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South Carolina lawyer plotted own shooting in $10 million insurance scheme – police
(Reuters) - A prominent South Carolina attorney whose wife and son were murdered in June conspired with a man to shoot him to death so that a surviving son could collect a $10 million insurance payout...
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Largest U.S. biofuels producer pledges carbon neutrality by 2050
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - POET, the largest biofuels producer in the United States, said on Wednesday it is committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions at its bioprocessing faciliti...
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UK COVID-19 business insurance payouts top one billion pounds -watchdog
LONDON (Reuters) - Small companies in Britain, which demanded that their insurers cover claims for losses accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic, have received more than one billion pounds ($1.4 billion...
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Fading retail demand for U.S. stocks could hit S&P 500 – Vanda
(Reuters) - Retail investors' appetite for U.S. stocks has fallen in the past week, data from Vanda Research showed on Wednesday, increasing the odds for a broader sell-off in the S&P 500 at a time wh...
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Biden to announce alliance with Britain, Australia on tech, cyber, defense -Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday plans to announce a plan to share advanced technologies in a working group with Britain and Australia, Politico reported, in a possible mov...
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Biden to meet with Manchin, Sinema to discuss U.S. $3.5 trillion spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden will meet separately with moderate Democratic U.S. senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema on Wednesday to discuss Democratic-backed domestic spending legisla...
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Running out of dollars, Afghan banks ask Taliban for more cash
By John O'Donnell and Rupam Jain FRANKFURT/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Afghanistan's banks are running out of dollars, and may have to close their doors to customers unless the Taliban government releases fund...
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EU raises 5 billion euros from debut auction of joint debt
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) - The European Union raised 5 billion euros on Wednesday from its first-ever auction of joint debt, another crucial step toward its evolution into a leading issuer. The bloc...
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U.S. condemns North Korea missile launch – State Department spokesperson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States condemned North Korea's missile launch on Wednesday, saying it is in violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions and posed a threat to its neighbor...
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Canada’s annual inflation rate in August hits highest in nearly two decades
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated to 4.1% in August, the highest since 2003, up from a year-over-year increase of 3.7% in July, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. Analys...
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