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U.S. senators urge ditching ID.me, face recognition for unemployment seekers
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Three U.S. senators on Tuesday called on the Department of Labor to help states find alternatives to identity verification provider ID.me for screening peopl...
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Exclusive-ViacomCBS’s Paramount+ ‘thinks local’ to go global with streaming
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - When the reality series "The Challenge: War of the Worlds" launches on four continents in June, ViacomCBS Inc aims to test a key component of its streaming strategy - using...
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Gold reserves at Venezuelan central bank down to new 50-year low
By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) - The Venezuelan central bank's gold reserves dropped seven tonnes last year to a new 50-year low, according to financial statements published by the bank on Tuesday....
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Committee probing U.S. Capitol attack subpoenas six tied to Trump ‘alternate electors’ plan
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol on Tuesday said it had issued subpoenas to six people who had knowledg...
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Poland raises alert against cyber attacks
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has alerted the security services and public administration against threats in cyberspace, the Government Centre for Security said on Tuesday, just hours after Ukraine report...
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Explainer-Republican boycott of Raskin nomination vote spells more limbo for Fed rule changes
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans' Tuesday boycott of a vote to advance the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin as the Federal Reserve's Wall Street cop will further delay regulatory c...
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Airbnb sees strong first-quarter revenue on travel demand, longer stays
(Reuters) - Airbnb Inc on Tuesday forecast better-than-expected first-quarter revenue after the short-term home rental company reported strong quarterly results on rising domestic travel and longer st...
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Australia’s Treasury Wine first-half profit drops 7.5%
(Reuters) - Treasury Wine Estates on Wednesday posted a 7.5% drop in first-half profit, hurt by reduced shipments of its Penfolds brand to mainland China after the country slapped tariffs on Australia...
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Exclusive-U.S. oil producer EP Energy seeks to save deal from regulator -sources
By David French and Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - EP Energy is exploring a sale of oil-producing acreage in Utah it hopes will avert a challenge from a U.S. antitrust regulator to its agreed $1.5 billion...
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ViacomCBS changes name to Paramount to underscore streaming future
(Reuters) -ViacomCBS Inc said it will change its name to Paramount starting on Wednesday as the company positions itself to compete in the crowded market for streaming television viewers. The switch w...
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