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U.S. VP Harris’ communications director tests positive for COVID -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' communications director tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the White House said. The director, Jamal Simmons, was in close contact to ...
Apr 06, 2022
Some 3,800 years ago, a mega earthquake, tsunami hit Chile’s Atacama desert
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Some 3,800 years ago a massive 9.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami with waves as high as 20 meters (66 feet) slammed the coastline of Chile's Atacama desert, the world...
Apr 06, 2022
Pandemic fallout puts Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s legacy at risk, foundation says
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda's museum houses are at risk of shutting down for good after forced closures and a sharp drop in tourism caused by the coronavirus pan...
Apr 06, 2022
BlackBerry plans to settle shareholder lawsuit over BlackBerry 10, avoiding trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd plans to negotiate a settlement of an eight-year-old lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders by overstating demand for its BlackBerry 10. In a Wednesday filing w...
Apr 06, 2022
Levi Strauss revenue tops estimates on strong demand, price hikes
(Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue, helped by price increases as well as strong demand for its jeans, tops and jackets as more people venture o...
Apr 06, 2022
U.S. man convicted of sex trafficking for extorting New York college students
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. man was convicted of sex trafficking and other crimes on Wednesday for coercing a group of students at Sarah Lawrence College in New York state to perform unpa...
Apr 06, 2022
SEC probes Amazon’s handling of employees’ use of sellers’ data for private labels – WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating how Amazon.com Inc handled employee disclosures on the use of third-party sellers' data purportedly to boost its own priv...
Apr 06, 2022
Union election petitions surge as U.S. workers organize
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. workers and labor groups filed 57% more petitions to be represented by unions in the last six months as high-profile organizing campaigns at Starbucks Corp, Am...
Apr 06, 2022
Volatility surge causes liquidity strain in rate options market as Fed tightens
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - A surge in hedging to protect against aggressive Federal Reserve tightening has caused liquidity problems in the interest rate options sector, reflecti...
Apr 06, 2022
Trump adviser Bannon blocked from using key defense in July U.S. trial
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday dealt a setback to Steve Bannon ahead of his upcoming criminal trial, blocking former President Donald Trump's adviser from telling jurors...
Apr 06, 2022
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