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Hate crimes hit 12-year high in United States in 2020 -FBI
By Jan Wolfe NEW YORK (Reuters) -The number of hate crimes in the United States rose last year to the highest level in more than a decade, driven by a rise in assaults targeting Black victims and vict...
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Ida’s fury hits US oil production, gasoline supplies
By Liz Hampton, Erwin Seba and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. Gulf Coast energy companies began damage reviews at offshore production facilities and started evaluating onshore power losses a...
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U.S. Education Dept opens investigations in 5 states regarding bans on universal masking
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education said on Monday its office for civil rights opened investigations in five states into whether statewide prohibitions on universal indoor masking discriminat...
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SEC charges broker-dealers, investment advisors over cybersecurity failures
(Reuters) - Units of three broker-dealer and investment advisory firms agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties to settle charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (S...
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WTO to examine U.S.-China dispute on grain import quotas
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization said on Monday it would review a long-standing dispute between the China and the United States on Beijing's use of import controls for rice, wheat and c...
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Instagram to require users to share their birthday amid youth safety push
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Instagram will begin requiring users to confirm their birthdays as part of an effort to create new safety features for young people, the Facebook Inc-owned social media app ...
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Crime caper ‘Only Murders’ teams comedy vets Short, Martin with Selena Gomez
By Alicia Powell (Reuters) - Old friends Steve Martin and Martin Short have teamed up again, this time with Selena Gomez adding a youthful vibe to their new mystery comedy "Only Murders in the Buildin...
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Amazon asks India regulator to order withdrawal of Future-Reliance deal approval – letter
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has asked India's market regulator to order withdrawal of conditional approval given to its warring partner Future Group's $3.4 billion retail asse...
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“Cajun Navy” volunteers race to help in Ida’s wake
By Brian Thevenot HOUMA, La. (Reuters) - In the small city of Houma, Louisiana, about an hour southwest of New Orleans, volunteer rescue workers with a "Cajun Navy" group struggled in the wee hours of...
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3rd annual BrownFest to be held Saturday in honor of late coach Kevin Brown
WASHINGTON, Ill. — This Saturday, Sept. 4, the third annual BrownFest will be held at Five Points Washington to benefit KBStrong — Fighting the Fight, the foundation created in honor of la...
Dalton Kemper Aug 30, 2021

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