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Canadian shippers find few easy alternatives for grain, oil cut off by flood
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canadian exporters of commodities from grain to fertilizer and oil scrambled on Wednesday to divert shipments away from Port of Vancouver, which floods hav...
Nov 17, 2021
Crew member on ‘Rust’ movie says script never called for gun to be fired – Hollywood Reporter
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A crew member working on the "Rust" movie last month said in a lawsuit that the script never called for a gun to be fired during a rehearsal scene with Alec Baldwin, according ...
Nov 17, 2021
Iran-backed hackers launching disruptive cyberattacks on U.S. healthcare companies, U.S. government warns
(Reuters) - A hacking group "associated with the government of Iran" is launching disruptive-style cyberattacks against a wide range of American companies, including healthcare providers and transport...
Nov 17, 2021
Duchess Meghan surprises with visit to Ellen DeGeneres talk show
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, is appearing on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in her first visit to a television talk show since becoming a member of the British royal family. M...
Nov 17, 2021
Manhattan DA says it will move to exonerate two men convicted of killing Malcolm X
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The Manhattan District Attorney's office said it will act to exonerate two men convicted of killing Black activist and civil rights advocate Malcolm X in 1965 in what wil...
Nov 17, 2021
Former Trump adviser Bannon pleads not guilty to obstructing Jan. 6 congressional probe
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Steve Bannon on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he defied a congressional subpoena from a...
Nov 17, 2021
Fed’s Waller says stablecoins do not need to be subject to full banking rulebook
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - A stronger regulatory and supervisory framework is needed to ensure that stablecoins are a safe form of payment, but they should not necessarily be subject to all of the ...
Nov 17, 2021
Vigil held for young hit-and-run accident victim
PEORIA, Ill. – Family and friends are remembering the 10-year-old Peoria boy who died Friday after what police termed a hit-and-run accident earlier last week. A vigil was held Tuesday night for...
Nov 17, 2021
Continental replaces finance chief after prosecutor’s investigations
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Continental will replace Wolfgang Schaefer as Chief Financial Officer after an investigation by prosecutors into the illegal use of defeat devices in diesel engines, the a...
Nov 17, 2021
Fisker unveils electric SUVs to beat Tesla over driving range
By Hyunjoo Jin LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. startup Fisker Inc unveiled electric sport utility vehicles on Wednesday and claimed they would have higher driving ranges than Tesla Inc's Model Y vehicles...
Nov 17, 2021
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