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Mink at two Utah farms test positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Monday that mink at two farms in Utah tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the first such confirmed cases in the animal in ...
Aug 17, 2020
Trump vows create tax credits for firms that bring jobs back from China
MANKATO, Minn. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to create 10 million jobs in 10 months, in part by setting up tax credits for U.S. companies that relocate manufacturing faciliti...
Aug 17, 2020
U.S. states seek $2.2 trillion from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma: filings
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. states claimed they are owed $2.2 trillion to address harm from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP's alleged role in America's opioid epidemic, accusing the dru...
Aug 17, 2020
Climate activists, traditionalists square off in Harvard alumni board vote
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) - A Harvard University board election pits proponents of two popular causes against each other: those focused on climate change and those who want to keep money and wha...
Aug 17, 2020
‘Definitely awkward’: University freshmen get online welcome
By Rachel Parsons LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sarah Showich, an 18-year-old theater major, was looking forward to joining tens of thousands of other students on Monday for a first day of classes on the ca...
Aug 17, 2020
Apple to cut off Epic Games from its development tools
(Reuters) - Apple Inc will terminate all of Epic Games' developer accounts and cut it off from its development tools starting Aug. 28, the videogame maker said on Monday. The creator of "Fortnite" sai...
Aug 17, 2020
Independent counsel faults Chicago prosecutor’s dismissal of Jussie Smollett case
(Reuters) - A court-appointed independent counsel on Monday found that Chicago prosecutors abused their discretion and may have violated legal ethics by dropping charges that former "Empire" actor Jus...
Aug 17, 2020
Hispanics, non-white workers highly affected by U.S. COVID-19 outbreaks, says CDC
(Reuters) - Outbreaks of the new coronavirus in U.S. workplaces have disproportionately hit Hispanic and non-white communities, according to an analysis of data from Utah by the Centers for Disease Co...
Aug 17, 2020
U.S. COVID-19 deaths rise; cases drop for fourth week in a row
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 rose 2% to about 7,400 people last week, while new cases declined for a fourth week in a row, according to a Reuters tally of state and c...
Aug 17, 2020
COVID-19 forces some U.S. schools to close, as new cases remain high in most states
By Gabriella Borter and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Almost as quickly as they welcomed students back, some U.S. schools are closing again due to outbreaks of COVID-19, the latest challenge as the nation ...
Aug 17, 2020
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