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Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads guilty to forcible touching
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor count of forcibly touching a woman at a New York nightclub in 2018, as part of an agreement with prose...
Apr 13, 2022
IMF says board approved new trust to aid low-income, vulnerable middle-income countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said its executive board on Wednesday approved the creation of a new facility to help low-income and vulnerable middle-income countries deal with...
Apr 13, 2022
April Fools! San Francisco police pull over driverless car
(Corrects date) By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco police were left scratching their heads after they pulled over a car earlier this month for driving without headlights at night a...
Apr 13, 2022
Russian gov’t will discuss giving subsidies to airlines, airports – Interfax
(Reuters) - The Russian government will on Thursday discuss giving subsidies to airlines and airports to help them cope with the economic damage caused by western sanctions, Interfax news agency said....
Apr 13, 2022
Brazil government plans 5% salary bump for public servants from July -sources
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian government plans an across-the-board 5% salary increase for public servants starting in July, in an effort to end protests and strikes affecting public services, two...
Apr 13, 2022
New Zealand house prices fall as interest rates and inflation weigh
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Tighter lending criteria and rising interest rates, coupled with inflation, continue to weigh on house prices and sales activity in New Zealand, the Real Estate Institute of New...
Apr 13, 2022
Pekin Police want help identifying burglary suspects
PEKIN, Ill. – Pekin Police are looking for the public’s help identifying two subjects who may be responsible for a recent vehicle burglary. Police did not provide any specific details abou...
Apr 13, 2022
Illinois men sentenced to less than minimum for Minnesota mosque bombing
By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - A federal judge in Minnesota on Tuesday sentenced two Illinois men to much less than mandatory minimum 35-year prison sentences after they pleaded guilty to roles in the ...
Apr 13, 2022
Canada’s TD Bank to offer salary hikes, one-time cash rewards to employees
(Reuters) - TD Bank Group will offer eligible employees a 3% increase to their base pay or a one-time cash reward effective July 1, Chief Executive Officer Bharat Masrani said in an internal memo on W...
Apr 13, 2022
Biden lets U.S. Capitol riot panel have more Trump White House records
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has authorized the release of a new tranche of records from Donald Trump's presidency to the congressional committee probing last year's att...
Apr 13, 2022
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