By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday it is awarding $1.66 billion in grants to cities and states to buy 1,800 buses in a shift to cleaner, lower-emission travel. The grants will fund 1,100 zero-emission buses, which will nearly double the existing 1,300 zero-emission transit buses, the White House …
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By David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s emergency board tasked with helping major freight railroads and unions end a contract negotiation stalemate delivered its recommendations on Tuesday, a White House official told Reuters. “The president is optimistic the report will provide a good framework for successful negotiations between …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A lender owned by private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC was sued on Tuesday by several U.S. states, and accused of charging cash-strapped borrowers hundreds of millions of dollars for “hidden” add-on products that they never agreed to buy. Mariner Finance, with more than 480 offices in 27 states, …
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(This Aug.15 story corrects to fix spelling of name in paragraph 17) By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – Drugmakers are launching new medicines at record-high prices this year, a Reuters analysis has found, highlighting their pricing power even as Congress moves to cut the $500 billion-plus annual bill for prescription drugs in the United States. At …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Monday said it opposes unsealing the affidavit that prosecutors used to obtain a federal judge’s approval to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, where they seized classified documents. “If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a roadmap to the government’s ongoing investigation, providing …
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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -Police believe the son of the prime suspect in the killings of four Muslim men may have played a role in the murders, which have shaken the Muslim community in New Mexico’s largest city. Cellphone data shows Shaheen Syed, 21, was in the same “general area” of Albuquerque as his father …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late Monday air traffic was returning to normal after earlier warning that passengers at New York City-area airports could see significant delays due to air traffic control staffing issues. The FAA had said departure and arrival delays could “approach two hours” at …
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By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) -The long-time financial chief of former President Donald Trump’s namesake real estate company is expected to plead guilty in New York on Thursday in a tax fraud case, a person familiar with matter said. Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg could be required to testify against the company, which …
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By Rose Horowitch (Reuters) – University of Oklahoma medical student Ian Peake spent four years shadowing doctors at a Tulsa abortion clinic because his school didn’t offer courses on abortion or provide any training. But the Tulsa Women’s Clinic stopped abortion services in May when Oklahoma enacted a near-total ban, and the provider closed for …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of 17 state attorneys general urged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to halt planned purchases of gasoline-powered delivery vehicles pending a new environmental review, in a statement on Monday that encouraged the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs). USPS announced plans last month to buy at least 25,000 electric …
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