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Boy Scouts bankruptcy judge to rule on $850 million sex abuse deal
By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy is poised to rule Thursday afternoon on the youth organization's request to sign off on a $850 million settleme...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Police surround man with possible explosives near U.S. Capitol
By Julio-Cesar Chavez and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Law enforcement officials surrounded a man with possible explosives sitting in a vehicle near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, as nearby bui...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
New York to mark coronavirus comeback with free concert
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York marks its emergence from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic with a star-studded free concert in Central Park on Saturday. "We're reopening New York Ci...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
U.S. cannabis insurers get ready to roll as federal legalization nears
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insurers are quietly gearing up for a potential ten-fold increase in sales to the booming $17.6 billion-a-year cannabis industry as Congress inches closer to legali...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Biden says he, first lady will get COVID-19 booster shot -interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden would receive a third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine to boost their immunity against the novel coronavirus. "We're gonna...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Amazon plans to open large physical retail stores in U.S. – WSJ
(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc is planning to open several large physical retail stores in the United States that will operate like department stores, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/a...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Stung by climate change: drought-weakened bee colonies shrink U.S. honey crop, threaten almonds
By Karl Plume GACKLE, North Dakota (Reuters) - There was barely a buzz in the air as John Miller pried the lid off of a crate, one of several "bee boxes" stacked in eight neat piles beside a cattle gr...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
U.S. FAA tops $1 million in proposed fines for disruptive airline passengers
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it was proposing $531,545 in civil penalties against 34 airline passengers over unruly behavior, bringing i...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
U.S. states rush to meet deadline to join $26 billion opioid settlement
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - U.S. states are racing to meet a deadline to commit to a $26 billion opioid settlement with three drug distributors and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, as some grapple wit...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
Woman who says R. Kelly sexually abused her when she was 16 to resume testimony
By Brendan Pierson and Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - A woman who says R. Kelly demanded she call him "Daddy" when she was 16 and choked her until she passed out is expected to retake the witness stand on...
Syndicated Content Aug 19, 2021
