A coalition of the world’s largest producers and users of plastic led by Coca Cola and PepsiCo urged the United Nations to create a legally binding treaty addressing plastic pollution. …
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– The United States’ Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) released a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday voicing concern over forced labour in the production of uniforms …
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Democrat New York City Mayor Eric Adams says when it comes to mandating COVID-19 vaccines for school children, “We’re going to do that.” As the omicron variant spreads, the CDC …
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MILAN – A group of Telecom Italia (TIM) directors, including representatives of top investor Vivendi, asked the group’s chairman to call a special board meeting to appoint a new chief …
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WASHINGTON – Groups representing U.S. airlines, aircraft manufacturers and airports urged the White House late on Monday to intervene to delay the use by wireless carriers of C-Band spectrum for …
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Jersey Shore healthcare providers AltantiCare and Shore Medical Center are telling patients looking to get tested for COVID-19 to find alternatives as the hospitals are both busy handling growing caseloads. …
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Sixteen House Democrats asked the Biden administration to introduce stricter standards for monitoring fossil fuel emissions to protect Hispanic communities on Wednesday. The Democrats, all members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus …
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WASHINGTON – Critics of tech giants like Alphabet’s Google pressed Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo for a January meeting after she expressed concern about proposed legislation in Europe aimed at reining …
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By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON – Business groups, religious entities and 27 U.S. states have urged the Supreme Court to block the Biden administration’s nationwide vaccine-or-testing COVID-19 mandate for large businesses, …
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By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – European Union leaders reiterated on Thursday their political commitment to finishing the bloc’s banking union, but set no date for it, underlining the deep disagreements …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -Families of victims of the two 737 MAX crashes on Thursday said the U.S. Justice Department violated their rights when it struck a deferred prosecution agreement with …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – Two major book publishers told a judge a U.S. Justice Department antitrust lawsuit should be rejected, calling the government’s arguments “legally, factually, and economically wrong.” …
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A Minnesota public school district reportedly sent completely redacted documents to parents requesting pertinent documents containing Critical Race Theory keywords, Alpha News reported. Parents from the group United Patriots for …
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By Leah Douglas – Farmers have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether recent spikes in fertilizer prices are attributable to market manipulation by fertilizer companies, according to …
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INDIAN RIVER, FL – A Florida woman was charged after she drove through a golf course and according to police records, never asked anyone if she could play through. There …
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Congressman Jim Jordan scorched Dr. Anthony Fauci’s source of power in the American government after he declared, “I represent science”. “Who does he answer to?” Jordan asked. “I don’t think …
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– It was the Federal Reserve’s word du jour for most of 2021, but “transitory” looks like it will soon be set out at the curb along with the rest …
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By Joseph Ax – Pennsylvania prosecutors on Monday said they have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to toss out the state court decision that overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction …
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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Four groups of influential Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday to back the issuance of $2 trillion in additional emergency reserves …
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MILAN – Italian prosecutors have asked a judge to drop a case against Vivendi’s owner and CEO for alleged market manipulation and obstruction of regulators in the French group’s stakebuilding …
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By Nate Raymond BOSTON – Opponents of policies used to boost the number of Black and Hispanic students on American college campuses on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to …
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BEIJING – Some Chinese state-owned companies have told regulators to consider adjusting lending restrictions to property developers for borrowing related to mergers and acquisitions, Chinese media outlet Cailianshe said on …
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The Haitian gang that kidnapped a group of American missionaries that was returning from an orphanage construction site is demanding $17 million ransom, a top Haitian official said on Monday, …
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Laurel Duggan on October 15, 2021 The U.S. Department of Justice will ask the Supreme Court to put a hold on a Texas law that bans abortions after a fetal …