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Florida clergy lawsuits say abortion ban violates religious freedom
By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) - Clergy members of five religions sued the state of Florida on Monday over a new law criminalizing most abortions in the state after 15 weeks of pregnancy, saying it v...
Aug 02, 2022
Fed has more work to do with inflation not having peaked, Mester says
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has further to go on raising interest rates as inflation has not even peaked yet, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said on Tuesday. "We have more work to do becau...
Aug 02, 2022
Petrobras leapfrogs oil majors in dividend payouts by more than 50%
By Sabrina Valle (Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras will distribute at least twice as much as the biggest international oil producers in second quarter dividends, boosting the...
Aug 02, 2022
EU, U.S. officials call for banking, telecoms restoration in Ethiopia’s Tigray
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - European Union and U.S. officials said on Tuesday that "there should be no obstacle" to restoring banking and telecommunications services to the country's ...
Aug 02, 2022
U.S. sues Idaho over state law that imposes “near-absolute ban” on abortion – court filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday sued Idaho over a state law that it says imposes a "near-absolute ban" on abortion and also sought to block the Western state from prosecuting or di...
Aug 02, 2022
Five PPS schools start new school year with new names
PEORIA, Ill. – Five Peoria Public Schools will start the new school year Wednesday with new names. Ribbon-cuttings for the schools started Monday and are continuing Tuesday. “Children need...
Aug 02, 2022
Michigan working to attract chip manufacturers under new U.S. bill – governor
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said the state is well positioned to attract new investment in semiconductor chips manufacturing after Congress passed $52...
Aug 02, 2022
Ukraine’s Naftogaz sweetens deal for bondholders in search for debt relief
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ukraine's state-owned gas company Naftogaz laid out a new debt payment freeze plan on Tuesday, a week after becoming the first government entity to default since the start of the ...
Aug 02, 2022
Forbes said to explore sale – NYT
(Reuters) - Media firm Forbes is exploring a sale of its business at a price of at least $630 million, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing four people with knowledge of the process. The pub...
Aug 02, 2022
Nornickel reduces nickel, palladium sales in H1 as supply chains disrupted
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian metals producer Nornickel said on Tuesday that its sales of nickel, palladium and platinum fell in the first half of 2022 due to disrupted supply chains, while net profit ro...
Aug 02, 2022
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