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In desperation, U.S. scours for countries willing to house Afghan refugees
By Idrees Ali, Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration has been holding secret talks with more countries than previously known in a desperate atte...
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Tony Bennett hangs up concert hat on doctor’s orders
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American singer Tony Bennett is stepping back from concert performances at the age of 95, his son said on Friday. Bennett, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016, c...
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‘It’s like a war zone’ – U.S. Air Force veteran comforts children plagued by gun violence
By Vanessa Johnston WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Davon McNeal was just 11 years old when he was struck in the head by a stray bullet at a Fourth of July cookout in Washington, D.C., last year. Now, every Fr...
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Facebook, Amazon seek U.S. approval to operate undersea data cable
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Facebook Inc and Amazon.com Inc have asked the U.S. government for approval to operate a new undersea data cable between the Philippines and California after ...
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Facebook rolls out end-to-end encryption for Messenger voice, video calls
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Friday rolled out end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls on Messenger, adding another layer of privacy to its widely used communications platform. Facebook's Whats...
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Man linked to Oath Keepers militia pleads not guilty to U.S. Capitol riot charge
By Mark Hosenball (Reuters) - An 18th person with links to the far right Oath Keepers militia accused of taking part in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot has been added to an indictment and pleaded not gui...
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U.S. judge will not block CDC’s new COVID-19 residential eviction ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday rejected a bid to block a residential eviction moratorium put in place last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The decision by ...
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Euronext says committed to growing Milan bourse’s home business
MILAN (Reuters) - Pan-European stock exchange Euronext on Friday said it was "deeply committed" to fostering growth at the recently acquired Milan bourse following reports in the Italian press about i...
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Peloton is sued for improperly charging sales tax
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Peloton Interactive Inc subscribers have filed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the maker of at-home stationary bicycles of improperly charging sales t...
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Twitter India chief moves to new U.S. role after criticism over compliance
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Twitter Inc's India chief, Manish Maheshwari, will take up a new internal role in the United States, the company said on Friday, a move that comes after months of tussle between the...
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