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Former Reagan national security adviser McFarlane dies -Washington Post
(Reuters) - Robert McFarlane, a White House adviser who tapped Saudi royals to fund a covert war in Nicaragua and flew on a secret mission to sell arms to Iran in the scandal that shook Ronald Reagan'...
May 13, 2022
Mesa Airlines says it lost nearly 5% of its pilots in April
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mesa Air Group Chairman and Chief Executive Jonathan Ornstein told a U.S. Senate panel on Friday that the airline lost nearly 5% of its pilots in April as larger carrier...
May 13, 2022
Texas authorities hunt for convicted murderer who hijacked prison bus and fled
By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - Texas authorities on Friday were on the hunt for an inmate serving a life sentence who escaped from a prison bus after stabbing a corrections officer, hijacking the vehic...
May 13, 2022
Central African bank regulator reminds states of crypto ban
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) -Central Africa's regional banking regulator sent out a reminder on Friday about its ban on cryptocurrencies, weeks after the Central African Republic, a member state, made bitcoin...
May 13, 2022
Character actor Fred Ward, known for role in ‘The Right Stuff,’ dead at age 79
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Veteran film and television actor Fred Ward, 79, best known for playing gruff, tough-guy roles in movies such as "Tremors," "Escape from Alcatraz," and "The Right Stuff," die...
May 13, 2022
Peoria man who represented himself acquitted of murder charges
PEORIA, Ill. – The second attempt by Peoria County prosecutors to try a local man for one of the first homicides of 2021 has been unsuccessful. Court records indicate a jury Thursday found Marvi...
May 13, 2022
Exclusive-Maker of Walmart, Amazon store-brand infant formulas expects shortages through rest of 2022
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Perrigo Company PLC, which makes store-brand baby formulas for retailers including Walmart Inc and Amazon.com Inc expects shortages and heightened demand to la...
May 13, 2022
Colombia Q1 economic growth forecast at 7.5% – Reuters poll
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's economy could have grown by 7.5% in the first quarter of 2022 versus the year-earlier period, mainly boosted by domestic consumption, though this will...
May 13, 2022
Imported infant formula could help lift U.S. supply in weeks -FDA chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration will outline a plan next week to streamline imports of infant formula, the agency's chief said on Friday, adding that the action along with othe...
May 13, 2022
TIM signs network-sharing deal with Open Fiber to speed up rollout
MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM) has signed a commercial agreement with Open Fiber to provide the rival broadband network company with access to its infrastructure to speed up the rollout of fib...
May 13, 2022
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