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Fed’s Powell, in testimony, says inflation fight has “long way to go”
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's fight to lower inflation back to its 2% target "has a long way to go," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday in testimo...
Jun 21, 2023
Fed members, shaping the 2024 campaign economy, head to Capitol Hill
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and nominees for three Fed Board seats will testify on Capitol Hill Wednesday, laying out over several hours of hear...
Jun 21, 2023
After Roe v. Wade fell, this father-daughter duo left Texas to go on providing abortions
By Gabriella Borter ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) - The day Alan Braid opened his abortion clinic for business in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last August, he looked out at a waiting room full of pati...
Jun 21, 2023
US Supreme Court’s Alito defends against ethics questions
By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Tuesday published a commentary in the Wall Street Journal defending himself from questions about his ethica...
Jun 20, 2023
Jeffrey Epstein got $300 million in US Virgin Islands tax incentives, JPMorgan says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase said the U.S. Virgin Islands gave Jeffrey Epstein more than $300 million in tax incentives and waived sex offender monitoring requirements, shielding the disgraced ...
Jun 20, 2023
Montana youth ask judge for historic order in climate trial
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A lawyer for 16 young people on Tuesday asked a Montana judge for a historic order declaring the state's pro-fossil fuel policies violate their rights, wrapping up argumen...
Jun 20, 2023
Christian-owned Texas business shielded from LGBT bias claims -appeals court
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A Christian-owned wellness center is exempt from the federal law prohibiting employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, a fede...
Jun 20, 2023
Senate confirms abortion rights lawyer to US appeals court
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) - A lawyer who argued on the losing side of the U.S. Supreme Court case that ended the national right to abortion won confirmation on Tuesday to a seat on a federal appea...
Jun 20, 2023
Georgia-Pacific may maintain bankruptcy pause on lawsuits, court rules
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) - Georgia-Pacific can avoid litigating tens of thousands of asbestos lawsuits while its subsidiary Bestwall remains in bankruptcy, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. In a 2-1...
Jun 20, 2023
Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors blocked by U.S. judge
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down an Arkansas law prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormones and surgery to transgen...
Jun 20, 2023
