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Purdue Pharma judge extends Sacklers’ litigation shield to Feb 17
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge extended on Tuesday a legal shield protecting the Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma from lawsuits to Feb. 17 as they try to reach a deal with several U.S. states to settl...
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Belarus diverts potash supplies from Lithuania to Russia, says PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus has diverted potash shipments from Lithuania's Klaipeda port to Russian ports after Vilnius decided to halt the use of its railway for Belarus exports of the commodity, Bela...
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Trump directly involved in plans to seize voting machines -reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Then-President Donald Trump was directly involved in efforts to use national security agencies to seize voting machines after his 2020 election loss, pressing his lawyer to make...
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Palladium rockets, fuelled by growing Russian supply anxiety
By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - Palladium prices have risen 25% in the past two weeks as fears that a Russia-Ukraine conflict could disrupt exports from top producer Russia triggered buying by cons...
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Epic Games invests in Spire Animation’s funding round, eyes metaverse boom
(Reuters) - Los Angeles-based Spire Animation Studios said on Tuesday it raised $20 million in a funding round, which included an investment from Fortnite-maker Epic Games to collaborate and build met...
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Exclusive-KKR explores sale or IPO of cybersecurity consultant Optiv -sources
By Krystal Hu and Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Buyout firm KKR & Co Inc is exploring a sale or an initial public offering for Optiv Security Inc, a U.S. cybersecurity solutions distributor and consultant...
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U.S. says traffic deaths rose 12% in first nine months of 2021 to 31,720
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators on Tuesday said traffic deaths rose 12% in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720 -- the highest number killed on American roads in that period sinc...
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Mexico manufacturing activity index tumbles to 10-month low
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's manufacturing sector shrank at its fastest pace in 10 months in January, as rising coronavirus infections, ongoing supply bottlenecks and high levels of inflation batt...
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U.S. job openings increase in December; quits decline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings increased to near record highs in December, suggesting a deceleration in employment growth at the end of last year was largely the result of worker shortages. ...
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Nirvana urges ‘strike three’ for ‘Nevermind’ baby’s lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Nirvana has urged a U.S. judge to dismiss for good the lawsuit by the man claiming that his depiction as a naked four-month-old baby on its 1991 album "Nevermind" was c...
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