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,…
Biden’s Energy Secretary Urges Low-Income Americans To Make Their Homes ‘Energy Efficient’ With Tax Credits
Biden’s Energy Secretary Urges Low-Income Americans To Make Their Homes ‘Energy Efficient’ With Tax Credits Harold Hutchison on March 20, 2023 Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Monday that low-income families could benefit…
US urges Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden’s NATO bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States welcomed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement on Friday that the country’s parliament will begin ratifying Finland’s NATO bid, and encouraged Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden’s accession…
Carl Icahn urges Fed to keep fighting inflation after SVB collapse – FT
(Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn has urged the U.S. Federal Reserve to stay the course in the fight against the “disease of inflation” despite the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and…
Putin urges business leaders to build new Russian economy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called on Russia’s billionaires and business elite to invest in new technology, production facilities and enterprises to help Russia overcome what he said were…
HSBC urges SVB UK staff to assure clients their cash, loans are safe – memo
LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC’s top bosses have called on employees at the rescued British arm of failed U.S. lender Silicon Valley Bank to assure clients “their deposits are safe and loans are…
New SVB CEO urges top venture capital clients to move deposits back
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Silicon Valley Bank’s new Chief Executive Tim Mayopoulos on Tuesday urged the failed bank’s top venture capital clients to move their deposits to its newly created bridge…
Tennis-Florida’s DeSantis urges Biden to let unvaccinated Djokovic enter US for Miami Open
(Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has called on U.S. President Joe Biden to allow Novak Djokovic to compete at this month’s Miami Open despite the world number one being unvaccinated for…
White House urges Congress to pass bill giving Commerce secretary power to ban TikTok
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House urged Congress to quickly pass legislation introduced on Tuesday that would provide the federal government with new powers to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok and other…
French union urges Airbus to reopen salary pact due to inflation
PARIS (Reuters) – One of France’s largest unions, Force Ouvriere, has called on planemaker Airbus to renegotiate part of an existing salary accord to take account of high inflation, in the latest…
UN committee urges China to dismantle forced labour systems
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. committee said on Monday it was concerned about China’s treatment of its Muslim minority, including the use of forced labour against Uyghurs, in a…
China’s Xi urges private firms to ‘be rich and loving’ in pursuit of prosperity for all
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday private companies should be “rich and loving” by shouldering a responsibility along with state-own firms to achieve prosperity for…
Jackson Republican leader urges residents to get involved after Murphy cuts to hit schools
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Jackson Township Republican Club is inviting members of the community to become involved in local and state government after Governor Phil Murphy cut millions of dollars from…
Japan PM urges extra inflation-relief steps as households struggle
By Kantaro Komiya and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has ordered the ruling coalition to draft additional measures over the next two weeks to counter price hikes, Kyodo…
China urges global lenders’ involvement in developing nations’ debt
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang called on global financial institutions on Thursday to play an active role in restructuring the debt of developing countries. China, the world’s largest bilateral…
Biden DOJ Urges Congress To Renew Much-Maligned Surveillance Law
Biden DOJ Urges Congress To Renew Much-Maligned Surveillance Law Jason Cohen on March 1, 2023 A top Department of Justice (DOJ) official urged Congress Tuesday to renew a heavily criticized warrantless surveillance…
Ex-BOJ gov Shirakawa urges re-examination of monetary framework, inflation targets
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa called on policymakers to reconsider central banks’ monetary framework based on inflation targets, given their limits that became…
Biden urges US carriers to follow American Airlines on family seating
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on U.S. airlines to follow American Airlines in committing to eliminating family seating fees as part of their customer service…
BIS urges central banks to ‘get the job done’
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Central banks need to “get the job done” when it comes to getting inflation back under control, the Bank for International Settlements has said, urging them…
G7 raises Ukraine support to $39 billion for 2023, urges IMF programme by March
BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Group of Seven (G7) nations on Thursday raised economic support to Ukraine to $39 billion for this year and urged an IMF programme for the country by the…
Coalition Urges Biden Admin To Drop Proposal That Could Allow Male Students Into Female Bathrooms, Locker Rooms
Coalition Urges Biden Admin To Drop Proposal That Could Allow Male Students Into Female Bathrooms, Locker Rooms Alexa Schwerha on February 21, 2023 More than two dozen organizations signed a letter to…
North Korea paper calls outside aid ‘poisoned candy’, urges self-reliance
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s official newspaper said on Wednesday that relying on external aid to cope with food shortages would be equal to taking “poisoned candy”, urging economic…
Biden’s FDA Chief Urges Crackdown On Health ‘Misinformation’
Biden’s FDA Chief Urges Crackdown On Health ‘Misinformation’ Laurel Duggan on February 20, 2023 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf is pushing the agency to expand its crackdown on…
China’s top diplomat urges end to hostilities ahead of Moscow visit
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, who is to visit Russia this week on the one-year anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine, called on Monday for negotiations and peace for…
ISS urges Apple shareholders to vote for CEO Tim Cook, other execs’ pay packages
(Reuters) – Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has urged Apple Inc’s investors to vote for its director nominees and the pay packages for top executives, including Chief Executive Tim Cook.…
Polistina Urges Gov. Murphy to Issue 30-Day Moratorium on Wind Development to Investigate Whale Deaths
Senator Vince Polistina (R-2) sent a letter to Governor Murphy today to express concern about a rising number of East Coast whale deaths and to request a 30-day moratorium on offshore wind…
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