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Sport-Surge in COVID-19 cases hammer North American sport
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association and National Hockey League were both forced to postpone games on Thursday, as the COVID-19 surge continued to wreak havoc on sport schedules. The Golden...
Dec 30, 2021
AMD’s $35 billion deal for Xilinx now expected to close in 2022
(Reuters) - Chip company Advanced Micro Devices Inc's $35 billion all-stock deal for peer Xilinx is now expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, delayed from a previous target of end-2021, the ...
Dec 30, 2021
Lt. Gov. tests positive for COVID-19
CHICAGO, Ill. – Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton has COVID-19. Stratton said on social media she tested positive, has mild symptoms, and will isolate as she recovers. Stratton ̵...
Dec 30, 2021
Fraternal Order of Police reacts to deaths of two Illinois officers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – “When is it going to stop?” Those are some of the words of the president of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police after two officers have been killed, and one se...
Dec 30, 2021
How Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense failed to distance her from Epstein
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - During British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's trial on sex abuse charges, her lawyers argued she was a scapegoat for Jeffrey Epstein and attacked the credibility of fo...
Dec 30, 2021
Pentagon refines DC National Guard approval authority after Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday said the defense secretary would be the individual solely responsible for approving requests that would involve District of Columbia National Guard troo...
Dec 30, 2021
Brazil’s Esteves formally rejoins controlling group of BTG Pactual
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Andr Esteves, a Brazilian banking executive who was briefly jailed on suspicion of corruption, but whose name was later cleared, has obtained all regulatory approva...
Dec 30, 2021
Exxon signals fourth quarterly profit in a row on higher prices
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday signaled a return to annual profit for 2021 as stronger oil and gas prices drove as much as $1.9 billion in operating gains in the fou...
Dec 30, 2021
Omicron, unruly passengers deter U.S. airline staff from holiday overtime
By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Aishwarya Nair (Reuters) - U.S. airline cabin crew, pilots and support staff are reluctant to work overtime during the holiday travel season despite being lured with hefty ...
Dec 30, 2021
U.S. airline group seeks 5G wireless deployment delay near airports
(Reuters) - A U.S. trade group representing major passenger and cargo airlines asked the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday to halt deployment of new 5G wireless service at some airport loc...
Dec 30, 2021
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