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U.S. aims to double cover crop planting to address climate change
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States aims to double the country's cover crop plantings to 30 million acres by 2030 under a new Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation program laun...
Jan 10, 2022
Real estate tycoon Robert Durst, convicted of murder, dies -New York Times
(Reuters) - Real estate tycoon Robert Durst, who was serving a life sentence for murdering a friend in 2000, has died at age 78, the New York Times reported on Monday. (Reporting by Tyler Clifford; ed...
Jan 10, 2022
Biden to push filibuster changes in MLK hometown Atlanta
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will push on Tuesday to weaken rules that allow a minority group of senators to kill proposed laws, arguing the ...
Jan 10, 2022
U.S. breaks COVID-19 hospitalization record as Omicron surges
By Maria Caspani and Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States reached a fresh high of 132,646, according to a Reuters tally on Monday, surpassing the record of 132,051 ...
Jan 10, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place limits on higher-ethanol fuel blend
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away an industry group's bid to revive a decision made by the Environmental Protection Agency under former President Donald Trump...
Jan 10, 2022
Medicare asked to reassess 2022 premium hikes after Aduhelm price cut
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra on Monday asked the country's Medicare program to reassess its 2022 premium hikes, weeks after Biogen Inc cut the price of its Al...
Jan 10, 2022
Open door may have contributed to death toll in New York fire, mayor says
By Carlo Allegri and Brendan O'Brien NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City authorities on Monday were investigating a possible "maintenance issue" with a door that failed to close when fire erupted in a ...
Jan 10, 2022
U.S. charges New York man with threatening to kill Donald Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man has been criminally charged with threatening to kill former U.S. President Donald Trump, court papers show. According to a criminal complaint unsealed on Monday, Th...
Jan 10, 2022
U.S. wholesale inventories revised higher in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale inventories increased more than initially thought in November, suggesting that the restocking of warehouses likely contributed to economic growth last quarter. Th...
Jan 10, 2022
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions jumped 6.2% in 2021-report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6.2% from 2020 levels last year as the use of coal-fired electricity jumped 17% and drivers returned to the roads after the first year of t...
Jan 10, 2022
