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Texas urges U.S. Supreme Court to maintain state’s abortion ban
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Texas on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to keep in place a state law that imposes a near-total ban on abortion while it defends the Republican-backed measure against...
Oct 21, 2021
Luxury demand fuels L’Oreal’s quarterly sales growth
PARIS (Reuters) -L'Oreal on Thursday posted better-than-expected revenue growth for the third-quarter, fuelled by continued strong demand for its luxury lines. The French group, which owns brands like...
Oct 21, 2021
South African union accepts wage offer, paving way for strike to end
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's biggest metalworkers union said on Thursday that it had accepted a three-year wage offer in the steel and engineering sector, paving the wa...
Oct 21, 2021
Minnesota ex-officer resentenced to 57 months in prison for Australian woman’s shooting death
(Reuters) -A Minnesota judge on Thursday sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor to 57 months in prison, the maximum penalty possible, for fatally shooting an Australian woman after s...
Oct 21, 2021
U.S. holds three tests to advance hypersonic weapon programs, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy and Army tested hypersonic weapon component prototypes on Wednesday, the Pentagon said, calling the three tests successful. (Reporting by Mike Stone in Washington,...
Oct 21, 2021
Few options for G7 trade chiefs to alleviate supply pinch
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trade chiefs from the developed world's economic powerhouses gathering on Friday have few options at hand for a rapid fix to the supply chain woes driving up inf...
Oct 21, 2021
Analysis-Weidmann’s departure may set the scene for new ECB conflicts
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Jens Weidmann's departure from the European Central Bank is the most tangible sign yet that ECB President Christine Lagarde's efforts to wi...
Oct 21, 2021
D.C. jail under civil rights review, Attorney General says
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday said the Justice Department is reviewing conditions at the local jail in Washington, D.C., after a federal ju...
Oct 21, 2021
U.S. consumer watchdog orders tech giants turn over information on payment systems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday said it has issued a series of orders to tech giants to turn over information on their payment system plans in an eff...
Oct 21, 2021
Rivermen hockey returns for a 40th season this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — As of Friday, it will have been 593 days since the Peoria Rivermen hockey team has played a game. The team’s games Friday and Saturday night open the Rivermen’s 40th s...
Oct 21, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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