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Exclusive: Exxon aims to begin lithium production by 2026 in Arkansas

[1/2]Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil, speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 11 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) is set to unveil its long-awaited lithium strategy on Monday with an announcement that it aims to start production of the […]

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Arkansas orders Chinese-owned seed producer Syngenta to sell US farmland

CHICAGO, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Arkansas ordered Syngenta to sell 160 acres (65 hectares) of farmland in the U.S. state within two years on Tuesday because the company is Chinese-owned, drawing a sharp rebuke from the global seeds producer. U.S. farm groups and lawmakers are increasingly scrutinizing foreign land ownership due to concerns about national […]

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Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors blocked by U.S. judge

[1/2]Transgender rights activist waves a transgender flag as they protest the killings of transgender women this year, at a rally in Washington Square Park in New York, U.S., May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Demetrius Freeman/ File Photo June 20 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down an Arkansas law prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming care […]

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Tyson Foods moves corporate jobs to Arkansas in latest blow to Chicago

CHICAGO, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N) is joining other corporate heavyweights in moving jobs out of Illinois. The biggest U.S. meat company by sales said on Wednesday it will relocate all corporate employees from offices in Chicago and suburban Downers Grove, along with those in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, to its headquarters […]

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Arkansas asks appeals court to revive gender transition ban for minors

LGBTQ activists and supporters block the street outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in a major LGBT rights case on whether a federal anti-discrimination law that prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of sex covers gay and transgender employees in Washington, U.S. October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Register now for FREE […]

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