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,…
New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers Urges Halt to 2035 Gas Car Ban
TRENTON, NJ – Jim Appleton, President of the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJ CAR), has called on Governor Phil Murphy to reassess New Jersey’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate following Connecticut’s…
Ohio Lottery Urges Responsible Gifting: Scratch-Offs Not for Minors
CLEVELAND, OH – The Ohio Lottery is actively reminding adults and retailers that its Scratch-Offs, popular as last-minute gifts or stocking stuffers, should not be given to minors. This directive aligns with…
Morgan Stanley urges higher quality corporate bonds as 2024 maturities approach
By Matt Tracy (Reuters) – Investment bank Morgan Stanley is recommending that corporate bond investors focus on higher quality investment-grade and high-yield bonds headed into next year, as a wave of maturities…
IMF chief urges more proactive push for central bank digital currencies
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged countries to make a more proactive push to develop central bank digital currencies (CBDC). Eleven countries, including…
EU digital chief urges TikTok, X to increase clean-up efforts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Video sharing app TikTok and social media platform X both need to step up their efforts to counter illegal hate speech, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said after…
Bayer investor urges rethink after latest glyphosate defeat
By Patricia Weiss and Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) – Bayer investor Union Investment called on Wednesday for the German company to reconsider its litigation strategy for glyphosate and a key U.S. trial lawyer…
Testa Urges State to Stop Jersey City’s Risky Deficit Scheme
Sen. Michael Testa sent a letter to the New Jersey Local Finance Board requesting that they soundly reject Jersey City's proposal to issue $182 million of debt.…
US Senator Schumer urges FTC to probe Exxon, Chevron mega-deals
(Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer on Wednesday urged the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to consider possible anti-competitive harms stemming from recent multi-billion dollar acquisitions by oil and gas giants…
Toms River Dem Leader Urges Fellow Democrats to Vote Write-in Candidate
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A rift in the Toms River Democrat party was evident today after former Toms River Council Democrat endorsed a write-in candidate instead of the party-endorsed candidates. Turnbach, who…
Canada’s Conservative leader urges rejection of RBC’s offer for HSBC Canada -media
(Reuters) – Pierre Poilievre, Canada’s Conservative party leader, called for the federal government to reject Royal Bank of Canada’s C$13.5 billion ($9.84 billion) offer to buy HSBC’s domestic unit, the Globe and…
EU urges reforms, single market in Western Balkans to boost membership bids
TIRANA (Reuters) – The European Union wants to bring six Western Balkan countries closer to membership of the bloc but wants them first to implement reform and create their own single market,…
Israeli lawmaker urges cbank to lower rates amid conflict
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The head of Israel’s parliamentary finance committee on Monday called on Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron to lower short-term interest rates as one measure to…
IMF’s chief economist urges Italy to toughen budget plans -media
ROME (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund wants Italy to make its 2024 budget framework more stringent, as tax cut plans made the Fund “a bit worried”, its chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas,…
Pope urges Hamas to free hostages, says Israel has right to self-defence
By Philip Pullella and Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, in his strongest comments since the start of the conflict in Gaza, on Wednesday called for the release of all hostages…
Labor group urges Biden to ease limits on hydrogen subsidies
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The union representing U.S. carpenters has asked the Biden administration to ensure hydrogen projects powered by existing nuclear power plants will be able to access lucrative…
China urges Philippines to end ‘provocations’ in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Monday warned the Philippines against further “provocations” at an atoll in the South China Sea, saying such acts had violated Chinese territorial sovereignty, contravened international law and disrupted…
New Jersey Muslim Rights Group Urges Local Protests After Attack on Israel
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) criticized New Jersey elected officials for their apparent indifference to the suffering of Palestinians amid recent clashes in…
Texas urges US appeals court to allow Rio Grande barrier
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A lawyer for the state of Texas on Thursday told a U.S. appeals court President Joe Biden’s administration has no power to force the state to remove…
Mexican auto lobby urges authorities to fix border ‘crisis’ as trade hit
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s main auto industry association on Friday urged Mexican authorities to step up efforts to work with the United States to deal with a “migration crisis” on the…
GE must face shareholder lawsuit over accounting, disclosures; judge urges settlement
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Electric failed to persuade a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss a long-running shareholder lawsuit accusing it of concealing risks at its power business, and…
IMF says US government shutdown is ‘avoidable risk,’ urges parties to reach consensus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said a looming shutdown of the U.S. government posed an “avoidable risk” to the nation’s economy, and urged parties to reach consensus on…
China’s US envoy urges ‘practical’ steps to help restore ties
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ambassador to the United States said the Biden administration could help restore fraught relations by starting with “practical” steps, such as renewing a decades-old pact on science and…
US urges continued humanitarian aid for Nagorno-Karabakh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States urged continued humanitarian access to Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday as officials announced additional humanitarian assistance to address health care and other emergency needs. The White House statement came as the…
Mexico urges against migrant-related US border closures hurting trade
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s foreign ministry urged U.S. authorities on Thursday not to take “unilateral measures” complicating trade at the border with the United States, as some ports of entry have been…
White House urges Congress to approve more military aid for Ukraine
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday appealed to Congress to approve billions of additional dollars of support for Ukraine as its counteroffensive against Russian forces continues while…
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