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Juul seeks to halt FDA order: Juul 1 on Friday asked a federal court to block a government order to stop selling its electronic cigarettes. The e-cigarette maker asked the court to pause what it calls an“extraordinary and unlawful action”by the Food and Drug Administration. The company filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington as it prepares to appeal the FDA’S decision.

U.S. poised to escalate claim Mexico violated pact:

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U.S. is preparing to escalate its complaints that Mexico’s statefavoring energy policies violate the nations’ free-trade agreement, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would risk exacerbating tensions between the countries’ governments. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s office in recent weeks has been working on a request for formal consultations under the U.S.Mexico-canada Agreement and discussing it with other agencies.

Remote work could savefirms

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$206 billion: The rise of remote work could make the Federal Reserve’s task of taming inflation a bit easier, while saving employers more than $200 billion, according to new research. It helps moderate business costs and slow what economists call the wage-price spiral — when companies pass higher expenses on to consumers in the form of higher prices.

Pilots agree to pay hike: United 4

Airlines pilots tentatively agreed to a new contract that gives them 14.5% raises, increased overtime pay and other benefits, setting the standard as other major carriers negotiate deals with their aviators at a time of rebounding travel demand.

Alleged Nazi sympathizer charged in Jan. 6 riot:

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A Navy reservist described by prosecutors as a heavily armed Nazi sympathizer with top-level U.S. government security clearance was arrested Wednesday in Mclean, Va., and charged with breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys, according to court filings.