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Biden budget sets aside $750 million for SolarWinds response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed budget includes $750 million for the government agencies hit by the SolarWinds hack to pay for cybersecurity improvements to prevent another ...
May 28, 2021
Saudi-led coalition intercepts and destroys explosives-laden drone towards khamis Mushait -state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen on Friday said it intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by the Iran-aligned group towards khamis Mushait, ...
May 28, 2021
Airports, Amtrak and autos: Biden wants to spend $88 billion on transportation
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed Transportation Department budget puts a sharp focus on the nation's infrastructure, boosting funding for trains and trans...
May 28, 2021
Mali’s top court declares coup leader Goita as interim president
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's constitutional court on Friday declared Assimi Goita, the colonel who as vice president of the country's transition back to democratic institutions overthrew the president an...
May 28, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/28: bed usage remains under 50
PEORIA, Ill. — A mere 21 residents, total, of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties tested positive between Thursday and Friday for COVID-19. 13 of the cases are Peoria residents, eight live i...
May 28, 2021
Software provider Sprinklr reveals 19% jump in quarterly revenue in IPO filing
xx (Reuters) - Software startup Sprinklr on Friday made public its plans for a stock market listing in the United States, revealing a 19.3% rise in revenue for the three months ended April 30. The com...
May 28, 2021
Call for Amazon to consider blue-collar director wins 17% support
(Reuters) - A shareholder proposal calling for Amazon.com Inc to consider adding an hourly worker to its board of directors received support from 17% of votes cast, according to a company filing on Fr...
May 28, 2021
Biden budget drops Hyde Amendment to allow public funding of abortion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed 2022 budget omits a ban on federal funding for most abortions that has been part of government spending bills for decades. The budget, releas...
May 28, 2021
Anti-abortion protesters in New York win court ruling
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court has thrown out its recent decision allowing New York's attorney general to block anti-abortion protesters from trying to keep women awa...
May 28, 2021
U.S. airlines issued $12.8 billion in travel refunds -A4A letter
(Reuters) - Eleven U.S. airlines issued $12.84 billion in cash refunds to customers in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic upended the travel industry, in addition to billions of dollars in vouchers, acc...
May 28, 2021
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