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☆ Biden commits to protect Nevada's Spirit Mountain
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged to protect Nevada's Spirit Mountain and the surrounding wilderness area. "I'm committed to protecting this sacred place that is central to the creation story of so many tribes that are here today," Biden announced during remarks at the two-day Tribal Nations summit in Washington. Reporting by Jeff Mason and Valerie Volcovici; Writing by Katharine JacksonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

In recent years, researchers have looked for supplements, in particular to data like JOLTS, to provide more nuance about job market dynamics. "When JOLTS came along it was stepping into a data void that it has done a good job of filling. An expanded JOLTS survey may get directly at that and other issues in the future, said Paul R. Calhoun Jr., who was involved with developing the survey in the 1990s and is its current manager. "You got all these job openings," Calhoun said. "We had the unemployment rate, so we knew how many people there are who are looking for work and don't have a job.

☆ U.S. Senate eyes tightened restrictions on Chinese semiconductors
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Patricia Zengerle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The Democratic leader of the U.S. Senate urged lawmakers on Monday to back his proposal to bar the U.S. government from doing business with companies that use semiconductors made by producers the Pentagon considers Chinese military contractors. "We need our government and our economy to rely on chips made right here in America." The proposal from Schumer and Cornyn would broaden an existing ban on government use of Chinese chips. "We need to stay tough on the Chinese government and its actions," Schumer said. Reporting by Patricia Zengerle, additional reporting by Katharine Jackson; Editing by Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Colorado Springs shooting suspect allegedly issued bomb threat in 2021
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Kevin Mohatt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] Jey Swisher embraces fellow mourners as they react after a mass shooting at the Club Q gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S., November 20, 2022. Aldrich was known to law enforcement before the nightclub shooting. Leslie Bowman, 41, an account manager in Colorado Springs who rented out the room where Aldrich's mother was living at the time of the 2021 bomb threat incident, said those charges against Aldrich had not been pursued. Club Q, a long-standing venue in a modest strip mall, was described by many as a safe haven for the LGBTQ community. Colorado Springs suffered a mass shooting in 2015 when an anti-abortion gunman killed three people and injured nine at a Planned Parenthood facility.

☆ U.S. Treasury's Yellen says crypto markets need better oversight
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that crypto markets need more robust oversight, days after cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed. "The recent failure of a major cryptocurrency exchange and the unfortunate impact that has resulted for holders and investors of crypto assets demonstrate the need for more effective oversight of cryptocurrency markets," Yellen said in a statement, without directly naming FTX. Treasury and other regulators had identified risks in crypto markets over the past year including "comingling of customer assets, lack of transparency, and conflicts of interest," which were "at the center of the crypto market stresses observed over the past week," Yellen said. Consumer protections should be rigorously enforced in crypto markets and the federal government and Congress need to move quickly to fill any regulatory gaps, Yellen said. While the damage has mostly been contained within crypto markets, its links to the traditional financial system "could raise broader financial stability concerns," she said.

☆ U.S. Treasury's Yellen: more effective oversight needed for crypto markets
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The recent failure of a major cryptocurrency exchange and its impact on holders and investors of crypto assets demonstrate the need for more effective oversight of crypto markets, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday. Treasury and othe regulators identified risks in crypto markets over the past year and some of them were "at the center of the crypto market stresses observed over the past week," Yellen said in a statement, without directly naming collapsed crypto exchange FTX. "The federal government, including Congress, also needs to move quickly to fill the regulatory gaps the Biden administration has identified," Yellen added. Reporting by Katharine Jackson and Ismail Shakil; Editing by Caitlin WebberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ U.S. Senate Republicans vote to keep McConnell as leader, spokesperson says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans, who failed to win control of the chamber in last week's midterm elections, on Wednesday voted to keep Mitch McConnell as their caucus leader, a spokesperson said. McConnell fended off a challenge by Senator Rick Scott, who had run the Republicans' election organization. Reporting by Gram Slattery David Morgan; writing by Katharine Jackson; editing by Paul GrantOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ U.S., EU, others affirm need to accelerate clean energy transitions -statement
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The United States, the European Union and other governments said they were committed to taking action to address climate and energy crises and affirmed the need to accelerate global transitions to clean energy, according to a joint statement released on Friday. The governments, which also included Japan, Canada, Norway, Singapore and the United Kingdom, said they recognize "reliance on unabated fossil fuels leaves us vulnerable to market volatility and geopolitical challenges," the statement said. They reaffirmed their call to action under the Global Methane Pledge to reduce collective anthropogenic methane emissions by at least 30% from 2020 levels by 2030, the statement said. Reporting by Chris Gallagher; Editing by Katharine JacksonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ U.S. revokes Russia's market economy status
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The United States will no longer treat Russia as a market economy country, the Commerce Department said on Thursday, revoking the status granted two decades ago that limited the calculation of anti-dumping duties on Russian goods. The Commerce Department said its analysis found "extensive" government involvement in the Russian economy had led to distorted prices and costs, which it said did not accurately reflect whether Russian companies were fairly pricing imports into the United States. Washington granted Russia market economy status in 2002, an essential step for Russia's admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2012. Last year, the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia said that Moscow would be able to challenge any U.S. decision to strip Russia of its market economy status at the WTO. Reporting by Katharine Jackson in Washington and Ismail Shakil in Ottawa, Editing by Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Factbox: Who could run in the 2024 U.S. presidential election?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Katharine Jackson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

