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Potential UPS strike could cost customers over $4 billion – report
(Reuters) - A potential strike by about 340,000 workers of The Teamsters Union against United Parcel Service could cause its customers to incur losses in excess of $4 billion, according to an analysis...
Jul 13, 2023
U.S. Justice Department launches civil rights probe into Atlanta-area jail
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into conditions at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia that will examine whether t...
Jul 13, 2023
U.S. ‘under no circumstances’ will pay into loss and damage fund: Kerry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not pay into a global fund being developed aimed at delivering financing to places affected by climate-fuelled disasters, John Kerry, the U.S. special env...
Jul 13, 2023
Top US sanctions architect to lead Treasury’s financial crimes team -Yellen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Andrea Gacki, a veteran U.S. Treasury official who helped design Washington's Russia sanctions strategy, has been appointed director of the department's Financial Crimes Enforce...
Jul 13, 2023
Group challenges Texas ban on TikTok for public university employees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group on Thursday sued the state of Texas over its ban on public university employees from using Chinese-owned app TikTok on state-owned devices or networks, arguing it is com...
Jul 13, 2023
Former executives at college aid startup Frank plead not guilty to defrauding JPMorgan Chase
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The founder and a former executive of college financial aid startup Frank pleaded not guilty on Thursday to U.S. charges of defrauding JPMorgan Chase into buying the company for $...
Jul 13, 2023
Pittsburgh jury finds synagogue attacker eligible for death penalty
(Reuters) - A federal jury on Thursday decided that Robert Bowers was eligible for the death penalty for killing 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, the deadliest antisemiti...
Jul 13, 2023
US Secret Service says it ends White House cocaine probe, no suspect identified
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Thursday it had concluded its investigation into cocaine found at the White House and said it had been unable to identify a suspect. The cocaine ...
Jul 13, 2023
Pentagon’s Austin: Tuberville must lift holds on U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday that Senator Tommy Tuberville's blocks of Pentagon appointments is a national security concern and he intends to talk to the Repu...
Jul 13, 2023
Nearly 100 US lawmakers urge EPA to finalize tougher vehicle emissions cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 95 U.S. lawmakers on Thursday urged the Biden administration to finalize stricter emissions limits than it proposed in April over the objections of most major automak...
Jul 13, 2023
