HURDLE MILLS, NC—Irineo Cruz-Sanchez of Hurdle Mills hit the jackpot by winning a $1 million prize from a $10 Multiplier Mania scratch-off ticket. Cruz-Sanchez purchased his winning ticket at the…
TikTok Bill Clears Committee Hurdle With Unanimous Vote As China Faces App Sale Ultimatum Jason Cohen on March 7, 2024 House lawmakers on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of a…
By Adam Jourdan BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Javier Milei’s “omnibus” bill, a sprawling reform package ranging from tax hikes to privatizations, has cleared its first hurdle in Congress…
(Reuters) -Gold miner Newmont Corp said on Monday it has received a clearance from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board to proceed with its proposed A$26.2 billion ($16.86 billion) takeover of…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Legislation to hold a referendum to recognise Australia’s Indigenous people in the constitution cleared its first parliamentary hurdle on Wednesday as it was passed in the House…
By Li Gu and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s ambitious plan to get its companies listed in London and Zurich stock markets needs fine-tuning, analysts say, as the sparse…
Senate Overcomes Major Hurdle In Repealing The President’s War Authorizations In Iraq Micaela Burrow on March 16, 2023 The Senate completed a procedural vote in favor of repealing a pair…
By Byron Kaye and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – When Melbourne barista Melinda Elliott had to cut back on casual work shifts this year, she asked her buy-now, pay-later (BNPL)…
MADRID (Reuters) – An amended windfall tax proposal for Spanish banks and large energy companies cleared its first hurdle in parliament in the early hours of Friday with the backing…
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Clears Major Hurdle In Senate With GOP Support Arjun Singh on November 16, 2022 The Senate voted 62-37 Wednesday to advance a bill codifying same-sex marriage past…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill ensuring federal recognition of same-sex marriages received enough votes to clear the first procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, after months of bipartisan…
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA – Nigeria’s petroleum regulator said on Tuesday it stood by its refusal to approve Exxon Mobil’s $1.28 billion sale of shares in its Nigerian unit to…
BRUSSELS – The European Union on Tuesday reached a breakthrough on common rules for minimum wages across the 27-nation bloc with a provisional agreement on measures designed to promote collective…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson moved a step closer to being confirmed as a justice on Monday when the Senate voted to break a Judiciary Committee…
WASHINGTON – A temporary funding bill that would keep the federal government running through March 11 and avoid a potential partial shutdown cleared a procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate…