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U.S. prosecutors probing collapse of Silicon Valley Bank -source
(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors are investigating the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, according to a source familiar with the matter, as scrutiny mounts over the firm's sudden collapse and regulators sc...
TJ Carson Mar 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A security guard stands outside of the entrance of the Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, California, U.S., March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small/File Photo
Lion's share of Biden's COVID relief funds delivered to states, local governments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two years after enactment of U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP), the program has delivered over 10.3 million payments to renters in need and aid...
TJ Carson Mar 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the Friday jobs report and the U.S. economy as he delivers remarks at an "American Rescue Plan challenge event" in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
DirecTV sues Nexstar, station owners over retransmission fees
(Reuters) - Satellite provider DirecTV on Tuesday sued Nexstar Media Group Inc and two other television station owners in Manhattan federal court, claiming they violated antitrust law by scheming to d...
Will Stevenson Mar 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: DirecTV satellite dishes are seen on an apartment roof in Los Angeles, California in this file photo taken May 18, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn
Pfizer's COVID drug data supports use in high-risk patients - FDA staff
(Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator's staff reviewers said on Tuesday data from Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 drug trials support its use in adults at high risk of progressing to severe disease. The Food an...
TJ Carson Mar 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Paxlovid, Pfizer's anti-viral medication to treat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed in this picture illustration taken October 7, 2022. A morning and an evening does consists of one white 100-milligram tablet of Ritonavir and two pink 150-milligram tablets of PF-07321332. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/Illustration
UPDATE - Justices consider constitutionality of SAFE-T Act's pretrial detention provisions
UPDATED 3:55 P.M. SPRINGFIELD - The state's highest court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could drastically alter the legal landscape for criminal defendants who are incarcerated as they await ...
Will Stevenson Mar 14, 2023 Deputy Solicitor General Alex Hemmer with the attorney general’s office argues before the Illinois Supreme Court earlier this year in Springfield. Hemmer defended the cash bail provisions contained in the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform that a lower court ruled unconstitutional last year. Also pictured are House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (seated to Hemmer's right) and Attorney General Kwame Raoul (far right). Welch and Raoul are both defendants in the lawsuit. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)
Facebook-parent Meta to lay off 10,000 employees in second round of job cuts
(Reuters) - Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would cut 10,000 jobs, just four months after it let go 11,000 employees, the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of mass la...
Will Stevenson Mar 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo
U.S. consumer prices increase solidly in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased in February amid sticky rental housing costs, but economists are divided on whether rising inflation will be enough to push the Federal Reserve to...
Will Stevenson Mar 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A woman shops in a supermarket in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
California, Northeast menaced by late-season winter storms
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California, reeling from a month-long string of late-winter storms, braced for another bout of heavy rains, wind and snow on Monday, while most of New York state and New Englan...
Will Stevenson Mar 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A general view shows flooded streets in Pajaro, California, U.S., March 12, 2023, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Instagram @terrywayphoto via REUTERS
AMT, PFD can make some traffic signal changes in emergencies
PEORIA, Ill. - New technology is available in ambulances in Peoria that will allow them to control traffic signals when they're on emergency calls. Advanced Medical Transport vehicles are equipped wit...
Will Stevenson Mar 14, 2023 (Advanced Medical Transport)
Southwest to upgrade crew-scheduling software, hire more staff during winter
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co said on Tuesday it would upgrade its crew scheduling software and hire more staff in the winter, as the airline attempts to address gaps that led to large-scale cance...
Will Stevenson Mar 14, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A Southwest Airlines jetliner lands at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo