By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – A challenge by conservative groups to a Nasdaq rule requiring companies to disclose board diversity or lack thereof will be reconsidered by a federal appeals court in New Orleans after an earlier panel of the court upheld the requirement. The conservative-leaning 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday voted …
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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to decide the legality of excluding jurors on the basis of religion, turning away a Missouri agency’s bid to reverse a lesbian worker’s win in a workplace bias lawsuit after three prospective jurors were excluded for citing Christian beliefs that being gay is …
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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined a chance to further restrict efforts to promote diversity in education, turning away an appeal by a coalition of parents and students who argued that an elite Virginia public school’s revised admissions policy racially discriminates against Asian Americans. The justices left in place a …
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By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday grappled with a North Dakota convenience store’s challenge to a government regulation on debit card “swipe fees” – a case that could make it easier for businesses to try to undo longstanding federal rules. Arguments in the case focused on whether …
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By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday called the toxic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, completely preventable during a visit to the area a year after the incident sparked a health and environmental crisis. In his first trip since the derailment, …
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By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) -The White House will approve a request from a group of Midwest governors to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, but will push the start date into next year, two sources familiar with discussions said. The decision will likely be bittersweet for the biofuel …
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said he is willing to meet with House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson to discuss a funding bill for Ukraine’s war against Russia, saying that Republicans are making a mistake by opposing the aid package. The Senate in a bipartisan vote earlier this month …
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By Gram Slattery ROCK HILL, South Carolina (Reuters) – Backers of Nikki Haley’s quest for the Republican presidential nomination are pouring money into states that hold early March nominating contests in a bid to keep her candidacy alive, regulatory filings and pro-Haley political operatives said. Those efforts have ramped up in recent days and reflect …
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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Parts of the United States are about to experience a rare natural phenomenon with the simultaneous emergence of two enormous adjacent broods of periodical cicadas. More than a trillion of these noisy bugs are set to pop out of the ground starting around April. The two broods – one concentrated …
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(Reuters) – The staff of Reuters has received a George Polk Award for its coverage of how Elon Musk’s manufacturing operations harmed consumers, workers and laboratory animals. The prestigious Polk Awards, presented by Long Island University in the United States, honor special achievement in journalism, with a particular focus on investigative reporting in the public …
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