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Yellen tells senators US banking system ‘remains sound’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. banking system remains sound and Americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when needed, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will tell the Senate F...
Mar 16, 2023
Arson suspected in Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Fire crews were called to a home on Peoria’s south side Wednesday night on reports of a fire. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Tom Stimeling says two people were home when fire b...
Mar 16, 2023
Alzheimer’s Association lobbies for Medicare coverage of Leqembi and other drugs
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The Alzheimer's Association has deployed 1,000 people diagnosed with, or caring for someone with the disease, to meet with all 535 members of Congress across ...
Mar 16, 2023
U.S. grapples with forces unleashed by Iraq invasion 20 years later
By Arshad Mohammed and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From an empowered Iran and eroded U.S. influence to the cost of keeping U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria to combat Islamic State fighters, th...
Mar 16, 2023
‘Shazam!’ sequel pits superhero foster kids against formidable foes
By Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Helen Mirren, the Oscar winning actor for "The Queen," wasn't exactly a fan of superhero films, but then she saw "Shazam!" and felt a connec...
Mar 16, 2023
UK bans TikTok on government phones over security concerns
By Muvija M and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Thursday it would ban TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move that follows other Western countries who have barred t...
Mar 16, 2023
Crypto investors pull $3 billion from stablecoin USDC in three days
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Crypto investors pulled around $3 billion overall from the stablecoin USDC in three days, the company behind the token said in a blog post on Thursday, as inves...
Mar 16, 2023
No conditions for Polish rate cuts until end of 2025, says c.banker Kotecki
WARSAW (Reuters) - Conditions will not be right for cutting interest rates in Poland until the end of 2025, central banker Ludwik Kotecki said on Thursday, as market participants speculated on when th...
Mar 16, 2023
Canada’s Couche-Tard in talks on $3.3 billion TotalEnergies stores deal
(Reuters) - Convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard is in exclusive talks to buy some of French energy company TotalEnergies retail assets for 3.1 billion euros ($3.29 billion) in cash, th...
Mar 16, 2023
Japan bank lobby chief sees no signs of contagion from Credit Suisse woes
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of Japan's banking lobby said on Thursday that there are no signs at the moment of the Japanese financial system being affected by a crisis of confidence ...
Mar 16, 2023
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