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September 7, 2021 By David Shepardson and Tom Hals WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Delaware judge ruled on Tuesday that Boeing’s board of directors must face a lawsuit from shareholders over two fatal 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people in less than six months. Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn ruled Boeing stockholders may pursue some claims against […]

September 7, 2021 By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Michigan state lawmaker Steve Carra’s bid to unseat U.S. Representative Fred Upton, his third endorsement of a challenger to a Republican who voted to impeach him on a charge of sparking the Capitol riot. It was his second such endorsement […]

September 7, 2021 By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s aides on Tuesday asked Congress for billions in new funds to deal with hurricanes and other natural disasters as well as the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan. The White House said in a blog post at least $24 billion in […]

September 7, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley will visit Moscow and Paris this week for talks with Russian and European officials on Iran’s nuclear program, the State Department said on Tuesday. The talks will cover “Iran’s nuclear program and the need to quickly reach and implement an understanding on a […]

September 7, 2021 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Severe flooding led to the deaths of 17 people at a hospital in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo after torrential rains caused the River Tula to burst its banks, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday. More than 40 other patients in the public hospital in […]

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Sindhya Valloppillil Contributor Share on Twitter Sindhya Valloppillil is the founder and CEO of Skin Dossier, a venture partner at Next Gen Ventures, a freelance writer and formerly a beauty industry executive and marketing professor. More posts by this contributor It may not be as glamorous as D2C, but beauty tech is big money We […]

September 7, 2021 By Anthony Boadle and Stephen Eisenhammer BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro slammed the country’s Supreme Court and cast doubt on the integrity of next year’s elections on Tuesday as his supporters rallied in major cities at a time of heightened tensions in Latin America’s largest democracy. Facing slipping poll numbers, […]

San Francisco-based startup Orbit Fab wants to be the go-to source for orbital refueling, and now it’s raised over $10 million in its quest to get there. The money will go toward funding a refueling trial that’s due to launch as early as the end of 2022, in which the company plans to send to […]

Twitter is exploring ways to build a more visually immersive experience with its latest test, which brings edge-to-edge tweets to the app on iOS. Full-width images and videos track for the direction the company has shown some interest in going lately. Twitter introduced bigger images with improved cropping controls for its pair of mobile apps […]

September 7, 2021 (Reuters) – Chevron Corp plans to produce a test batch of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and sell it to Delta Air Lines at the Los Angeles International Airport, the companies said on Tuesday. The move is part of a partnership the companies announced with Alphabet Inc-owned Google to track SAF test batch […]

September 7, 2021 By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -The U.N. atomic watchdog on Tuesday criticised Iran for stonewalling an investigation into past activities and jeopardising important monitoring work, possibly complicating efforts to resume talks on the Iran nuclear deal. The International Atomic Energy Agency said in two reports to member states reviewed by Reuters that […]

In late summer, car collectors converged in Monterey, Detroit and, most recently, Oxford, England, in an annual tradition focused on ogling over — and oftentimes bidding for — luxury and historic vehicles. The outdoor luxury automotive events ruled in 2021 after a universal pause the year before due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The events, which […]

September 7, 2021 By Michael Church HONG KONG (Reuters) – Saleh Al Shehri earned Saudi Arabia their second win in a row as Herve Renard’s side beat Oman 1-0 in Muscat on Tuesday to move level on points with Australia at the top of Group B in Asia’s final round of qualifying for the 2022 […]

September 7, 2021 (Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm added further accolades to a stellar campaign on Tuesday as the Spaniard was named the PGA of America Player of the Year and also collected the Vardon Trophy for lowest adjusted scoring average. For world number one Rahm, who finished runner-up to Justin Thomas for […]

September 7, 2021 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Memphis Depay scored a hat-trick as the Netherlands ran out 6-1 winners over 10-man Turkey at the Amsterdam Arena on Tuesday to go top of World Cup qualifying Group G. It was the first international treble for the 27-year-old striker as the Dutch posted an emphatic victory for the […]

September 7, 2021 DUBLIN (Reuters) – A freakish own goal from central defender Nikola Milenkovic earned Ireland a 1-1 home draw with Serbia as the visitors missed a string of chances after Sergej Milinkovic-Savic fired them ahead in their Group A World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. The result left Serbia second in the group on […]

September 7, 2021 LYON, France (Reuters) – Antoine Griezmann played chief tormentor as France sprung back into life to end a five-game winless streak by beating visitors Finland 2-0 in a World Cup Group D qualifier on Tuesday. Griezmann struck in each half after his partnership with Karim Benzema bore fruit in satisfying fashion to […]

September 7, 2021 SPLIT, Croatia (Reuters) – Croatia went top of World Cup qualifying Group H after attacking midfielder Mario Pasalic scored one goal and set up another in a 3-0 home win over neighbours Slovenia on Tuesday. The result left Croatia on 13 points from six games, ahead of Russia on goal difference after […]

September 7, 2021 COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Mikkel Damsgaard’s superb playmaking laid the foundations for Denmark’s 5-0 thrashing of Israel in their Group F World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. The Danes have now won all six of their games, scoring 22 goals conceding none, and top the standings with 18 points. They have a seven-point lead […]