His potential candidacy was buoyed by better-than-expected results for his fellow Democrats in Tuesday's midterm elections, which White House officials deemed a vindication of his administration's policies. FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMPRepublican former President Donald Trump has hinted seemingly endlessly that he will launch a 2024 White House run soon, most recently pointing to next Tuesday as the date for a possible announcement. VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRISShould Biden decide not to run, Vice President Kamala Harris could step in. FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCERepublican former Vice President Mike Pence served as a loyal, prim No. The 63-year-old former Indiana governor is widely considered to be mulling a White House run.

☆ Republicans pick up U.S. House seats previously held by Democrats, Edison Research projects
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Voters cast their ballots at Northern High School in the midterm election, in Detroit, Michigan, November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinWASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Republicans have picked up a net three seats in the U.S. House of Representatives that had previously been held by Democrats with 371 of 435 races not yet called, Edison Research projected on Tuesday. For House races, Edison Research is tracking the net number of seats that flip from one party to another, as opposed to the net gain or loss of overall seats by either party. So far, Republicans have won 45 seats in the 435-seat House and Democrats have won 19 seats, Edison projected. Reporting by Katharine Jackson and Dan BurnsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Factbox: Republicans pick up U.S. House seats from Democrats, Edison Research projects; two-thirds of races now called
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Republicans have picked up a net six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives that had previously been held by Democrats with 161 of 435 races not yet called, Edison Research projected on Tuesday. For House races, Edison Research is tracking the net number of seats that flip from one party to another, as opposed to the net gain or loss of overall seats by either party. So far, Republicans have won 169 seats in the 435-seat House and Democrats have won 105 seats, Edison projected. Edison projected that there had been no net gain or loss in Senate seats for either party with 23 of 35 races called. Republicans would need to pick up one Senate seat to capture control of the chamber.

☆ Factbox: Inflation, abortion top issues for U.S. voters casting midterm ballots, exit poll finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Evelyn HocksteinWASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Inflation and abortion topped the list of issues motivating U.S. voters in Tuesday's midterm elections, followed by crime, immigration and gun policy, an exit poll conducted by Edison Research showed. * About three out of 10 voters said inflation was their top concern in deciding how to vote. * About three out of 10 voters said abortion was their top concern in deciding how to vote. * About one out of 10 voters said gun policy was their top concern in deciding how to vote. * About six out of 10 voters said abortion should be legal vs four of 10 who said it should be illegal.

☆ The Chicest Flats For When You’d Rather Wear Heels
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Katharine K. Zarrella | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

THE TAMING OF THE SHOE For fans of sky-high footwear, heel-less options often fall flat. But this season offers an abundance of stylish, even-keeled kicks for anyone who is reluctantly abandoning their towering stilettos and hulking platforms. “ABANDON MY HEELS? Clearly not clairvoyant, I haven’t been able to slip into towering footwear for several months. When my doctors told me heels aren’t great for my condition, won’t help my recovery and are absolutely off limits, I started crying on the exam table, which made things awkward.

☆ U.S. is not in recession, White House not preparing for one - officials
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A view shows the exterior of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 6, 2022. REUTERS/Al DragoWASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The United States is not in a recession, White House chief of staff Ron Klain said on Thursday, adding that economic data showed the nation's economy was solid. "We are not in a recession," U.S. President Joe Biden's top aide told MSNBC in an interview following the release of weekly U.S. jobless data earlier on Thursday. The global economy is approaching a recession, a Reuters poll of economists shows, and some U.S. CEOs, including Goldman Sachs', have recently expressed concerns the U.S. could tip into recession next year. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told MSNBC earlier Friday "We are not -- there are no meetings or anything happening like that in preparing for a recession because...look, what we're seeing right now is a strong labor market."

The oil price jump helped push U.S. inflation to the highest level in 40 years. But the sale also bled the SPR, meant to be a protection against shocks in energy markets, to the lowest level since May 1984. And it helped to sour U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia which sided with Russia in early October in a deep oil production cut. Biden said on Oct. 19 the United States is ready to tap the SPR again early next year to rein in prices. Reporting by Katharine Jackson, Timothy Gardner and Ismail Shakil; Editing by Tim Ahmann, Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ U.S. imposes sanctions on oil smuggling network backing Iran's Quds Force, Hezbollah
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Daphne Psaledakis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday issued sanctions against an international oil smuggling network it said supports Hezbollah and Iran's Quds Force, targeting dozens of people, companies and tankers as Washington sought to mount pressure on Tehran. The latest U.S. move against Iranian oil smuggling comes as efforts to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal have stalled and ties between the Islamic Republic and the West are increasingly strained as Iranians keep up anti-government protests. Iran's mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The move targeted a Gulf-based network that the Treasury said as of mid-2022 were blending and exporting Iranian oil. The 2015 agreement limited Iran's uranium enrichment activity to make it harder for Tehran to develop nuclear arms in return for lifting international sanctions.

