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Blinken in meeting with France’s Le Drian discussed bilateral ties, Indo-Pacific
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday in New York, the U.S. State Department said, and discussed plans for 'in-d...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. charges ex-Wall Street quantitative analyst with insider trading
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Wall Street quantitative analyst was charged on Thursday with insider trading for making nearly 2,900 trades after learning his employer would soon ma...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. household wealth rose to record $141.7 trillion in Q2, Fed says
(Reuters) - U.S. household wealth jumped to a new high of $141.7 trillion at the end of June, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Thursday, boosted by stock market gains and a pandemic-induced...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. Senate panel sets hearing on Russian gas pipeline amid Ukraine concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee scheduled a closed-door hearing on Sept. 29 to discuss Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which several lawmakers say could...
Sep 23, 2021
State Department says U.S. envoy to Haiti ‘mischaracterized circumstances’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Thursday said the resignation of the U.S. special envoy to Haiti was "unfortunate" and defended the Biden administration's policies, saying for the envoy...
Sep 23, 2021
Blinken says U.S. soon will release new strategy for Indo-Pacific region
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday that Washington would soon release a new compre...
Sep 23, 2021
Schumer, Pelosi announce revenue deal for Biden’s social agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The two top Democrats in the U.S. Congress announced a revenue deal on Thursday that they said would pay for President Joe Biden's social spending agenda, marking a major step fo...
Sep 23, 2021
White House analysis says wealthy Americans pay far less in taxes than others
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday published a new economic analysis that showed how the wealthiest Americans pay far less in taxes than others - an effort to bolster President Joe Bid...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. special envoy for Haiti resigns amid deportations -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. special envoy for Haiti, Ambassador Daniel Foote, has resigned, a senior State Department official said on Thursday, amid mass deportations of Haitians who fled recent p...
Sep 23, 2021
Unruly U.S. airline passenger incidents fall but still too high, regulator says
By David Shepardson and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The rate of unruly airline passenger incidents has dropped sharply since regulators moved to impose fines in January but remains twice as hig...
Sep 23, 2021
