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Teenager dead, over 375,000 people without power in Michigan after storms
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of residents in Michigan were without electricity on Tuesday morning after powerful storms toppled trees and downed thousands of power lines in the s...
Aug 30, 2022
U.S. consumer confidence rises more than expected in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rebounded more than expected in August after three straight monthly declines, with vacation intentions rising to an eight-month high, a potential positi...
Aug 30, 2022
U.S. job openings rise in July; vacancies revised higher
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings increased in July, showing no signs that demand for labor was slowing, which could keep the Federal Reserve on its aggressive monetary policy tightening path. ...
Aug 30, 2022
U.S. Treasury awards $408 million in COVID broadband funds to five states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday announced $408 million in project awards for five states under a COVID-19 capital projects fund for broadband internet access and other public impro...
Aug 30, 2022
Roper Technologies to buy Frontline Education in $3.7 billion deal
(Reuters) - Roper Technologies said on Tuesday it would buy Frontline Education from private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a deal that valued the education software maker at about $3.7 billion, bolsterin...
Aug 30, 2022
Best Buy beats sales estimates as discounts spur demand
(Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly comparable sales on Tuesday as steep discounts helped soften the blow to electronics demand from rampant inflation. The r...
Aug 30, 2022
NYC, California pension leaders seek payment codes for gun sellers
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - Top New York City and California pension officials want payments processors Visa Inc, Mastercard Inc and American Express to create a new tool to track suspicious gun purcha...
Aug 30, 2022
Biden heads to Pennsylvania to discuss combating gun violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will travel to the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday to discuss his efforts to reduce gun violence, a top concern among Americans ahead of congre...
Aug 30, 2022
Floods knock out drinking water supply in Jackson, Mississippi
(Reuters) - Jackson, Mississippi, stopped producing running water for much of the city on Monday after flooding damaged its main treatment plant, leading officials to declare an emergency and begin al...
Aug 29, 2022
U.S. first lady Jill Biden tests negative for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 and will return to Washington from Delaware on Aug. 30, a spokeswoman said on Monday. Jill Biden, 71, had tested posi...
Aug 29, 2022
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