☆ Biden, 'outraged' by oil company profits, to hit issue again in White House remarks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, who has expressed outrage at oil companies making record profits while Americans pay high fuel prices, will make a statement on the issue at the White House on Monday, the White House said. Biden will speak at 4:30 p.m. (2030 GMT) in response "to reports over recent days of major oil companies making record-setting profits even as they refuse to help lower prices at the pump for the American people," the White House said in a statement. During a Democratic fundraiser in Philadelphia, he suggested additional actions were coming, but White House officials have declined to provide details. Biden said six of the largest oil companies made $70 billion in profit during the last quarter, with some doubling their earnings. The price of gasoline and overall high inflation are a political stumbling block for Democratic congressional candidates in the upcoming midterm elections.

☆ U.S. FTC to order education tech firm Chegg to boost security
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday called on education technology provider Chegg Inc (CHGG.N) to bolster its data security, citing lax security practices that regulators said exposed the personal data of millions of customers. The proposed FTC order would also require the company to limit the data it can collect and offer users access to data and multifactor authentication, the commission said in a statement. Writing by Katharine Jackson; editing by Susan HeaveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Greta Thunberg: COP27 an opportunity for "greenwashing, lying and cheating"
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Gloria Dickie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks with British journalist Samira Ahmed (not pictured) on stage at the Royal Festival Hall during the launch event of her new book "The Climate Book", during The Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival, in London, Britain, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Henry NichollsLONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Sunday called out next month's United Nations climate summit in Egypt for being "held in a tourist paradise in a country that violates many basic human rights." Speaking at the London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre where she was promoting her new book, "The Climate Book", 19-year-old Thunberg dismissed the looming climate summit, known as COP27, as an opportunity for "people in power... to [use] greenwashing, lying and cheating." While Thunberg did attend protests in Glasgow last year for COP26, she said she won't attend COP27, scheduled to be held from Nov. 6 to Nov. 18 in Sharm El Sheikh. Thunberg rose to prominence in 2018 at the age of 15 by staging school strikes in her native Sweden, becoming the face of the youth activist climate movement.

☆ Beyond Catastrophe: A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( David Wallace-Wells | Photographs Devin Oktar Yalkin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +53 min

Beyond Catastrophe A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View By David Wallace-WellsYou can never really see the future, only imagine it, then try to make sense of the new world when it arrives. (A United Nations report released this week ahead of the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, confirmed that range.) A little lower is possible, with much more concerted action; a little higher, too, with slower action and bad climate luck. There were climate-change skeptics in some very conspicuous positions of global power. New emissions peaks are expected both this year and next, which means that more damage is being done to the future climate of the planet right now than at any previous point in history.

☆ More than 100,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Charlotte Morabito | In Charlottemorabito | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

There are more than 100,000 people in the United States waiting for an organ transplant, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing, known as UNOS. Only a little more than 50% of people waiting for an organ will receive one within five years, according to UNOS. The industry recognizes the importance of finding alternatives to using organs from deceased human donors to address the national shortage. "Even though we're all fascinated by transplant, the ultimate goal is to get rid of it," Caplan said. Watch the video above to learn more about how the organ transplant system works and what we can do to increase supply while also addressing the inequalities.

I don't think his lawyers will want him to show up because he has to testify under oath," Pelosi said in an interview with MSNBC. Nevertheless, Trump has maintained he did nothing illegal in pressing that case, including on the day of the Capitol riot. Trump and Pelosi have had a long, stormy relationship. Outside the White House following the meeting that Democrats stormed out of, Pelosi told reporters Trump had suffered a "meltdown." Cheney did not say what the panel would do if Trump refuses to cooperate with the subpoena.

☆ U.S. grants Temporary Protected Status to Ethiopians fleeing conflict
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Katharine Jackson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday granted Temporary Protected Status for 18 months for Ethiopians currently residing in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said. "The United States recognizes the ongoing armed conflict and the extraordinary and temporary conditions engulfing Ethiopia, and DHS is committed to providing temporary protection to those in need," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement announcing the designation. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe conflict has killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds of thousands on the brink of famine. An estimated 27,000 Ethiopians in the United States will be eligible for TPS under the new designation, a Homeland Security department spokesperson said. To qualify for the program, Ethiopians in the United States will have to show they have been continuously resided in the United States since October 20, 2022, and those who attempt to travel to the United States after that date would not be eligible, the department said.

☆ U.S., Russian defense chiefs speak amid Ukraine war -Pentagon
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke on Friday with his Russian counterpart, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, and emphasized the importance of maintaining lines of communication amid the war in Ukraine, according to a statement from the Pentagon. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Katharine Jackson and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chris GallagherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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