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‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ to debut in August
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - HBO announced on Wednesday that its hotly anticipated "Game of Thrones" prequel, "House of the Dragon," will debut on Aug. 21. "House of the Dragon" takes place 200 yea...
Mar 30, 2022
Amazon to double cashback rewards on fuel purchases as fuel prices rise
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is launching a program to double cashback rewards on fuel purchases to up to 12% for Amazon Flex debit cardholders, to help Flex delivery partners amid a rise in fuel prices...
Mar 30, 2022
Google cuts racy results by 30% for searches like ‘Latina teenager’
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - When U.S. actress Natalie Morales carried out a Google search for "Latina teen" in 2019, she described in a tweet that all she encountered was pornography. H...
Mar 30, 2022
U.S. residents to get $3.2 billion to lower home energy costs
By Nandita Bose and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will make available nearly $3.2 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law to help Americans lower home energy c...
Mar 30, 2022
California task force votes to limit eligibility for any slavery reparations
(Reuters) - A California task force on reparations recommends limiting any government payments to Black people whose ancestors were in the United States in the 19th century, rather than giving money t...
Mar 30, 2022
Senate Democrats propose legislation to help IL families financially
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Senate Democrats are pushing a package of bills that they say will help get Illinois families back on their feet. The legislation includes an expansion of the state’s E...
Mar 30, 2022
Sanctioned Russian bank VTB sees strong demand for gold bars
(Reuters) - Russia's second-largest lender VTB, hit by Western sanctions over Moscow's actions in Ukraine, has sold one tonne of gold to customers this month and expects demand to increase, the state-...
Mar 30, 2022
Russia to keep gas contract prices unchanged in rouble switch, sources says
(Reuters) - Russia plans to keep a contract price for gas exports to "unfriendly" countries unchanged but the payment should be done in the rouble equivalent on a pre-agreed settlement day, as one of ...
Mar 30, 2022
Swiss Re shareholders urged to oppose chairman’s re-election in gender row -FT
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss Re shareholders have been urged to vote against the re-election of Chairman Sergio Ermotti at the reinsurance company's upcoming annual general meeting, The Financial Times re...
Mar 30, 2022
Mexico inflation descent to be long, slow process, board member says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Headline and core inflation rates in Mexico are still very high, and bringing them down will be a lengthy process, Mexican central bank board member Gerardo Esquivel said in a ...
Mar 30, 2022
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