Musk threatens to reassign NPR Twitter account, NPR says

(Reuters) – Twitter chief Elon Musk has “threatened” to reassign National Public Radio’s Twitter account to another company, the U.S.-based broadcaster said on Tuesday. Musk suggested that he would reassign the network’s main account, under the @NPR handle, to another organization or person, NPR said. NPR stopped posting content to its 52 official Twitter feeds…

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World’s apparel, sneakers hub Vietnam struggles as US ban on Xinjiang cotton bites

(This April 27 story has been corrected to clarify that the statement is attributed to FMC commissioner, not the Commission, in paragraph 15) By Francesco Guarascio and Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) – Tighter U.S. rules to ban imports from China’s Xinjiang are compounding pressure on Vietnam’s apparel and footwear makers, hitting a sector that has…

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Judge says no class action against Peloton over fitness class availability

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday refused to let Peloton Interactive Inc customers pursue a class action accusing the bike and treadmill maker of misleading them about the “ever-growing” size of its library of on-demand fitness classes. In a 74-page decision, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan said…

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Thousands of union contracts to dissolve in Mexico’s fight against pro-company deals

By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Thousands of pro-business union contracts in Mexico are set to expire as Mexico ends a historic campaign to wipe out deals between employers and unions cozy with management that have kept wages low, a key commitment under a North American trade deal. Of 139,000 collective contracts in…

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U.S. will not extend deadline on critical 5G airplane retrofit

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration does not plan to extend a July 1 deadline for airlines to upgrade airplane altimeters, the measuring instruments that are crucial for bad-weather landings, to address potential interference from 5G wireless technology, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. Buttigieg in a call on Tuesday told airlines that the…

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Montana transgender legislator loses court bid to return to floor

(Reuters) – Censured Montana transgender Representative Zooey Zephyr on Tuesday lost a last-minute legal attempt to rejoin debate on the House floor, as a Montana judge rejected her attempt to overturn the legislature’s punishment that silenced her. Republicans controlling Montana’s House of Representatives on April 26 barred Zephyr, a Democrat, from the House floor, anteroom…

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