Virginia school board wins appeal over diversity policy
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld an admissions policy aimed at diversifying a highly…
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JPMorgan accuses US Virgin Islands of harboring Jeffrey Epstein for two decades
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase & Co on Tuesday sought to shift blame for failing to snuff…
New Chinese ambassador to US acknowledges challenges in relations
By Echo Wang and Michael Martina NEW YORK (Reuters) -China’s new ambassador to Washington Xie Feng said on Tuesday that…
Exclusive-California seeks EPA approval to ban sales of new gasoline-only vehicles by 2035
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -California has asked the Biden administration to approve its plan to require all new vehicles…
Dollar higher as U.S. debt ceiling concerns keep traders nervous
By Karen Brettell and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar hit a two-month high against a…
No signs of progress from White House, Republicans in ‘tough’ debt ceiling talks
By David Morgan, Steve Holland and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representatives of President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans ended…
U.S. safety board to hold Norfolk Southern derailment investigative hearing
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a two-day investigative hearing June 22-23…
Russia extends WSJ reporter’s detention by three months, US demands release
(Reuters) -A Russian court on Tuesday extended for three months the pre-trial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich,…
Speeding up US power grid connection ‘top priority’, FERC chairman says
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission aims to finalize its plan to speed up the…
Allkem, set for merger, talks up Argentina’s ‘enormous’ lithium riches
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Australian-based lithium miner Allkem Ltd, set for a $10.6 billion merger with U.S.-based…