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US State Department wants to speed weapons export process
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of State said on Thursday it wants to update internal processes for the tens of billions worth of foreign military sales it oversees each year ...
May 18, 2023
US House hardliners could try to block debt-ceiling deal without ‘robust’ cuts
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have voiced growing confidence about striking a debt-ceiling deal to avoid a catastrophic de...
May 18, 2023
Argentina president, protesters slam IMF debt, austerity as economy creaks
(Corrects bylines) By Horacio Soria and Claudia Martini BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentine President Alberto Fernandez and protesters in Buenos Aires pushed back against the International Monetary Fund...
May 18, 2023
UPDATE: Pekin Police mourn ‘sudden’ death of officer
UPDATED 8:41 A.M. 5/19/23 PEKIN, Ill. – Pekin Police say they are morning the death of one of their officers. Chief John Dossey says in a statement the officer died “suddenly and unexpecte...
May 18, 2023
Disney to close Star Wars hotel that opened in Florida last year
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co will shutter its immersive Star Wars-themed luxury hotel in Orlando this September, less than two years after it opened, as the media giant cuts...
May 18, 2023
Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan reunite on screen in Cannes competitor ‘Black Flies’
CANNES (Reuters) - Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan are reunited on the big screen after more than a decade in "Black Flies," a gritty tale about New York City paramedics that premiered in Cannes on Thursda...
May 18, 2023
Nvidia, AMD, Micron lead chip sector higher with AI, Japan in focus
(Reuters) - Shares in Nvdia Corp, Advanced Micro Devices and Micron Technology on Thursday provided the biggest boosts to the chip sector, which outperformed the broader market as investors looked for...
May 18, 2023
Explainer-How Montana could enforce a TikTok ban
(Reuters) - Montana took the unusual step on Wednesday of banning Chinese-owned short video app TikTok, with lawmakers of the sparsely populated western U.S. state saying they aimed to protect residen...
May 18, 2023
TikTok users file lawsuit to block Montana ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of five TikTok users, who also create content posted on the short-video app, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Montana on Thursday seeking to block the state's new ba...
May 18, 2023
Marketmind: World market, political eyes turn to Japan
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Japan takes center stage on Friday, with the April consumer price inflation report grabbing the data spotlig...
May 18, 2023
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