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YouTube says it bans accounts believed to be owned by the Taliban
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Tuesday it bans accounts that are believed to be owned and operated by the Taliban, as U.S. social media companies scrambled to clarify their rules on the gr...
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Boston Dynamics’ backflipping robot shows off new ‘parkour’ routine
(Reuters) - Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot, Atlas, has been showing off its new skill, parkour or free running atop and over obstacles. A new video released on Tuesday shows Atlas leaping over obstac...
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Purdue’s Sackler: family has ‘responsibility’ to help curb opioid crisis but wants liability shields
By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - A member of the Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharma testified on Tuesday that his family bears a "moral responsibility" to help abate the U.S. opioid crisis but said ...
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Canadian lumber producers to shed lofty profit gains as demand recedes
By Rithika Krishna (Reuters) - North American timber producers are expected to see a dip in current-quarter profit after lumber demand for do-it-yourself home projects decreased following the easing o...
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Amen to that: Norway’s wealth fund boss preaches sustainable finance in church
By Gwladys Fouche ARENDAL, Norway (Reuters) - Nicolai Tangen broke new ground as the head of Norway's $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday by preaching on the virtues of sustainable capitali...
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The Andersons to pay debt, invest in core units after rail business sale
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. grain handler The Andersons plans to use $550 million from the sale of its rail leasing business to pay down debt and invest in sustainable farming and low carbo...
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Two former police officers reject plea offers in Jan. 6 case
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two former police officers from Rocky Mount, Virginia, have rejected initial plea deal offers by the U.S. Justice Department to resolve charges stemming from t...
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GM workers’ historic vote in Mexico tests new trade deal
By Daina Beth Solomon SILAO, Mexico (Reuters) - General Motors employee Mari says that for the past decade, she has felt powerless to demand higher pay at the plant in central Mexico that cranks out h...
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Judge questions Fox News bid to shake Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion election lawsuit
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday appeared skeptical of an effort by Fox Corp to dismiss a $2.7 billion lawsuit alleging Fox News hosts and guests made defamatory claims about the...
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Aerospace startup Boom Supersonic aims to revive commercial supersonic air travel
(Reuters) - Boom Supersonic, an aerospace startup, hopes to resurrect faster-than-the-speed-of-sound commercial air travel across the Atlantic, not seen since the SST Concorde flown by British Airways...
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