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Meta refuses to give up on campaign to disqualify FTC chair
By Alison Frankel (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc has almost no chance of barring the chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan, from participation in the FTC's challenge to Meta's planned ...
Oct 20, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court’s Barrett declines to block Biden student loan relief
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday declined to block President Joe Biden's plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt in a challenge to the pol...
Oct 20, 2022
St. Louis Fed says will “think differently” about involvement in private events
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The St. Louis Federal Reserve said it would "think differently" about appearances by its president James Bullard at closed press events after news reports of...
Oct 20, 2022
Mexico’s Banorte reports 30% surge in Q3 net profit
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's Grupo Financiero Banorte reported on Thursday that its third-quarter net profit surged 30% to 11.54 billion pesos ($573.56 million) from the year-ago period, boosted by...
Oct 20, 2022
Three Louisiana men freed after 28 years in prison for wrongful murder convictions
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - Three men wrongfully imprisoned for 28 years for a New Orleans murder have been freed after prosecutors agreed with defense attorneys that their conviction was based on sho...
Oct 20, 2022
Sierra EV joins General Motors’ electric truck family in early 2024
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Thursday unveiled the latest addition to its growing family of full-size electric pickup trucks, the 2024 GMC Sierra EV. The first version, due in earl...
Oct 20, 2022
Mexico refinancing debt to help next government, official says
By Anthony Esposito and Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's finance ministry has been tasked with refinancing the country's debt, especially bonds maturing in 2025, in order to help e...
Oct 20, 2022
Fire damages garage at East Peoria senior living facility
EAST PEORIA, Ill. – No one was hurt but a garage at a senior living facility in East Peoria was damaged by fire late Thursday morning. East Peoria Fire Chief Bobby Zimmerman says when crews were...
Oct 20, 2022
Around 250 Honduran migrants head toward United States fleeing poverty
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Around 250 Honduran migrants were joined by a group of Venezuelans fleeing poverty and seeking to reach the United States, a migration official said on Thursday. Local TV showe...
Oct 20, 2022
Walmart’s Mexico unit says third-quarter net profit up 10%
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Walmart's Mexico unit on Thursday reported third-quarter net profit of 12.15 billion pesos ($603.8 million), up nearly 10% from the year-earlier period. Walmart de Mexico, the ...
Oct 20, 2022
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