DOJ backs religious business in New Hampshire case over gender dysphoria insurance coverage
CONCORD, NH – The Justice Department is backing a New Hampshire small business in a federal lawsuit, filing a legal brief Monday stating that employers cannot be forced to cover gender dysphoria…
NATO backs US accusations against Moscow on arms treaty
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies on Friday threw their weight behind U.S. complaints that Russia is violating the New START nuclear arms control treaty and called on Moscow to come back into…
Russian parliament head backs ban on public criticism of Wagner fighters
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s top lawmaker on Wednesday backed a proposal by the founder of the Wagner mercenary group fighting in Ukraine to make it a criminal offence to…
Denmark backs UAE leadership of COP28 climate talks
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Denmark said it is optimistic that the United Arab Emirates, which hosts this year’s UN climate talks, will push for ambitious action to curb climate change…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Backs Calls To Impeach Mayorkas Amid Border Crisis
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Backs Calls To Impeach Mayorkas Amid Border Crisis Jennie Taer on January 17, 2023 Republican Texas Rep. Greg Abbott is backing House Republicans’ calls to impeach Department of…
BoE sceptical over digital pound as euro zone backs work on digital euro
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey questioned the need for a digital pound on Monday just as euro zone finance ministers backed further preparatory work on…
France told Japan it backs reshaping of Renault-Nissan alliance – Les Echos
PARIS (Reuters) -The French state supports a reshaping of the Renault-Nissan alliance and will not oppose a rebalancing of the equity stakes the two carmakers hold in each other, Les Echos reported…
Chinese People Rejoice After Xi Backs Down, Eases COVID Lockdowns
Chinese People Rejoice After Xi Backs Down, Eases COVID Lockdowns Micaela Burrow on December 7, 2022 Chinese citizens rejoiced on Wednesday after Beijing scrapped its most restrictive COVID-19 testing and quarantine rules,…
U.S. Congress backs legislation to block rail strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate backed a measure to block a potentially devastating railroad strike after President Joe Biden had warned that the economic impacts could have been felt in the…
U.S. House backs legislation to block rail strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday backed a bill to block a potentially crippling rail strike, but the fate of a separate proposal by lawmakers…
BlackRock backs banks, cuts European, EM debt as part of ‘new playbook’
By Davide Barbuscia and Marc Jones NEW YORK (Reuters) -Asset manager BlackRock has said 2023 will require a new investment playbook, backing banks and energy sectors to do well, while slapping ‘underweights’…
ECB’s Holzmann backs 0.75 percentage point increase in December -FT
(Reuters) – European Central Bank policymaker Robert Holzmann backed a third straight 0.75 percentage point rise in the deposit rate for the next rate-setting meeting in December, the Financial Times reported on…
IMF backs UK plan for $65 billion of budget tightening
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, said she had spoken with British finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Friday to welcome his latest plan for 55…
U.S.’s Hoyer to leave leadership, backs Jeffries as top House Democrat -Punchbowl News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer will step down from the Democratic leadership but will remain in Congress, Punchbowl News reported on Thursday, adding that Hoyer will back Representative…
Portugal’s finance minister backs planned EU debt rule flexibility
By Sergio Goncalves and Aislinn Laing LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s finance minister has backed the European Commission’s proposal to change the EU’s fiscal rules to allow governments to negotiate individual debt reduction…
Harris Associates backs Credit Suisse handling of governance
ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse shareholder Harris Associates backed the Swiss bank’s handling of any potential conflicts of interest for Michael Klein, then board member, and director Blythe Masters when it implemented…
IMF backs Latam progressive taxes, fiscal discipline
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund will continue to be supportive of progressive tax reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean while fiscal and monetary policies that…
U.S. Justice Dept backs voter intimidation lawsuit in Arizona
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice expressed support on Monday for a lawsuit filed by voting rights organizations in Arizona, which alleges that groups monitoring ballot drop…
Nigeria’s Buhari backs central bank on new banknotes
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said he backed the central bank’s decision to try to mop up excess liquidity by recalling high-value bank notes and replacing them with…
UK leadership candidate Mordaunt withdraws from race, backs Sunak
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Conservative Party leadership contestant Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the race on Monday, saying Rishi Sunak had her full support. (Reporting by William James, writing by Muvija m; Editing…
Abrams Says She Backs The Blue Two Years After Calling To ‘Reallocate Resources’ From Police
Abrams Says She Backs The Blue Two Years After Calling To ‘Reallocate Resources’ From Police Trevor Schakohl on October 18, 2022 Democratic Georgia gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams has recently claimed support…
Mexico president backs defense ministry’s refusal to account for massive data leak
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has shaken off criticism against the country’s defense ministry for refusing to appear before legislators to explain a major cyber hack, resulting…
French development minister backs World Bank reforms, calls for U.S. SDR loans
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – France’s development minister is backing U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s call for the World Bank and similar institutions to vastly expand their lending, but said the…
Turkey backs Putin gas plan as Nord Stream faces long outage
LONDON (Reuters) – Large sections of the damaged Nord Stream pipelines built to supply gas to Europe might need to be replaced, the head of Gazprom said, while Turkey on Friday backed…
Japan Inc strongly backs defence spending, many firms near limit on weak yen – Reuters poll
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese firms overwhelmingly support increasing defence spending amid heightened sabre-rattling in Asia, according to a Reuters monthly poll on Thursday, which also showed half of companies…
Flemming backs off pledge to stop overdevelopment in Jackson days after meeting with Lakewood developer
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township Council President Marty Flemming is running for mayor in November and along the campaign trail, has pledged to stop overdevelopment in Jackson. Days after meeting with…
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