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Dollar holds gains, yuan under pressure as Evergrande risks grow
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The offshore yuan wallowed near an almost one-month low on Tuesday while the safe-haven dollar and yen stood tall as investors sought shelter from a potential China...
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World shares jolted by Evergrande crisis as debt payment test looms
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Global stock markets on Tuesday were caught in the grip of contagion fears sparked by troubles at China Evergrande as growing risks the property giant could default ...
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Jeff Bezos pledges $1 billion to biodiversity, conservation efforts
(Reuters) - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledged on Monday to give away $1 billion in grants this year to focus on efforts around conservation and support landscape restoration and food system transforma...
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Biden calls on U.S. Supreme Court to protect abortion rights
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday not to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion natio...
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China Evergrande fears consume investors awaiting trading
NEW YORK/BOSTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Anxiety over the prospect of China Evergrande Group defaulting on its mountain of debt gripped investors on Tuesday ahead of two repayment deadlines, with much st...
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Prince Andrew is served accuser’s sexual assault lawsuit in United States -lawyers
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Andrew has been served in the United States with a sexual assault lawsuit by a woman who said his conduct occurred around when his friend Jeff...
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U.S. Democratic Party ramps up Virginia spending ahead of Nov. governor’s election
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fundraising arm of the Democratic Party boosted cash transfers to its Virginia state affiliate in August as the party seeks to hold on to the state's governor...
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Lawsuits against doctor to test constitutionality of Texas abortion law
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - A San Antonio physician who announced he gave an abortion to a woman in defiance of a new Texas law was sued in Texas state court on Monday by two plaintiffs from other stat...
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Republican Party operatives charged with arranging illegal Trump campaign contribution
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Monday unsealed criminal charges against two longtime Republican Party operatives, accusing them of illegally funneling a foreign campaign contr...
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Sweden’s Vattenfall to launch UK low-carbon heat network
LONDON (Reuters) - Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall plans to launch a low-carbon heat network in London to help decarbonise half a million homes, commercial and public facilities by 2040, it said on...
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Peoria, IL, USA
62 °F Light Rain With Thunderstorm, Mist
