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Brazil’s Marfrig sells abattoirs to Minerva in $1.5 billion deal
By Peter Frontini SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian meatpacker Marfrig has agreed to sell 16 slaughtering plants to rival Minerva for 7.5 billion reais ($1.54 billion) in a deal that will significantly c...
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Eminem asks Republican Ramaswamy to not use his music in presidential campaign
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. rapper Eminem has asked Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive, to not use his music during his pr...
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Oil steady as supply concerns offset worries over demand
By Arathy Somasekhar (Reuters) - Oil prices were flat on Tuesday as worries that further possible U.S. interest rate hikes could pull down demand were countered by concerns a tropical storm off the U....
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Sorensen holds roundtable discussion with union leaders in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. – He heard about everything from infrastructure, to claims the plan of the Postmaster General is to all but completely shut the post office down. 17th District Congressman Eric Sore...
Will Stevenson Aug 28, 2023
Social media platform X down for thousands of users – Downdetector
(Reuters) - Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is down for thousands of users in the U.S. on Monday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Downdetector, which tracks ...
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Japan’s July jobless rate rises to 2.7%
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate rose to 2.7% in July from the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was higher than economists' median for...
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US states ask SEC to check if Shein complies with forced labor rules
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican attorneys general from 16 U.S. states asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to audit China-founded fast-fashion retailer Shein's supply chain...
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CAF offers $600 million in counter-guarantees for Brazilian exports to Argentina -ministers
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Latin America development bank CAF has offered $600 million in assistance to counter-guarantee payments for Brazilian exports to Argentina to secure trade flows, ministers from bo...
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University of North Carolina faculty member killed in campus shooting
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A faculty member at the University of North Carolina was shot dead in a shooting on campus on Monday, officials said, adding a suspect was arrested and the threat was cle...
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Jailed US citizen Paul Whelan seen in rare video at Russian penal colony
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. citizen Paul Whelan, a former marine jailed in Russia over espionage charges that the United States says are bogus, was seen in a rare video broadcast on M...
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