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…
U.S. Supreme Court backs Republican in Pennsylvania ballots case
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with an unsuccessful Republican candidate for a judgeship in Pennsylvania and threw out a lower court’s ruling that had…
Court backs Twitter over complaint from conspiracy-plagued Dutch town
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutch court on Tuesday rejected calls from the town of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk for Twitter to do more to tackle posts about unfounded allegations that a ring of Satan-worshipping paedophiles…
U.S. senator backs extending Boeing 737 MAX approval deadline
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee has proposed extending the deadline for Boeing to win approval for two new variants of the 737 MAX…
Fed’s Bostic backs 75-basis-point hike in November, smaller rise in December
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The lack of clear progress on inflation means the Federal Reserve needs “moderately restrictive” interest rates that should reach a level between 4.25% and 4.50% by…
BIS backs “forceful” rate hikes despite rising recession risk
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s central bank umbrella body, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has urged major economies to forge ahead with forceful interest rate hikes despite the…
Spain’s parliament backs NATO membership for Finland and Sweden
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s parliament ratified the entry of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday, bringing the two Nordic countries one step closer to joining the…
EU court backs EU antitrust decision against Google, trims fine
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Europe’s second-top court on Wednesday upheld an EU antitrust decision against Alphabet unit Google for using its Android mobile operating system to quash rivals but trimmed the record fine…
Russia backs IAEA call for shelling near Zaporizhzhia to stop, envoy says
VIENNA (Reuters) – Russia backs a call by U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi for an immediate stop to shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) and the nearby city of…
EU’s von der Leyen backs price cap on Russian pipeline gas
MURNAU, Germany (Reuters) – Europe needs to impose a price cap on Russian pipeline gas, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday, to foil what she said were Russian…
Ukraine’s Naftogaz backs Scholz’s bid for Canadian LNG ahead of trip
By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – Shortly before his two-day trip to Canada, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz received support for his interest in Canadian liquid natural gas to help replace Russian gas…
Polish PM backs Finland’s leader in fight for right to party
WARSAW (Reuters) – Finland’s prime minister had good reason to go out and celebrate, because her country is joining NATO, her Polish counterpart said on Friday, backing Sanna Marin’s right to party…
EU backs changing monkeypox vaccine injection method to boost supply
By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) – European countries could stretch out limited supplies of the monkeypox vaccine by administering smaller doses of the shot, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday.…
Musk says he backs moderate Republicans and Democrats
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he backs moderate Republicans as well as moderate Democrats, just three months after announcing that he would vote for Republicans.…
FDA chief backs alternate method for injecting Bavarian Nordic’s monkeypox shot
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration chief on Thursday defended a plan to administer Bavarian Nordic’s monkeypox shot intradermally after the company raised doubts about the safety of the method,…
U.S. backs calls for a demilitarized zone around Ukraine nuclear power plant -State Dept
WASHINGTON – The United States supports calls for a demilitarized zone around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after fighting involving Russian and Ukrainian forces in the vicinity of the plant, a State…
U.S. utility MDU Resources backs its strategy after Meister’s Corvex takes stake
By David French and Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) – MDU Resources Group Inc is confident in its current strategy, the company said on Tuesday, after activist investor Corvex Management unveiled a nearly 5%…
LEWANDOWSKI: Republicans Can Win Big In New Hampshire If Trump Backs The Right Candidate. Here’s Who He Should Avoid
LEWANDOWSKI: Republicans Can Win Big In New Hampshire If Trump Backs The Right Candidate. Here’s Who He Should Avoid Corey Lewandowski on August 7, 2022 New Hampshire is once again ground zero…
Two-thirds majority of U.S. Senate backs Finland and Sweden’s joining NATO
WASHINGTON – More than two-thirds of the U.S. Senate approved on Wednesday Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO, the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s as it faces…
Majority of U.S. House backs sweeping semiconductor bill
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed sweeping legislation to subsidize the domestic semiconductor industry as it competes with companies in China and other countries. As voting continued, the…
Majority of U.S. House backs sweeping semiconductor bill
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed sweeping legislation to subsidize the domestic semiconductor industry as it competes with companies in China and other countries. As voting continued, the…
Biden tells Schumer and Manchin he backs drugs, energy bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden said he spoke on Wednesday with Democratic senators Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin to offer his support for a bill that would reduce the national debt,…
‘He Did Nothing Wrong’: Florida Sheriff Backs Homeowner Who Used AK-47-Style Rifle
‘He Did Nothing Wrong’: Florida Sheriff Backs Homeowner Who Used AK-47-Style Rifle Harold Hutchison on July 14, 2022 A Florida sheriff doubled down on comments backing a homeowner who used an AK-47-style…
U.S. House backs measure that would restrict sale of F-16s to Turkey
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that would create a new hurdle for President Joe Biden’s plan to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.…
EU backs crypto anti-money laundering rules
(Reuters) -European Union negotiators on Wednesday reached a provisional agreement on anti-money laundering rules for cryptocurrencies that would spur crypto firms to check their customers’ identities, in the latest regulatory tightening of…
Fed’s Mester backs 75 bps hike in July if economic conditions remain same – CNBC
(Reuters) – Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester told CNBC on Wednesday if economic conditions remain the same, she will advocate for a 75 basis points (bps) hike in interest rates…
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