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With Omicron, Reditus Labs surpasses 4 million COVID tests
PEORIA, Ill. — In the wake of a huge surge of the Omicron variant, Reditus Labs in Pekin has processed about 446,000 COVID-19 tests in the past 46 days. “The bottom line is that I’ve...
Julia Bradley Feb 08, 2022
Airbus revokes more plane orders in Qatar dispute
PARIS (Reuters) -A $600 million contractual and safety dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways deepened on Tuesday when the European planemaker revoked orders for two A350-1000 jets, days after rippi...
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Parents at odds with one Washington school district’s decision to keep requiring masks
WASHINGTON, Ill. – Parents in one of Washington’s four school districts are not happy with their district’s decision to continue requiring everyone wear a mask, at least for now. ...
Will Stevenson Feb 08, 2022
Surging inflation spurs demand for once rare linker bonds
By Dhara Ranasinghe, Saikat Chatterjee and Davide Barbuscia LONDON (Reuters) - Almost overnight, inflation-linked bonds have become the hot ticket in global financial markets, pitting banks against he...
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Corporate climate pledges promise weak emissions reductions -report
LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest companies have made climate targets that will have only a limited impact on their actual greenhouse gas emissions, a report has found. A study of 25 of t...
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Billionaire investor Icahn threatened proxy fight over McDonald’s board seat – WSJ
(Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn privately threatened a proxy fight for representation on the board of burger chain McDonald's Corp, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people ...
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NFL-Los Angeles revs up party scene for hometown Super Bowl
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With COVID-19 cases receding and spirits rising, Los Angeles is set to party hard ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl with its biggest slate of events since the pandem...
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Semiconductor chip supply to normalize in 2022, says Mexico’s auto industry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A global semiconductor shortage that has weighed on Mexico's auto sector should normalize throughout the year and chip supply should reach prepandemic levels in the second half...
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VEMO and Uber will add 250 electric vehicles to Mexico City’s fleet
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican electric car provider VEMO and U.S. car hailing platform Uber announced on Tuesday an alliance to boost the number of electric vehicles in the platform's Mexico City fl...
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Teen arrested in Minnesota probe that led to Black man’s killing during raid
(Reuters) - A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a homicide probe that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where they shot dead a young Black man during a "no-knock" raid last week, ...
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