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Biden sees mask requirements for children easing, but cautious on dropping all mandates
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said mask requirements for children would likely to start to fall away given federal plans to begin vaccinating children un...
Feb 10, 2022
Unnamed woman accuses U.S. rapper Snoop Dogg of sexual assault in lawsuit
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An unidentified woman has filed a civil lawsuit that accuses American rapper Snoop Dogg of sexual assault and battery after she attended one of his concerts in...
Feb 10, 2022
Fed’s Barkin: ‘I’d have to be convinced’ of need for half-point rate hike
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Tom Barkin on Thursday said he would be "conceptually" open to raising interest rates by a bigger-than-usual half-of-a-percentage point...
Feb 10, 2022
Jerry Harris from U.S. reality TV show ‘Cheer’ pleads guilty in child sex case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jerry Harris, who starred in the American reality TV show "Cheer," pleaded guilty on Thursday to two charges related to child pornography and sexual assault, according to a cou...
Feb 10, 2022
Australian prosecutors drop cartel charges against Citi, Deutsche Bank
(Reuters) - Australian prosecutors have withdrawn all charges against Citigroup Inc, Deutsche Bank AG and four senior executives for allegedly colluding on a 2015 share sale, Australia's competition r...
Feb 10, 2022
Australia’s IAG cash earnings slump 62% as natural hazard claims surge
(Reuters) - Insurance Australia Group beat profit and dividend estimates on Friday for the first half, even as higher claims tied to natural disasters, including severe storms and hail last October, l...
Feb 10, 2022
Mexican investment platform Flink to expand to Colombia this year
By Valentine Hilaire MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican investment platform Flink will begin operating in Colombia in June or July as part of its Latin America expansion plan, Chief Executive Sergio Jime...
Feb 10, 2022
In Venezuela, damage from party on sacred mountain spurs outrage
By Maria Ramirez PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters) - A birthday party held on a mountain sacred to indigenous Venezuelans has generated outrage over damage to the area in an episode critics see as ent...
Feb 10, 2022
Illinois American Water files rate change request
BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The 1.3 million customers of Illinois American Water, including here in Peoria, may end up paying more for water and wastewater services this time next year. That’s beca...
Feb 10, 2022
Republican U.S. senator presses Energy Department on seabed mining
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican U.S. senator urged the U.S. energy secretary this week to provide information on the Biden administration's strategy for domestic mining of m...
Feb 10, 2022
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