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Facebook says it is securing Afghan user accounts amid Taliban takeover
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has temporarily removed the ability for people to view or search the friends lists of accounts it has determined to be in Afghanistan, the company's head of security policy sa...
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Fed Chair Powell to speak on ‘economic outlook’ next week
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will deliver a speech on "the economic outlook" next week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming at the Kansas City Fed's annual central banking conference, the Fed s...
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J&J says veteran Duato to replace Gorsky as chief executive
(Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday its Vice Chairman of Executive Committee Joaquin Duato will become chief executive officer from Jan. 3, replacing Alex Gorsky who has been at the helm for...
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Epic Games says Google paid phone and game makers to avoid $1-billion app store hit
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - "Fortnite" developer Epic Games on Thursday unsealed details about contracts it alleges Alphabet Inc's Google signed with phone makers and other top video game companies to ...
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Scientists question evidence behind U.S. COVID-19 booster shot drive
By Deena Beasley and Ahmed Aboulenein (Reuters) - The Biden administration's plan to provide COVID-19 vaccine boosters is based on concerns that a decrease in the vaccines' ability to protect against ...
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New Zealand house price ‘madness’ to leave affordability stretched for years: Reuters poll
By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) - New Zealand's runaway housing market, which has accelerated rapidly during the pandemic, will cool next year, according to a Reuters poll of property market analy...
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‘Twilight’ investor sentenced to five years prison in fraud case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A technology entrepreneur who invested in the studio behind the "Twilight" films was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after being convicted of fra...
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Lionel Messi launches ‘Messiverse’ NFT crypto art collection
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi has launched his own collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), crypto art that was created with his image by digital designe...
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McDonald’s says nearly all its paper packaging from sustainable fiber
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said on Thursday it has nearly achieved its goal of sourcing all of its paper food packaging in restaurants from recycled or sustainable fiber. The ...
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Local COVID-19 testing site to reopen
PEORIA, Ill. – One COVID-19 testing site will be back in operation. The Tazewell County Health Department, in a social media post, said the community-based COVID-19 testing site at the Peoria Ci...
Ed Hammond Aug 19, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
63 °F Rain, Mist
