Sen. Amato urges Governor Murphy to scrap 6% cap on school aid increases for 2026
TRENTON, NJ — Senator Carmen Amato (R-9) on Tuesday called on Governor Phil Murphy to eliminate the 6% cap on school aid increases in the upcoming fiscal year, arguing it prevents adequate…
Google urges court to scrap $1.6 billion EU antitrust fine
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Alphabet unit Google on Monday urged Europe’s second-highest court to dismiss a 1.49-billion-euro ($1.6 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators three years ago for hindering…
Most financial institutions in Asia need until 2023 to scrap Libor benchmark
HONG KONG – Most financial institutions operating in Asia will take until next year to remove references to the Libor benchmark in loan agreements, an industry survey found, though most iterations of…
U.S. to scrap ‘conscience’ rule for healthcare workers, Politico reports
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s administration plans to rescind a rule devised under his predecessor Donald Trump that was intended to make it easier for healthcare providers including doctors and nurses to…
Harry Sloan, Jeff Sagansky scrap IPO plans for SPAC venture
(Reuters) – Blank-check firm Spinning Eagle Acquisition Corp, backed by former Hollywood executives Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky, on Wednesday filed to withdraw its U.S. initial public offering of up to $2…
VW to scrap models and focus on premium market -CFO tells FT
BERLIN – German carmaker Volkswagen will axe many combustion engine models by the end of the decade and sell fewer cars overall to concentrate on producing more profitable premium vehicles, its finance…
China hopes U.S. will scrap all tariffs on Chinese products: commerce ministry
BEIJING – China hopes the United States will scrap all tariffs on its goods as soon as possible after the U.S. reinstated 352 product exclusions from China tariffs, the commerce ministry said…
Britain to set out plans to scrap COVID self-isolation laws
By David Milliken LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to set out plans next week to remove self-isolation requirements for people infected with COVID-19, his office said on Saturday. Britain…
Private contractor to scrap facial recognition requirement for U.S. agencies
By Kanishka Singh – Private contractor ID.me said it will drop the facial recognition requirement in the identity-verification software used by several U.S. states and federal agencies, after backlash over the technology’s…
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