
Sep 09, 2021
Michael Constantine, actor known for ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding,’ dead at 94
By Patricia Reaney (Reuters) - Michael Constantine, the American actor who found countless uses for Windex as the patriarchal restaurant owner in the "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" films, has died at age ...
Sep 09, 2021
Golf-Aphibarnrat sets pace at Wentworth as Ryder Cup hopefuls begin quest
LONDON (Reuters) - Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat produced a scorching eight-under-par opening round at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Thursday as behind him those vying for Ryder Cup spots...
Sep 09, 2021
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