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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Environmental Protection Agency officials declined to appear at a hearing Wednesday before a U.S. House panel on the Biden administration’s proposal to cut vehicle emissions and ramp up electric vehicle sales, the agency said on Tuesday. A House Oversight subcommittee had invited Office of Transportation and Air Quality director Sarah Dunham and Office of Air and Radiation official Joseph Goffman to appear at the hearing titled: […]

By Daina Beth Solomon and Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – After hours of waiting on the U.S. side of the border and hoping the Texas National Guard would let them seek U.S. asylum, a group of 15 migrants crossed a shallow green river back to Mexico, their faces drawn in disappointment. After traveling from countries including the Dominican Republic and Guatemala, they were among the first people […]

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -ON Semiconductor Corp is considering investing $2 billion in boosting production of silicon carbide chips that are widely used to help extend the range of electric vehicles, company executives said on Tuesday. Company executives said during an analyst presentation the company is considering the expansion in either the U.S., the Czech Republic or Korea. The firm already has factories in each of those countries. ON Semiconductor […]

By Julia Harte (Reuters) – South Carolina’s state House on Tuesday began a days-long debate over a bill to ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, while state lawmakers in North Carolina and Nebraska took up separate legislation to restrict abortion in those states. In North Carolina, the Republican-controlled state Senate voted to override Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill banning most abortions after 12 weeks. The […]

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a military satellite station on Tuesday, state media KCNA reported. The report also said Kim has approved the next steps of the plan by the non-permanent satellite-launching preparatory committee, a group dedicated to launching North Korea’s first military intelligence satellite. KCNA did not elaborate when the launch is scheduled for. Kim said successfully launching the military reconnaissance satellite is an “urgent […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspected a military satellite facility on Tuesday, state media KCNA reported. The report also said Kim has approved the next steps of the action plan by the non-permanent satellite-launching preparatory committee. Earlier this year, KCNA reported Pyongyang has completed building its first military spy satellite and final preparations to launch the satellite were underway. (Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Chris Reese) […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspected a military satellite facility on Tuesday, state media KCNA reported. The report also said Kim has approved the next steps of the action plan by the non-permanent satellite-launching preparatory committee. Earlier this year, KCNA reported Pyongyang has completed building its first military spy satellite and final preparations to launch the satellite were underway. (Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Chris Reese) […]

By Nandita Bose and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy edged closer to a deal to avoid a looming U.S. debt default Tuesday, as the threat of an economic nightmare prompted Biden to cut short an Asia trip this week. After an hour of talks, McCarthy, the speaker of the House of Representatives, told reporters the two sides remained far apart on […]

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Norfolk Southern Corp was sued on Tuesday by bondholders who said they lost hundreds of millions of dollars because the railroad concealed safety risks prior to the February derailment in Ohio of a train carrying hazardous chemicals. The proposed class action filed in Manhattan federal court covers investors who own $4.75 billion of Norfolk Southern senior notes and bonds from eight offerings between […]