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As Omicron fuels surge, U.S. students stage walkouts to protest in-person classes
By Tim McLaughlin and Tyler Clifford BOSTON (Reuters) - Students in Boston and Chicago planned walkouts on Friday to pressure officials to switch to remote learning, as a surge in COVID-19 cases fuele...
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U.S. prosecutors recommend dropping China charges against MIT professor: source
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors have recommended that the U.S. Justice Department drop charges against a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor accused of concealing his ties t...
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Ohio Supreme Court strikes down new congressional map as Republican gerrymander
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -The Ohio Supreme Court on Friday struck down the state's new congressional map for illegally favoring Republicans over Democrats and ordered lawmakers to redraw the lines. The ...
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Emissions set to rise with global power demand – IEA
PARIS (Reuters) - Global electricity demand over the next few years is set to slow after a record 2021 but will still result in higher carbon emissions without rapid gains in low-carbon supply and ene...
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NY Fed’s Williams says completely sensible to raise interest rates
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It is "sensible" for the Federal Reserve to begin raising interest rates this year as it removes some of the support provided during the pandemic, New York Fed President John Will...
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Earnings to test growth stocks after rocky start to year
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rough start to 2022 for U.S. tech and growth stocks is raising stakes for upcoming earnings reports, as investors seek reasons to keep faith in the shares whi...
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Betty Blue director Jean-Jacques Beineix dies aged 75 – AFP
PARIS (Reuters) - French film director Jean-Jacques Beineix died on Thursday at the age of 75, his family told Agence France Presse on Friday. Beineix came to prominence with his first film, "Diva", i...
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Fed sent $107.4 billion to Treasury in 2021
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve returned more to the U.S. Treasury in 2021 compared to the year before, as its balance sheet grew to a record level and it continued to nurse the economy through t...
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Burned by COVID supply crunch, hospitals invest in U.S. mask-making
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two days before Christmas, a cargo ship left Mumbai with a mask-making machine bound for Illinois-based OSF HealthCare, which will use the equipment to make i...
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Online checkout firm Bolt valued at $11 billion after BlackRock-led funding- source
(Reuters) - Online checkout platform Bolt raised $355 million in a late-stage funding round led by fund manager BlackRock Inc at a valuation of $11 billion, according to people familiar with the matte...
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