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U.S. seizes $500,000 in ransom paid to North Korean hackers, official says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States has seized around $500,000 in ransom paid last year by a hospital in Kansas and others to North Korean cyber attackers, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said ...
Jul 19, 2022
U.S. Central states, Texas power use to break more records this week
(Reuters) - Power use in Texas and other Central U.S. states will likely break all-time highs in coming days as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners to escape a lingering heat wave, re...
Jul 19, 2022
As pressure mounts, Biden to sign executive order to deter wrongful detention of Americans abroad
By Humeyra Pamuk and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Tuesday aimed at deterring and punishing wrongful detention of U.S. citizens abroad by au...
Jul 19, 2022
U.S. housing starts drop to lowest in nine months in June
(Reuters) - New U.S. home-building activity fell to a nine-month low in June and permits for new construction projects slipped as well, the latest indication of a cooling housing market as surging mor...
Jul 19, 2022
Average U.S. retail gasoline price falls below $4.50 a gallon – AAA
(Reuters) -The U.S. average retail gasoline price fell to $4.495 a gallon on Tuesday, slipping below $4.50 for the first time in nine weeks, data from the American Automobile Association (AAA) showed....
Jul 19, 2022
Months later, U.S. Senate tries again for computer chip bill to compete with China
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over a year after passing its first version of a bill boosting semiconductor competition with China, the U.S. Senate was due to begin voting on Tuesday on a...
Jul 19, 2022
U.S. prosecutors to open criminal case against Trump ex-adviser Bannon
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday are due to begin making their case that Steve Bannon, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, broke the law by defying a...
Jul 19, 2022
Kansas to vote on abortion rights in first statewide test after Roe’s demise
By Gabriella Borter WICHITA, Kan. (Reuters) - A fight over abortion access in Middle America is roiling the hills and plains of Kansas, where voters will decide whether the state's constitution should...
Jul 19, 2022
Yellen says more opportunities for women will boost economic potential of U.S., South Korea
By Andrea Shalal SEOUL (Reuters) - Boosting women's participation in the workforce and giving them more leadership opportunities would boost the economic potential of South Korea and the United States...
Jul 19, 2022
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan in August – Financial Times
(Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to visit Taiwan in August, the Financial Times reported, citing six people familiar with the matter. The plans comes as Taiwan face...
Jul 18, 2022
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