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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Senate leaders vowed on Thursday to keep trying to reach an agreement to provide billions of dollars in new security aid to Ukraine, but faced uncertainty about doing so quickly after Republicans blocked a sweeping foreign security assistance bill. Senate Republicans vot…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Transportation Department needs to support the development of autonomous vehicles, a coalition of groups representing the industry warned on Thursday, saying the nascent industry risks losing out to competitors like China. “The AV industry is at a critical junc…

(Reuters) — Republican lawmakers in Georgia on Thursday approved a new map of U.S. House of Representatives districts for the 2024 election that maintains their current 9-5 advantage while creating a court-ordered majority-Black district west of Atlanta. In order to preserve Republicans’ stat…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — BlackRock Chief Executive Larry Fink said on Thursday that the firm was unfairly targeted by candidates in the fourth Republican presidential debate, calling it a “sad commentary on the state of American politics.” BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager,…

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Residents have less than a week left to file for Disaster Unemployment Assistance. The deadline to submit applications is Oct. 4. The Guam Department of Labor said that there will be no deadline extension to file claims. “I can’t stress enough that you shouldn’t wait…