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U.S. CFTC commissioner warns of risks if crypto firms self-certify
By Chris Prentice and Hannah Lang NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top official with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Wednesday plans to warn lawmakers against allowing cryptoc...
Jan 18, 2023
Americans can sponsor refugees directly under program launching this week -sources
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Groups of Americans will be able to directly sponsor refugees for resettlement in the United States under a new program launching on Thursday, three people familia...
Jan 18, 2023
Police pursuits in question since fatal crash Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. – When do police agencies chase a suspect, and when do they not? Those are questions that have been asked a lot following Sunday’s fatal accident at U.S. 150 and Koerner Road ...
Jan 18, 2023
Election denial drove New Mexico Democrat attacks, officials say
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Election conspiracy theories drove a defeated Republican candidate in New Mexico with a criminal past to hire gunmen to attack homes of Democratic legislators, marking a dang...
Jan 18, 2023
Oath Keepers accused of sedition could not accept Biden win, prosecutor says
(Note language that may offend some readers in paragraph 17) By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prosecutor urged a jury on Wednesday to convict four members of the far-right Oath Keepers of se...
Jan 18, 2023
Bed Bath & Beyond looks for buyer ahead of potential bankruptcy filing – CNBC
(Reuters) - Bed Bath & Beyond Inc is in talks with prospective buyers and lenders as the struggling retailer tries to keep its business afloat during a likely bankruptcy filing, CNBC reported on Wedne...
Jan 18, 2023
Blackstone closes PE secondary funds at record $25 billion
(Reuters) - Blackstone Inc raised a record $25 billion for two funds that dabble in secondaries and co-investments, the asset manager said on Wednesday. Strategic Partners IX raised $22.2 billion, the...
Jan 18, 2023
Crypto collapse brings focus to digital assets’ ‘true value’ – ex-India central bank governor
By Divya Chowdhury and Savio Shetty DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The collapse in the prices of digital assets over the past year will allow investors to focus on the "true value" of this new technol...
Jan 18, 2023
Fed’s Harker says ready to downshift to 25-basis-point rate hikes
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) - Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker reiterated on Wednesday that he's ready for the U.S. central bank to move to a slower pace of interest ra...
Jan 18, 2023
U.S. senators press Amtrak CEO on ‘train ride from hell’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of four U.S. senators on Wednesday asked passenger railroad Amtrak Chief Executive Stephen Gardner to answer questions about a Virginia to Florida train last week that f...
Jan 18, 2023
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