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Oregon, California seek to protect election workers from threats
By Linda So WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Oregon and California are calling for tougher legislation to protect election workers in response to a continuing wave of threats and harassment inspire...
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ECB policymakers to meet next week in Paris
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers will meet for "an informal get-together" next Thursday afternoon on the eve of a gathering of European Union finance ministers, the ECB said on...
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Exclusive-World Bank proposal would shift $600 million from Afghan trust – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank's management has signed off on a proposal that would repurpose $600 million of the just over $1 billion in funds left in a frozen trust to benefit Afghan educatio...
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NY Fed’s Williams says central bank can manage soft landing for economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Supply chain issues may gradually recede over time, easing some inflationary pressures and helping the Federal Reserve achieve its goal of controlling inflation without sparking a...
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SoftBank-backed doValue in talks with UniCredit over contract
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's biggest bad loan firm doValue is discussing a possible extension of its contract with UniCredit but in the meantime has made prudent estimates on future problem debts the Ita...
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G20 says global corporate tax deal should go live next year
PARIS (Reuters) -G20 finance ministers recommitted on Friday to implementing a global overhaul of cross-border corporate tax rules next year in the face of concerns that meeting the deadline could pro...
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Brad Pitt sues ex-wife Angelina Jolie for selling stake in French winery
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Brad Pitt sued his former wife Angelina Jolie for selling her stake in a French winery they had bought together -- and where they were married -- to a Russian businessm...
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Medtronic’s heart device unit may ease earnings pressure from Omicron
By Amruta Khandekar (Reuters) - Steady sales of pacemakers and heart stents may have likely helped Medtronic Plc offset weak demand for its other medical devices, in a quarter that saw an Omicron-led ...
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Exxaro, China’s CNIC vie with AIIM for $2 billion African power firm Lekela – sources
By Isla Binnie and Emma Rumney JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African miner Exxaro and Chinese state fund CNIC are among potential buyers admitted to the final round of bidding for African renewable e...
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EU launches WTO dispute against China over telecom patents
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union launched a legal challenge against China at the World Trade Organization on Friday, arguing that Chinese courts were preventing European com...
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Peoria, IL, USA
69 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity
