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Striking Minneapolis teachers picket outside of closed schools
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Minneapolis teachers and teacher aides picketed outside schools across the city on Tuesday in the first day of a strike after their unions failed to reach an agreement w...
Syndicated Content Mar 08, 2022
London Stock Exchange to suspend news distribution in Russia
LONDON (Reuters) - London Stock Exchange Group on Tuesday said it will suspend the provision in Russia of products containing news and commentary from 1200 GMT on Wednesday. A new Russian law makes it...
Syndicated Content Mar 08, 2022
Texas man guilty for role in assault on U.S. Capitol in landmark win for prosecutors
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Texas man who joined the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump was found guilty for his role in the attack on T...
Syndicated Content Mar 08, 2022
Factbox-Commodities hit multi-year highs on disrupted Russian exports
LONDON (Reuters) - Prices of raw materials such as oil, wheat, aluminium and nickel have soared to multi-year highs since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 and as Western sanctions disrupt air and sea...
Syndicated Content Mar 08, 2022
‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’: Behind sandbags, Odessa waits to see if it’s next
By Iryna, Nazarchuk and Natalia Zinets ODESSA, Ukraine (Reuters) - From behind sandbags and anti-tank barriers in front of Odessa's Opera and Ballet Theatre, a familiar if unexpected melody drifted ac...
Syndicated Content Mar 08, 2022

Triple A: Average gas prices jump another 15 cents overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Gas prices in Central Illinois continued steep increases from Monday into Tuesday. According to Triple A, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in the Peoria-Pekin me...
Cooper Banks Mar 08, 2022
U.S. Senate Republican: Spending, Ukraine aid bill awaits leadership approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said on Tuesday that a sweeping government funding bill with emergency aid for Ukraine is...
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Brazilian power sector to benefit from rains, despite higher oil prices – ONS
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The improvement in the level of Brazil's main hydroelectric reservoirs should ease the costs of operating the electricity system this year, even as the conflict between Russ...
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U.S. ban on Russian oil spooks jumpy European stocks
By Sruthi Shankar, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Susan Mathew (Reuters) -European shares slipped on Tuesday, as the United States banned Russian oil imports, raising volatility and fears of global stagflat...
Syndicated Content Mar 08, 2022
Leonardo’s plan to sell units on hold amid Ukraine crisis-sources
ROME (Reuters) - Italian defence group Leonardo's plan to find a buyer for its OTO Melara and Wass units has been put on hold amid the crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, three sources clos...
Syndicated Content Mar 08, 2022
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