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Walmart beats U.S. sales estimates on back-to-school demand, raises forecast
(Reuters) -Walmart Inc raised its annual U.S. same-store sales forecast after beating analysts' estimates on Tuesday, buoyed by customers splurging on back-to-school products from backpacks to clothes...
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U.S. plans to begin administering COVID-19 booster shots in September – source
(Reuters) -The Biden administration plans to begin administering COVID-19 booster shots to Americans as early as mid or late September, pending authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Julia Bradley Aug 17, 2021
Eco-friendly vehicles offer quieter, cleaner safaris in Kenyan reserve
By Monicah Mwangi MAASAI MARA, Kenya (Reuters) - In Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Toyota 4x4 Landcruiser of tour guide and driver Sylvester Mukenye glides silently past a herd of grazing e...
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Dutch museum fills ‘Blind Spot’ with exhibit for visually impaired
By Eva Plevier AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Visitors to a Dutch exhibition titled "The Blind Spot" may call it a little cheesy - but they mean that as a compliment. Utrecht Central Museum launched the unusua...
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Delta, beef prices threaten to take the sizzle out of U.S. steakhouses
By Hilary Russ and Lisa Baertlein NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Just as American steakhouses are recovering from the first wave of COVID shutdowns, the Delta variant threatens to diminish the appet...
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Home Depot misses U.S. same-store sales estimates as DIY demand wanes
(Reuters) -Home Depot Inc missed estimates for U.S. quarterly same-store sales on Tuesday, as the pandemic-driven surge in demand for do-it-yourself home-improvement products waned with people increas...
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Gold Star mothers’ hearts ache after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
By Tim Reid MIAMISBURG, Ohio (Reuters) - Jill Stephenson lost her only child Ben Kopp, a 21-year-old U.S. Army Ranger, when he was shot during a 2009 firefight with Taliban forces in Afghanistan. For ...
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Incoming BT Chairman Crozier’s record of corporate leadership
(Reuters) - Adam Crozier will become BT Chairman later this year, the telecoms group said Tuesday, tapping a seasoned executive known for leading turnarounds at a variety of public and private busines...
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Events requiring vaccination proof can opt out of masks, Nevada governor says
(Reuters) - Nevada governor Steve Sisolak said late on Monday that large event operators will be allowed to opt out of the state's mask requirements if they can verify that attendees are fully vaccina...
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Renewable fuel companies edge out some refiners on feedstock
By Stephanie Kelly and Laura Sanicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Both renewable fuel processors and oil refiners are trying to profit off the growing market for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diese...
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