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Post-nuclear Moscow subway novels strike chord as Doomsday Clock nears midnight
(Reuters) - Best-selling novelist Dmitry Glukhovsky says sales of his books depicting life in the Moscow Metro after a nuclear apocalypse have been booming since Russia put him on a "wanted" list for ...
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‘Avatar’ director James Cameron, ‘Top Gun’ star Tom Cruise snubbed by Oscars
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Avatar: The Way of Water" director James Cameron's box office blockbuster failed to translate to industry acclaim, as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts an...
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U.S. Senator Josh Hawley wants to ban TikTok nationwide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican and China hawk, said on Tuesday that he would introduce a bill to ban the short video app TikTok in the United States. TikTok, whose parent...
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Walmart to raise wages for U.S. hourly workers
(Reuters) -Walmart Inc, the largest private employer in the United States, said on Tuesday it will raise the average hourly wage for its U.S. workers next month to more than $17.50. The retailer curre...
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China tells US to fix its own debt problems after Yellen Africa remarks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called China a "barrier" to debt reform in Africa this week, Chinese officials in Zambia had a pointed response - get your own house i...
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Illinois Music Educators Conference brings thousands to Peoria this week
PEORIA, Ill. — It’s literally the biggest conference to come to Peoria every year. The Illinois Music Educators Association brings with it this week over 12,000 people to the Peoria Civic ...
Julia Bradley Jan 24, 2023
Twitter account of Indian actress Ranaut restored after two-year ban
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Twitter account of leading Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has been restored two years after she was banned following a tweet urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to subdue o...
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Europe’s revenue growth expected to slow to a crawl in Q4
LONDON (Reuters) - Revenue at Europe's largest companies is expected to have risen by just 0.9% in the fourth quarter, Refinitiv I/B/E/S data showed on Tuesday, down from 27.4% in the third quarter an...
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Capricorn CEO quits board, NewMed merger in balance after shareholder battle
By Muhammed Husain and Shadia Nasralla (Reuters) -Capricorn Energy's chairperson, chief executive and three other directors have quit the board after weeks of shareholder pressure, led by activist inv...
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U.S. mattress maker Serta Simmons files for bankruptcy protection
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, which accounts for nearly one-fifth of U.S. bedding sales, has filed for bankruptcy protection in an effort to eliminate most of its debt, as...
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