Columbia man wins $50K lottery prize after mom urges him to play
A Howard County man walked away with a $50,000 windfall after taking his mother’s advice to try his luck with the Maryland Lottery’s Bonus Match 5. The Columbia resident, who rarely plays,…
Japan PM urges ruling party to continue to debate capital gains tax
TOKYO – Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday he wanted his ruling party tax panel to continue to debate the country’s capital gains tax. The debate could lead to an…
Apple’s Cook urges U.S. lawmakers to pass federal privacy law
(Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook on Friday sent a letter to a group of U.S. lawmakers asking them to pass federal privacy legislation, according to a copy of the…
US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate Urges the Family of a Navy Veteran with Just Diagnosed Mesothelioma to Not Gamble on Compensation and to Call the Lawyers at Danziger & De Llano to Ensure a Top Compensation Result that Might Be Millions
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2022 — The US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate is urging the Family of a Navy Veteran who has just been diagnosed with mesothelioma anywhere in the USA to please…
Biden Climate Czar Urges Big Tech To Censor Energy Debate
Biden Climate Czar Urges Big Tech To Censor Energy Debate Harold Hutchison on June 9, 2022 President Joe Biden’s top adviser on environmental issues called on technology companies to censor debates on…
Mongolia urges transparency as Rio Tinto seeks control of giant Oyu Tolgoi project
By Clara Denina and Praveen Menon LONDON/SYDNEY – A top official at the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mining project in Mongolia has called for greater transparency and more power to the local…
IMF urges countries to support vulnerable, avoid blanket subsidies as food, fuel prices soar
By Rachel Savage LONDON – The IMF said on Tuesday governments fighting soaring food and fuel prices should target aid to vulnerable citizens rather than issue across-the-board aid that risked adding to…
Mesothelioma Compensation Center Urges the Family of an Oil Refinery Worker with Mesothelioma Anywhere in the USA to Call the Lawyers at Danziger & De Llano for a Superior Compensation Result That May Be Millions of Dollars
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2022 — The Mesothelioma Compensation Center is by far the best branded source in the nation for oil refinery workers who have developed mesothelioma and their top priority for…
Republican lawmaker urges top Senate Democrat to give gun talks time
By David Morgan WASHINGTON – Senator John Cornyn, the leading Republican in talks aimed at ironing out bipartisan legislation to address a plague of U.S. mass shootings, urged the top Senate Democrat…
US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate Now Urges a Navy Veteran-Person Who Now Has Lung Cancer to Call the Lawyers at Danziger & De Llano If They Had Navy-Workplace Exposure to Asbestos Before 1982-Compensation May Exceed $100,000
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2022 — The US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate is urging a Navy Veteran or person who has been diagnosed with lung cancer within the last 12 months and…
Environmental group urges Biden to wean nation’s biofuel program off liquid fuels
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – The Biden administration should rely less on liquid fuels like ethanol and focus more on cleaner technology like electric vehicles (EVs) and advanced biofuels when it reshapes…
China central bank urges more lending to small firms amid COVID shocks
BEIJING -China’s central bank said on Thursday it would promote more credit for smaller firms and boost financial institutions’ confidence to lend funds, as policymakers struggle to get the COVID-stricken economy back…
New Zealand leader urges U.S. to return to regional trade pact
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday the United States should return to a regional trade pact it quit in 2017 if it wanted to…
Spirit board urges shareholders to reject JetBlue’s tender offer
(Reuters) – Spirit Airlines Inc said on Thursday its board had urged shareholders to reject the unsolicited buyout offer from JetBlue Airways Corp. The offer was not in the best interest of…
Pelosi urges U.S. Congress to approve $33 billion in aid for Ukraine by end of May
WASHINGTON – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday told CBS that Congress needs to pass by the end of the month a bill that would give Ukraine $33 billion…
Thailand urges care over content as Lazada promotion angers royalists
BANGKOK – Thailand on Saturday warned against the creation of online content that risked insulting the country’s monarchy, after a video by a social media influencer promoting e-commerce platform Lazada incensed royalists,…
AP Urges Media To Hold Off On ‘Pregnant People’ In The Wake Of Roe Leak
AP Urges Media To Hold Off On ‘Pregnant People’ In The Wake Of Roe Leak Laurel Duggan on May 6, 2022 The Associated Press updated its style guide on pregnancy and abortion…
ValueAct backs Seven & i director slate, urges more focus on 7-Eleven
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK – ValueAct Capital is backing Seven & i Holdings’ new director candidates for the board, urging them on Thursday to focus more on the Japanese retailer’s 7-Eleven…
Germany urges Vestager to consider company breakups in EU antitrust reforms
By Foo Yun Chee BERLIN – EU antitrust rules should be beefed up to allow regulators to break up companies for serious breaches, German State Secretary Sven Giegold said on Wednesday, urging…
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…
Yellen urges development banks to mobilize private capital for G7 infrastructure push
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged the World Bank and other multilateral development lenders to accelerate infrastructure investments in emerging market countries as part of a concerted…
Malaysia urges countries to prioritise food over fuel as Indonesia bans palm exports
By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR – Countries should pause or slow use of edible oil as biofuel to ensure adequate supply for use in food, a state-backed Malaysian palm oil group…
Takeaway.com’s second-largest shareholder urges rebellion at AGM
AMSTERDAM – Cat Rock, the second-largest shareholder in Just Eat Takeaway.com, called on Monday for a major shake-up of the company by voting out its CFO and several members of its supervisory…
‘Courting Disaster’: Famed Chinese Dissident Urges US Not To Cooperate With The Communist Party
‘Courting Disaster’: Famed Chinese Dissident Urges US Not To Cooperate With The Communist Party Philip Lenczycki on April 21, 2022 UPDATE: This article has been updated to reflect that Chen will be…
Yellen urges World Bank to develop ‘clear and ambitious’ climate targets
WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday urged the World Bank to develop “clear and ambitious targets” for climate adaptation and the global energy transition, underscoring the importance of such…
Trump urges judge to deny New York attorney general’s contempt request
NEW YORK – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is urging a New York court to reject state Attorney General Letitia James’ bid to hold him in contempt, saying he does not have…
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