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Biden could name new Fed officials as soon as this week – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden could announce nominees for three top positions on the Federal Reserve Board as soon as this week, a person familiar with the process said on Wednesday....
Jan 05, 2022
Chicago cancels school as record-setting Omicron wave spurs more disruptions
By Lisa Shumaker and Joseph Ax CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago officials canceled classes in the nation's third-largest school district on Wednesday amid a dispute with the teachers' union, the latest dis...
Jan 05, 2022
Factbox-Trump’s Fed eased bank rules. Now what can Democrats roll back?
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under Republican leadership appointed by former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Federal Reserve eased a raft of bank rules and requirements introduced followi...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. attorney general to discuss investigation into Capitol attack
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday is set to discuss the Justice Department's investigation into the deadly Capitol attack by former President ...
Jan 05, 2022
Twitter creates monitoring team to prepare for Capitol riot anniversary
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Twitter Inc created a new team to review the social networking site for harmful content associated with...
Jan 05, 2022
Louisiana governor to pardon plaintiff in landmark Supreme Court racial segregation case
(Reuters) - Louisiana's governor is scheduled on Wednesday to posthumously pardon Homer Plessy, the plaintiff in the 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case which upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine that al...
Jan 05, 2022
At least 13 killed in Philadelphia house fire – media reports
(Reuters) -At least 13 people were killed in an early morning fire on Wednesday in a Philadelphia row house, according to local media citing police and fire department officials. The Philadelphia Fire...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. lawmakers weigh new COVID-19 stimulus funding -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are discussing another possible round of COVID-19 stimulus spending for businesses, seeking to blunt the impact of the fast-spreading Omicron variant, the Washing...
Jan 05, 2022
Tree touching PG&E power line sparked California’s Dixie wildfire, investigation finds
(Reuters) - California's second largest ever wildfire, which scorched just under 100,000 acres last year, was sparked by a tree coming in contact with cables operated by Pacific Gas and Electric power...
Jan 05, 2022
Pandemic-wary U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Biden vaccine mandates
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court, which has restricted its own operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, is preparing to decide whether to block President Joe Biden's va...
Jan 05, 2022
