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Timeline of key events leading up to Fox, Dominion defamation trial
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - One of the most closely watched U.S. media trials in decades kicks off in a Delaware court on Tuesday as Fox Corp and Fox News face a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit by Domin...
Apr 18, 2023
Porn on Amazon’s Kindle app prompts warnings from Apple, Alphabet
By Greg Bensinger (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc have raised concerns with Amazon.com Inc after learning that sexually explicit photographs could be accessed by children on the popular Kindle ...
Apr 18, 2023
Another carjacking on Peoria’s west side Monday night
PEORIA, Ill. — A man told police he was carjacked at gunpoint Monday night on Peoria's west side. Peoria Police said they were called around 7:45 p.m. to W. Melrose Place, near N. Sterling Avenu...
Apr 18, 2023
Coinbase CEO: Crypto firms will develop “offshore” without clear regulations
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Clarity on crypto rules in "onshore" locations such as Britain and the United States is needed otherwise crypto firms will develop "offshore," the chief executive of m...
Apr 18, 2023
Norway wealth fund welcomes government request on unlisted equities
By Gwladys Fouche and Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund, one of the world's largest investors, welcomed on Tuesday the government's request that it consider...
Apr 18, 2023
U.S. IRS clears massive backlog of unprocessed paper tax returns
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service declared on Tuesday that it is completing its first "normal" tax filing season since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, with...
Apr 18, 2023
J.P.Morgan, Citi upgrade China’s 2023 full-year GDP growth forecast
(Reuters) - J.P.Morgan and Citigroup upgraded China's 2023 full-year gross domestic product growth forecast on Tuesday, citing that the country's decision to lift stringent COVID-19 restrictions last ...
Apr 18, 2023
UN predicts Afghan economy would contract if aid drops 30%
By Charlotte Greenfield (Reuters) - Afghanistan's economy will contract, inflation will rise and liquidity will fall if there is a 30% drop in international aid as feared, according to an analysis by ...
Apr 18, 2023
Exclusive-China expected to lower fine on Ant Group to about $700 million, sources say
By Julie Zhu and Jane Xu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese regulators are expected to fine Ant Group about a quarter less than the more than $1 billion initially planned and downgrade their charges agains...
Apr 18, 2023
Average price of new Tokyo apartment passes 100 million yen for first time
TOKYO (Reuters) - The average sales price for newly-built apartment units in Japan's metropolitan Tokyo area jumped to 143.6 million yen ($1.07 million) in March, topping the 100 million yen mark for ...
Apr 18, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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