Новости за 25.08.2021

According to political analysts, the widespread criticism of Joe Biden's handling of the Afghanistan crisis could help Republicans in the midterms.  The U.S. troop withdrawal in a country now being run by the Taliban has caused both Democrats and Republicans to question Biden's effectiveness.

A pair of bipartisan lawmakers who secretly traveled to Afghanistan have sparked backlash from both sides of the aisle. Republican Rep. Peter Meijer (Mich.) and Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) reportedly flew to Kabul on Tuesday to get a first hand look at evacuation efforts.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is fighting back against mask mandates for students in public schools. On Tuesday, Schmitt filed a class action lawsuit against Columbia public schools and several members of the district school board who are forcing mask mandates on staff and students.

House Democrats have voted to advance their $3.5 trillion budget resolution. After much debate, it came down to a 220 to 212 vote, strictly along party lines on Tuesday.

By Richa Naidu CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. grocery chain Kroger Co is gearing up to administer 1 million COVID-19 booster shots a week once they are available to the general public, and plans to offer

By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case expects to rule on Friday on the OxyContin maker’s request to approve its settlement of opioid-related litigation.

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street gained ground on Wednesday, with chipmakers and financials helping to push the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to record closing highs as investors look to the

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Retired football star Herschel Walker on Wednesday launched a campaign for a U.S.

(Reuters) -Western Digital Corp is in advanced talks for a potential $20 billion stock merger with Japanese semiconductor firm Kioxia Holdings Corp, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday,

(Reuters) - Air Canada said on Wednesday it would require all employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as the fast-spreading Delta variant drives an increase in infections.

By Tom Arnold and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - Afghanistan's banks, critical to the country's recovery from crisis, are facing an uncertain future say its bankers, with doubts over everything

By Jonathan Stempel and Chris Prentice (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged a co-founder and former chief executive of HeadSpin with defrauding investors out of as much as $80 million by

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell will be honored by the music world ahead of the annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles as the MusicCares person of the year.

By Stephen Nellis and Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Google will tap Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to supply the 5G modem for its next flagship Pixel smart phone, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters,

The Pentagon reiterated there is no change in the timeline to fully withdraw from Afghanistan, but said contingency plans are in place at Joe Biden's request.

By Evan Sully (Reuters) - Mortgage applications increased last week, as purchasing applications posted their largest increase since early July while mortgage rates edged down.

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OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's ruling Liberal Party said on Wednesday that if re-elected it would raise the corporate tax rate paid by the most profitable banks and insurers by 3 percentage points on all

Forty-two Haitian migrants are taken into custody in South Florida after authorities intercepted a group coming to shore. On Tuesday afternoon, Border Patrol stopped boats filled with women, men and children from Haiti.

HAMBURG (Reuters) - The trial of former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn on charges of conspiracy to commit organised commercial fraud looks set to be delayed, a court probing the

(Adds codes) PARIS (Reuters) - Universal Music Group (UM), the label owned by France's Vivendi and which is behind singers such as Justin Bieber and boys band BTS, on Wednesday unveiled revenue and

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that the United States would be on track to meet its climate goals in the next decade, with measures

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VALDEPENAS DE JAEN, Spain (Reuters) - Defending champion Primoz Roglic claimed victory on stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday.