By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it reached a settlement with memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc to resolve an allegation of immigration-related employment discrimination. “The settlement resolves the department’s determination that Micron violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against a U.S. citizen when it failed to…
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. lawmakers on Thursday criticized President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. labor secretary, Julie Su, saying she dismantled the gig economy, hurting companies such as Uber and DoorDash Su, a civil rights lawyer and former California labor commissioner, found unequivocal support from several Democrats on the committee. She needs…
By Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will delay until at least Friday the publication of a report into claims that his deputy bullied staff, two government officials said, despite having had hours to review the findings and reach a conclusion. Sunak spent much of Thursday considering the findings…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Judiciary Committee’s chairman called on U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts to testify at a May 2 hearing on Supreme ethics reform after earlier urging him to investigate ties between Justice Clarence Thomas and a wealthy Republican donor. Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, the panel’s chairman, said the hearing follows “a steady…
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, suggesting the labor market was gradually slowing as the Federal Reserve’s year-long interest rate hiking campaign dampens demand. Though measured, the loss of labor market momentum added to slumping retail sales and manufacturing activity in…
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve has “regular discussions” with the banks it supervises about managing the risks associated with artificial intelligence, as more financial institutions utilize AI for customer service applications, fraud monitoring and underwriting, a top official at the U.S. central bank said on Thursday. In prepared remarks, Fed Governor Christopher Waller cautioned that…
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Use of the drug misoprostol on its own to terminate pregnancies is on the rise in the United States as providers seek a preemptive alternative while a ban on abortion pill mifepristone is being considered in court. Misoprostol is already part of the only medication abortion…
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional war game simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan showed the need to arm the island “to the teeth,” the chair of a committee on China said on Thursday, after the exercise indicated the U.S. must boost production of long-range missiles and businesses must brace for economic…
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to require member countries to host some of the refugees and migrants coming to the bloc at times of high arrivals, part of a fiercely contested reform due ahead of a 2024 pan-European election. The European Parliament adopted its position on the looming…
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian court on Thursday acquitted 69 Hindus, including a former minister from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), of the murder of 11 Muslims during communal riots in the western state of Gujarat in 2002. The killings occurred in Ahmedabad on Feb. 28, 2002, a day after a suspected Muslim…
