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Biden says extreme weather will cost U.S. ‘well over $100 billion’ this year
GOLDEN, Co. (Reuters) - Extreme weather events will cost the United States well over a $100 billion this year, topping last year's cost of $99 billion, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Biden,...
Sep 14, 2021
U.S. to buy 1.4 million additional doses of Regeneron’s COVID-19 therapy
(Reuters) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday the U.S. government will buy 1.4 million additional doses of its COVID-19 antibody cocktail, REGEN-COV. The cocktail, a combination of two ant...
Sep 14, 2021
The Hartford to pay $787 million in Boy Scouts sex abuse insurance deal
By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - Insurance company Hartford Financial Services Group Inc said on Tuesday it has entered into a new agreement with the Boy Scouts of America and a majority of sexual abuse...
Sep 14, 2021
U.S. Treasury: jurisdictions with strong rental aid programs to get more funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday it is awarding the remaining $13 billion in COVID-19 rental assistance money to state, local and tribal governments that have performed well in...
Sep 14, 2021
Biden heads for Colorado, says wildfires ‘blinking code red’ on climate
By Steve Holland GOLDEN, Colo. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday made Colorado the latest backdrop featuring nagging drought conditions and raging wildfires in the U.S. West to build support ...
Sep 14, 2021
Jury begins deliberations in L.A. murder trial of Robert Durst
(Reuters) - Jurors in the California murder trial of real estate heir Robert Durst began deliberating on Tuesday over whether the multimillionaire killed his best friend in 2000 in an attempt to cover...
Sep 14, 2021
Alligator in Hurricane Ida attack found with human remains in stomach
(Reuters) - A 504-pound alligator believed to have killed a 71-year-old Louisiana man in Hurricane Ida floodwaters has been captured with what appears to be human remains in its stomach, the St. Tamma...
Sep 14, 2021
U.S. Treasury suspends changes to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac share agreements
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday it had suspended changes to the government's stake in housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac imposed in the fina...
Sep 14, 2021
Man arrested at DNC with knives made comment about race – police
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A California man arrested with multiple knives in his truck near the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington made a comment about race during his arrest, poli...
Sep 14, 2021
Top Senate Democrat Schumer asks U.S. businesses to weigh in on debt default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged the business community on Tuesday to start weighing in with Republicans on the dangers of not raising the debt ceiling to avoid a...
Sep 14, 2021
