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Column-In 2021, we were all Zoom cat lawyer: Greene
By Jenna Greene NOVATO, CALIF - Of all the events that brought the world together this year for a collective feel-good chuckle, one stands out: Zoom cat lawyer. The 48-second video of a Texas lawyer a...
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NatWest unit pleads guilty to Treasury market manipulation scheme -U.S. Justice Department
By Chris Prentice and Iain Withers WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A unit of NatWest Group on Tuesday agreed to pay about $35 million and pleaded guilty to wire and securities fraud in relation to a long-runnin...
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SoftBank to borrow $4 billion from Apollo-led group
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) -SoftBank Group Corp is borrowing nearly $4 billion from a group led by private equity giant Apollo Global Management Inc , a source familiar with the matter said, as the co...
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Texas lawsuit by laundromat owners seeks to block Shell refinery sale to Pemex
By Stefanie Eschenbacher and Gary McWilliams MEXICO CITY/HOUSTON (Reuters) -A pair of New York businessmen filed a lawsuit in a U.S. court seeking to block Mexico's state oil company Petroleos Mexican...
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Restored fire engine company temporarily suspended due to COVID, financial reasons
UPDATED 1:44 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria Fire Department engine company suspended because of a COVID-19 cut in city expenses, then restored in November, has been cut again temporarily. Chief ...
Will Stevenson Dec 21, 2021
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams postpones his inauguration ceremony
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams is postponing his inauguration ceremony, which was set for Jan. 1, due to the rise in cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, he said in a statement ...
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U.S. immigration agents to pilot use of body-worn cameras
By Mica Rosenberg (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is rolling out a pilot program to test the feasibility of requiring immigration agents to wear body cameras, a senior agenc...
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Harvard professor lied about China ties, U.S. jury told as trial nears end
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A Harvard University professor misled U.S. authorities by repeatedly lying about his ties to a China-run recruitment program, a prosecutor said on Tuesday, as a clos...
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Biden plan to spur 200 million-500mln COVID tests to market -Fauci
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration's use of the Defense Production Act should help get 200 million to 500 million COVID-19 tests to market, Dr. Anthony Fauci told MSNBC in an interview on...
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Trump ally Republican congressman Perry declines interview with Capitol riot panel
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Scott Perry, an ally of former President Donald Trump, on Tuesday said he would not provide information requested by a congressional committee i...
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Peoria, IL, USA
69 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity
