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,…
Testa Urges Murphy to Order Performance Audit & State Oversight for French Arts Museum Project in Jersey City
Sen. Michael Testa urged Gov. Phil Murphy to order a performance audit and State oversight to control costs related to the development of a French arts museum in Jersey City.…
UK financial watchdog urges NatWest chair to stay put
LONDON (Reuters) – The chairman of NatWest Howard Davies should remain in office to ensure stability for the bank, a senior official at Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority said on Monday. Sheldon Mills,…
Pennacchio Urges Action on Bill to Protect Right to Buy and Use Gas Stoves
Sen. Joe Pennacchio urged the Legislature to take action on a bill he sponsors with Sen. Steven Oroho that protects the right of New Jerseyans to buy and use gas stoves.…
IMF urges Pakistan to continue monetary policy tightening cycle
By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan must continue its monetary tightening cycle, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a staff report on Tuesday, a week after the lender approved…
Elizabeth Warren Urges Biden Regulators To Investigate Elon Musk’s Tesla Over Twitter Takeover
Elizabeth Warren Urges Biden Regulators To Investigate Elon Musk’s Tesla Over Twitter Takeover Jason Cohen on July 17, 2023 Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter Monday pressing the Securities and…
China’s top diplomat urges stable ties with India as military tensions simmer
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top diplomat Wang Yi told the Indian foreign minister that bilateral ties need to be stabilised, as the two Asian neighbours searched for ways to ease simmering military…
US Secretary of State Blinken urges stability in Indo-Pacific
JAKARTA (Reuters) – United States’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called for stability in the Indo-Pacific region and urged the world to work together to end threatening behaviour by North…
OAS urges Guatemalan authorities to move forward with election process
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – The Organization of American States (OAS) condemned the Guatemalan Constitutional Court’s (CSJ) decision to continue reviewing the results of June 25 elections, where political party…
China’s Xi urges greater innovation amid tech curbs from US
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping, on an inspection tour of a major industrial province, renewed his call for greater innovation and technological self-reliance, as the United States intensifies curbs on…
Rights group urges Tunisia to halt collective expulsions of African migrants
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia should halt collective expulsions of sub-Saharan African migrants and urgently enable access to humanitarian services for those the government sent to a dangerous area of…
California governor urges US to probe Florida’s transport of migrants out of state
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday urged the Department of Justice to open criminal and civil investigations into Florida’s transportation of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard and…
Australian watchdog urges banks to move Indigenous clients into low-fee accounts
(Reuters) -Australia’s corporate regulator on Wednesday asked the country’s banks to disclose data on fees charged to Indigenous consumers after a review found they were not meeting targets for moving First Nations…
China urges Netherlands to not abuse export control measures
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has urged the Netherlands to not hinder bilateral cooperation in the semiconductor industry and to not abuse export controls, China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement. The…
US urges ‘orderly, responsible’ drawdown of UN peacekeepers from Mali
(Reuters) – The United States regrets a decision by Mali’s interim military authorities to ask a United Nations peacekeeping force to leave the country, the State Department said on Monday, calling for…
U.N. human rights chief urges clamp-down on people smugglers after shipwreck
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Friday for countries to clamp down on people smugglers and human traffickers after at least 78 migrants were killed…
Nikola founder urges vote against critical share proposal
By Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nikola’s top shareholder and founder, Trevor Milton, on Thursday urged investors to vote against the electric truck maker’s proposal to increase the number of shares…
Kremlin urges faster action to let foreign vessels use Northern Sea Route
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Kremlin aide urged the Russian government on Thursday to adopt legislation allowing foreign flagged vessels to use the Northern Sea Route (NSR), which Moscow wants to turn into…
Ahead of Modi visit, journalists’ group urges US to press India on media crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday called on the U.S. government to urge India to end a media crackdown and release six detained journalists. A statement from CPJ…
U.S. Border Patrol urges migrants to not endanger their lives by swimming across U.S./Mexico maritime boundary line
IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif – U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents assigned to the Imperial Beach Station continue to see migrants illegally enter the United States by swimming through the Pacific Ocean. During the…
IMF deputy urges Sri Lanka to keep up momentum on economic reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sri Lanka is showing a “strong commitment” to implementing economic reforms but must continue this momentum amid a challenging economic environment, International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura…
IMF urges BOJ to keep ultra-low rates, but be ready to shift course
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan must keep monetary policy ultra-loose as it will take time to re-anchor inflation expectations to its 2% target, International Monetary Fund’s chief…
Activist investor Legion urges Twilio to consider board changes, divestitures- The Information
(Reuters) – Activist investor Legion Partners has met Twilio Inc officials several times, urging the cloud computing company to make changes to its board and consider divestitures, The Information reported on Tuesday.…
Turkey’s Erdogan urges voters to turn out, rival sees ‘last exit’
By Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sought to build on his momentum going into Sunday’s runoff presidential election, urging Turks to vote as the man aiming to defeat…
Mexican president urges Latino voters to reject DeSantis after campaign launch
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday urged Latino voters not to back Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the next U.S. presidential election, accusing the Republican politician…
Biden administration urges Supreme Court not to hear Apple-Caltech patent case
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – The U.S. solicitor general on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Apple Inc and Broadcom Inc stemming from their $1.1 billion trial…
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