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U.S. NHC says 50% chance of cyclone formation in Gulf of Mexico
(Reuters) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center on Tuesday said there was a 50% chance of a cyclone formation over the south-central Gulf of Mexico in the next 48 hours. "A tropical or subtropical depr...
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Ethel Kennedy opposes parole for husband RFK’s assassin, Sirhan Sirhan
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy's widow, Ethel Kennedy, voiced opposition on Tuesday to a California review panel's recommendation that the man serving a life term for assass...
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Britney Spears’ father asks court to end singer’s conservatorship – media reports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Jamie Spears, the father of Britney Spears, has petitioned a Los Angeles court to end the pop singer's 13-year conservatorship, NBC News and CNN reported on Tuesday. Britney Spe...
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Volta Trucks picks former Austrian MAN plant to build trucks
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Electric truck startup Volta Trucks said on Wednesday its first trucks will be made under contract starting late 2022 at a former MAN truck plant in Austria by Steyr A...
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Motor insurer Marshmallow becomes first Black-founded UK unicorn
LONDON (Reuters) - Digital motor insurer Marshmallow has raised $85 million from investors, valuing it at more than $1.25 billion and making it the first British Black-founded unicorn, the company sai...
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Factbox-A glimpse under the hood of El Salvador’s bitcoin experiment
By Anthony Esposito and Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador on Tuesday rolled out cryptocurrency bitcoin as legal tender, an unprecedented move that faced some technical hiccups on it...
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Oxbotica to develop multi-purpose self-driving vehicle with AppliedEV
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Self-driving software startup Oxbotica said on Wednesday it has teamed up AppliedEV to develop a fully autonomous multi-purpose vehicle that could be suitable for a va...
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Investors call for private firms to disclose more environmental data
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Investors managing $2.3 trillion in assets on Wednesday called for more than 1,000 private companies to provide environmental data through non-profit disclosure plat...
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Explainer-Stronger storms test aging U.S. offshore oil facilities
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) - Stronger hurricanes threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast energy hub are elevating the risks of oil spills from damage to area refineries, oil platforms and subsea pi...
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Asia eyes Australia blueprint as $100 billion oil, gas clean-up looms
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia has passed legislation that could set a precedent for who pays to clean up the fossil fuel industry in Asia, making former owners of oil and gas fields r...
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