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Twitter back online after global outage hits thousands
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc suffered a major outage on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of users around the world accessing the popular social media platform in the hours before the service was brought back online. or use its main functions. The incident marks the social media site’s first apparent widespread service outage since billionaire Elon…
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Southwest flight upheaval a ‘system failure,’ U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stepped up pressure on Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) on Thursday, with thousands of canceled flights pointing to a system failure at low-cost airlines. said. “It’s past the time they can say this is a weather issue,” Buttigieg said in an interview published on the ABC News website. “Don’t…
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Inhance Technologies sued over PFAS in plastic food containers
overview enterprise a law office Inhance enhances plastic packaging with ‘fluorination’ to produce PFAS Public health groups say packagers are flouting laws that trigger safety reviews (Reuters) – A Houston-based company that beefs up plastic packaging for food and household items risks being exposed to toxic “forever chemicals,” according to a new lawsuit filed by…
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FTX customers file class action to lay claim to dwindling assets
Dec 27 (Reuters) – FTX customers filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday against the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange and its former chief executive, including Sam Bankman-Fried, alleging that the company’s digital assets I asked for a declaration that it belonged to the customer. The lawsuit is the latest legal effort to claim FTX’s dwindling assets, which…
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Ringleader in Michigan governor kidnapping plot sentenced to 16 years
(Reuters) – The ringleader of a failed plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer by members of a right-wing militia group was sentenced to 16 years in prison in a U.S. district court on Tuesday, prosecutors said. Stated. Adam Fox was found in August by a federal court jury in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on charges…
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U.S. FDA weighs regulating cannabis compound CBD in food, supplements – WSJ
DECEMBER 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will make recommendations on how to regulate the use of CBD, a popular cannabis compound, in foods and supplements, The Wall Street Journal says. reported on Tuesday, citing officials familiar with the matter. After reviewing evidence about the compound’s safety, the FDA will decide…
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Stocks advance, U.S. dollar retreats as China drops quarantine rule
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Stocks fell as the U.S. dollar weakened on Tuesday after China said it would further ease three-year border controls aimed at curbing the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The market has risen. Starting Jan. 8, China will stop requiring quarantine for incoming travelers, the National Health Commission said Monday. It also reduces…
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Arizona governor-elect asks court to sanction election denier Lake
(Reuters) – Democratic governor-elect Katie Hobbs of Arizona on Thursday asked a court to sanction Republican candidate Kari Lake after her failed attempt to overturn the state’s election results. rice field. On Saturday, an Arizona judge dismissed Lake’s lawsuit, which challenged counting and certification of the November campaign to declare him the winner, despite no…
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U.S. to examine Southwest Airlines cancellations, calls ‘unacceptable’
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said late Wednesday it was investigating Southwest Airlines (LUV.N)’s numerous flights that have been canceled or delayed in recent days, and whether it is under the company’s control. He said he had called the authorities to find out. “Unacceptable.” Southwest Airlines canceled 2,886 flights on Monday, or…
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Buffalo, N.Y. death tolls hits 25 from region’s worst blizzard in decades
Dec 26 (Reuters) – At least 25 people were killed in a powerful blizzard that paralyzed western New York over Christmas weekend, Erie County officials said Monday. Erie County Chief Executive Mark Polonkers told reporters at a Monday morning briefing that the county’s death toll related to storms surged overnight by as much as 12.…