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The man behind the rebuilding of 9/11’s Ground Zero
(Reuters) - Developer Larry Silverstein signed a $3.2 billion 99-year lease on New York's World Trade Center six weeks before the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001. He recalls the smoldering ruins of the Twin ...
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U.S. consumer watchdog proposes small business lending data rules
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Wednesday proposed new requirements for financial institutions to collect and report data on small busin...
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Biden vows to protect Roe v. Wade after Texas abortion law takes effect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden condemned the Texas law that went into effect on Wednesday which prohibts the vast majority of abortions in the state, and pledged his administration would f...
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Twitter launches ‘safety mode’ to block accounts for harmful language
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc will launch a safety feature that would allow users to temporarily block accounts for seven days for using harmful language or sending uninvited replies, the social media platf...
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Television’s ‘Seinfeld’ comes to Netflix in October
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television comedy "Seinfeld" will stream globally on Netflix starting in October under a deal reached two years ago, Netflix Inc said on Wednesday. All 180 episodes of "Seinfel...
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Companies-backed Massachusetts gig worker ballot measure clears key hurdle
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -Massachusetts' attorney general on Wednesday gave backers of a proposed ballot measure, which would define drivers for app-based companies like Uber Technologies Inc ...
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Cyberpunk, The Witcher 3 land CD Projekt with profit beat
(Reuters) -Polish video games maker CD Projekt reported lower first-half net profit but beat expectations on Wednesday, helped by sales of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Cyberpunk 2077, ...
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Factbox-Five facts on the state of the U.S. electric vehicle charging network
By Tina Bellon and Paul Lienert (Reuters) - President Joe Biden wants to expand the U.S. charging network for electric vehicles significantly, a key part of his agenda to curb greenhouse gas emissions...
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Exclusive-Lockheed’s Aerojet deal gets support from 13 members of Congress – letter
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of 13 members of the U.S. Congress sent a letter to the Pentagon supporting Lockheed Martin's proposed acquisition of rocket engine maker Aerojet...
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Almodovar opens Venice film fest with tribute to those who disappeared under Franco
By Silvia Aloisi and Hanna Rantala VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Spanish director Pedro Almodovar shines a spotlight on the tens of thousands of people who disappeared during the civil war and Franco's di...
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