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With ‘Captain Kirk’ aboard, Blue Origin to return to ‘space, the final frontier’
By Mike Blake VAN HORN, Texas (Reuters) - Three months after billionaire U.S. businessman Jeff Bezos soared into space aboard a rocketship built by his Blue Origin company, the craft is set on Wednesd...
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Ex-Giuliani associate Parnas heads to trial in U.S. campaign finance case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A onetime associate of Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani heads for a trial on Tuesday that could shed light on how campaign finance operates behind the scene...
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Crypto trading thrives in Nigeria despite official disapproval
By Chijioke Ohuocha and Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian art dealer Ebuka Joseph started using cryptocurrencies last year when business ground to a halt due to COVID-19. Now he is hooked even t...
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U.S. House expected to pass bill to hike debt ceiling, avert default
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected on Tuesday to give final approval to a Senate-passed bill temporarily raising the government...
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Former U.S. Navy engineer to face judge in submarine espionage case
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife on Tuesday are scheduled to face their first court hearing on Tuesday on charges they attempted to sell secrets abo...
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Talks to remove digital taxes should end tariff risks -U.S. Treasury officials
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiations over the withdrawal of existing digital services taxes after a landmark corporate tax deal should ultimately end the threat of tariff wars between t...
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Virginia Republican tries to ‘thread the needle’ on election-fraud claims
By Jason Lange CHESTERFIELD, Va. (Reuters) - At a recent Virginia rally, Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin talked up his plans to boost the economy and fight crime, and said nothing at...
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EU to open probe into Nvidia’s $54 billion bid for Arm – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to open a full-scale investigation into Nvidia's $54 bln bid for British chip designer Arm because concessions it offered are not sufficient to add...
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Hong Kong closes schools and raises typhoon warning
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities closed schools on Tuesday and raised the third highest storm warning as a typhoon threatened the financial hub for the second time in less than a week. The ...
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Factbox: Upcoming coupon payments by Chinese property developers
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Evergrande Group on Tuesday missed its third round of bond payments in three weeks, intensifying market fears over contagion involving other property developers as a wall of...
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Peoria, IL, USA
51 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity, Mist
