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Consumers to ditch cafes for coffee at home amid rising prices, says ICO
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Consumers will choose drinking coffee at home over cafes and restaurants due to rising inflation and risks of recession in coming months, the executive director...
Oct 07, 2022
Explainer-What will change if federal marijuana ban is loosened?
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has said he would pardon people convicted in federal court of simple marijuana possession, and that his administration is reconsidering the clas...
Oct 07, 2022
U.S. SEC to reopen comment periods for some rules after tech glitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said it had reopened the public comment periods for 11 of its rulemaking releases, some of them viewed as controversial, due ...
Oct 07, 2022
Russia declares popular anti-war rapper to be a foreign agent
LONDON (Reuters) - The Russian justice ministry on Friday declared one of the country's most popular rappers to be a "foreign agent", a legal designation that has been used to hound Kremlin critics an...
Oct 07, 2022
Investment funds buy $23.931 billion 2-year note in September – U.S. Treasury
REUTERS - Large investment managers bought $23.931 billion at a 2-year note auction held in September, compared with the $24.193 billion they purchased the previous month, data from the U.S. Treasury ...
Oct 07, 2022
OPEC+ oil output cut shows widening rift between Biden and Saudi royals
By Dmitry Zhdannikov, Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON/LONDON(Reuters) - The OPEC+ organization's decision this week to cut oil production despite stiff U.S. opposition has further straine...
Oct 07, 2022
IMF reaffirms commitment to support Ghana after visit
ACCRA (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to support Ghana after a visit to the West African country. "An IMF team visited Accra to continue discussions on ...
Oct 07, 2022
Omicron BA.4.6 subvariant makes up nearly 14% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday estimated that by Oct. 8 nearly 14% of the circulating coronavirus variants in the United States were of the BA.4.6 subv...
Oct 07, 2022
IDOT: $1.2 million to Peoria for Glen Ave. reconstruction project
PEORIA, Ill. – Illinois’ transportation secretary — and a Peoria resident — says the latest round of state capital construction project money is being released, and Peoria will...
Oct 07, 2022
AG Raoul touts $395K grant for police and prosecutor hate crime training
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office says new grant money will help him train police and prosecutors all across the state about what hate crime looks like. On Friday, ...
Oct 07, 2022
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