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Disney extends CEO Chapek’s contract for three years
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co said on Tuesday that its board has agreed to extend Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek's contract for three years. Disney named Chapek as CEO in February 2020, succeeding Ro...
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Pinterest CEO steps down, Google executive Ready to take up job
(Reuters) - Pinterest Inc said on Tuesday Chief Executive Officer Ben Silbermann would step down, handing over the reins of the social-media platform to Google executive Bill Ready. (Reporting by Chav...
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R. Kelly seeks 10 years in prison, the minimum, as sentencing looms in sex case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - R. Kelly deserves no more than 10 years in prison despite his conviction for scheming over decades to recruit women and girls for sex, reflecting how history a...
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Official: Statewide voter turnout hard to predict
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – One state election official says it might be hard to say what turnout will be overall for today’s primary election. For one, Illinois State Board of Elections spokesper...
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U.S. Supreme Court reinstates Louisiana electoral map faulted for racial bias
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a Republican-drawn map of Louisiana's six U.S. House of Representatives districts that had been blocked by a judge who fo...
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Biden supports deal that will allow Finland, Sweden into NATO – US official
MADRID (Reuters) - President Joe Biden supports a deal that will allow Finland and Sweden to join NATO and played a behind-the-scene role in the Nordic countries' negotiations with Turkey, a senior U....
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Fourth person dies following Amtrak train derailment in Missouri
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - A fourth person has died after an Amtrak train carrying about 275 passengers and a dozen crew hit a dump truck at a railroad crossing on Monday and derailed, the Missouri Sta...
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Former Trump aide Meadows wanted a pardon for actions on Jan. 6 – witness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows wanted a pardon for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to Meadows, testified on Tuesday to t...
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G7 discussions with China, India on Russian oil price cap positive -source
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Group of Seven democracies have had positive and productive discussions with China and India about a plan to cap the price of Russian oil, a source familiar with...
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Amazon places purchase limit on emergency contraceptive pills
(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc has placed a temporary purchase limit of three units per week on emergency contraceptive pills, the company said on Tuesday. The move comes days after the U.S. Supreme Court ...
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