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US Senator Warren: Supreme Court CFPB case threatens all bank regulators
By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) - A case due to come before the U.S. Supreme Court next week has the potential to expose every federal bank regulator to political inference while also jeopardizing Socia...
Sep 28, 2023
Nuclear-hydrogen ‘marriage’ has potential, US energy loans chief says
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nuclear power plants using low-cost electricity to make hydrogen from water, an emerging fuel, could play a role in the energy transition, the head of a U.S. ...
Sep 28, 2023
DNA remnants found in fossil of 6 million year old turtle
(Reuters) - Remnants of DNA have been discovered in fossilized remains dating to 6 million years ago of a sea turtle closely related to today's Kemp's ridley and olive ridley turtles, marking one of t...
Sep 28, 2023
In Brazil’s Amazon, drought affects locals’ access to food and water
By Bruno Kelly and Steven Grattan MANACAPURU, Brazil (Reuters) - Some rivers winding through Brazil's vast Amazon rainforest have piled up with dead fish in recent days as a worsening drought has led ...
Sep 28, 2023
New US Senate foreign relations chair will look at Turkish F-16 deal
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's new chairman on Thursday said he would look at Turkey's $20 billion Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet deal and that ...
Sep 28, 2023
US finalizes plans to phase out single-use plastic on public lands
(Reuters) - The agency that oversees one-fifth of U.S. lands said on Thursday that it had finalized plans to phase out single-use plastics in public spaces like national parks and wildlife refuges wit...
Sep 28, 2023
US Senate secures votes to advance temporary government funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate secured enough votes on Thursday to open debate on a temporary government funding bill that aims to avert a partial government shutdown this weekend, as voting o...
Sep 28, 2023
Baltimore police arrest suspect in killing of tech CEO
(Reuters) - Baltimore police have arrested a suspect in the killing of Pava LaPere, a 26-year-old tech executive, ending an intense two-day manhunt, local news reported. Jason Billingsley, 32, of Balt...
Sep 28, 2023
Tropical Storm Rina forms over Central Tropical Atlantic – US NHC
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Rina has formed over Central Tropical Atlantic, and some gradual strengthening is forecast during the next few days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thursda...
Sep 28, 2023
London hotspots brightened with colourful new artwork
LONDON (Reuters) - Busy spots in London are being brightened up by the work of British-born artist and designer Adam Nathaniel Furman who is on a mission to create quality background art. "I have a gr...
Sep 28, 2023
