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KN95 masks being distributed at ISU
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Illinois State University on Tuesday started distributing KN95 masks on campus, aiming to slow the spread of the Omicron variant as students return for the spring semester. I...
Julia Bradley Jan 19, 2022
Heritage land dispute over Amazon’s new Africa HQ goes to court
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Groups representing the descendants of South Africa's earliest inhabitants, the Khoi and San, went to court on Wednesday to try to halt construction of Amazon's n...
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Voting rights brawl takes center-stage in U.S. Senate
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate as early as Wednesday could kick off a pair of votes on an election reform bill that is a top Democratic priority but faces dim prospects agains...
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Analysis-High U.S. meat prices: packer profiteering or capacity crunch?
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is targeting a small group of meat packers for high beef, pork and poultry prices that it says are squeezing consumers and fueling infla...
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U.S. Supreme Court weighs Senator Cruz’s campaign finance challenge
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The latest conservative attack on a major campaign finance law goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in Senator Ted Cruz's bid to undo a provi...
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After rain burst, California salmon reclaim old spawning grounds
By Nathan Frandino SAN GERONIMO, Calif. (Reuters) - The heavy rains that soaked California late last year were welcomed by farmers, urban planners - and endangered coho salmon. "We've seen fish in pla...
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British digital banking app Revolut launches U.S. stock trading
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Britain-based digital banking app Revolut launched commission-free stock trading in the United States on Wednesday, a move that will see it compete with online brokerages su...
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Biden to address skeptics as presidency nears one-year mark Wednesday
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is likely to face a flurry of questions on relations with Russia, the country's bumpy COVID-19 response, and the future of American ...
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Wall Street banks eye ‘new normal’ for trading revenue
By Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street banks are expecting trading revenue to settle at a "new normal" somewhere between pre-pandemic levels and the highs of the past two years, top executi...
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Health insurer UnitedHealth profit rises 84% on Optum strength
(Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc said on Wednesday its quarterly profit rose 84%, helped partly by growth in its Optum unit that includes its drug benefits management business. Net earnings attribut...
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