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Illinois debuts “Crime Gun Connect” platform
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois has a new tool to help police investigate gun crimes statewide. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Rauol said “Crime Gun Connect” is an online database of g...
Jun 30, 2022
U.S. consumer spending rises moderately; inflation pushes higher
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending rose less than expected in May as motor vehicles remained scarce while higher prices forced cutbacks on purchases of other goods, another sign that the re...
Jun 30, 2022
Exclusive-ECB to channel cash from north to south in bid to cap spreads – sources
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will buy bonds from Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece with some of the proceeds it receives from maturing ...
Jun 30, 2022
Democrats’ lose grip on Senate while Leahy recovers from fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vermont U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, 81, will undergo emergency hip surgery after falling Wednesday night, depriving his fellow Democrats of any majority in the chamber until he ...
Jun 30, 2022
Swiss gear up for hard times with bulked up food reserves
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland wants to expand its emergency food reserves to make sure the neutral country is not hit by shortages of coffee, grain and sugar caused by over-extended su...
Jun 30, 2022
Jan. 6 committee may make criminal referral on witness tampering -Cheney
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack may make a criminal referral to the Justice Department recommending that anybody who tried to influen...
Jun 30, 2022
Europe stares at ‘stagflation’, says UBS
(Reuters) - Eurozone is headed toward "stagflation" as efforts to stamp out a surge in inflation will bring growth to a near halt in the second half of the year, UBS said on Thursday, while trimming i...
Jun 30, 2022
Chinese tech giants vow to stop NFT secondary trading -state media
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese tech giants including Tencent Holdings and Ant Group have signed a pact to stop the secondary trading of digital collectibles and "self-regulate" their activit...
Jun 30, 2022
Vodafone, Google look to extend Wear OS smartwatch battery life
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone is working with Google to extend the battery life of a smartwatch by reducing the "chatter" between the device and the network, a bigger drain of energy than...
Jun 30, 2022
Barclays gives 35,000 staff a cost-of-living pay rise
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays is giving 35,000 of its staff a 1,200 pound ($1,450) annual pay rise to help ease the impact of the cost of living crisis. The pay rise will apply to certain lower grade st...
Jun 30, 2022
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