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States poised to respond to Texas bid to overturn U.S. election at Supreme Court
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four U.S. states that President Donald Trump lost in the Nov. 3 election are due on Thursday to file their opposition to a long-shot Republican-backed lawsuit...
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court allows Muslim men to sue over ‘no-fly’ list placement
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday let three American Muslim men sue several FBI agents who they accused of placing them on the government's "no-fly list" for refusing to b...
Dec 10, 2020
Cyber attacks seen on coronavirus vaccine infrastructure: U.S. Senator Peters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cyber attacks have been waged against COVID-19 vaccine distribution infrastructure, including a cold-chain storage company, U.S. Senator Gary Peters said on Thursday. "IBM recen...
Dec 10, 2020
Trump finalizes sweeping asylum restrictions in last-minute immigration push
By Ted Hesson and Mimi Dwyer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration finalized a regulation on Thursday that greatly restricts access to asylum in the United States, part of a last-minute immi...
Dec 10, 2020
Israel, Morocco agree to normalize relations in latest U.S.-brokered deal
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel and Morocco agreed on Thursday to normalize relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United States, making Morocco the fourth Arab country to se...
Dec 10, 2020
Biden to tap Susan Rice to head his domestic policy council-report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden chose Susan Rice, who was national security adviser to former President Barack Obama, to lead the White House's domestic policy council, the Assoc...
Dec 10, 2020
Airbnb shares set to sail past IPO price in stellar debut
(Reuters) - Shares of Airbnb Inc were set to soar in the biggest U.S. stock market debut of 2020 on Thursday, capping a record year for new listings that has seen investors flock to tech darlings. At ...
Dec 10, 2020
Biden to tap Denis McDonough as veterans affairs secretary – report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Denis McDonough, who was chief of staff to former President Barack Obama, to be secretary of veterans affairs, Politico reported on ...
Dec 10, 2020
Data from Pfizer/BioNTeh, Moderna for COVID-19 vaccines ‘very robust’-EMA
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The data submitted to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna for their COVID-19 vaccine candidates is "very robust", its executive director said on Thur...
Dec 10, 2020
Uber asks U.S. states to prioritize its drivers for COVID-19 vaccine
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday sent letters to the governors of all U.S. states, asking for its ride-hail and food delivery drivers to get early access to COVID-19 vaccin...
Dec 10, 2020
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