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Portland residents suffer in sweltering Pacific Northwest heat wave
By Justin Yau PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - The U.S. Pacific Northwest wilted on Thursday under the latest sweltering heat wave to punish the region this summer, as near-record temperatures strained powe...
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Exclusive: Apple’s child protection features spark concern within its own ranks -sources
By Joseph Menn and Julia Love SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A backlash over Apple's move to scan U.S. customer phones and computers for child sex abuse images has grown to include employees speaking out i...
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Students can’t block Indiana University vaccine mandate -U.S. Supreme Court’s Barrett
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday denied a bid by students at Indiana University to block the school's requirement that they be vaccinated against COV...
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Dad Jamie Spears agrees to relinquish control over Britney Spears
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Jamie Spears has agreed to step down from his longtime role as conservator of his daughter Britney Spears' estate, the pop star's attorney said on Thursday. "We are pleased that...
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No charges for YouTuber Jake Paul in 2020 Arizona looting
(Reuters) - YouTuber Jake Paul will not be charged in connection with a looting spree in Arizona last year, authorities said on Thursday. Paul, 24, known for his viral YouTube pranks, was being invest...
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U.S. FTC chair calls for tougher stance on defense mergers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, responding to a letter from progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren, wrote in a letter released Thursday that she believed antitrust ...
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Samsung unit considers building battery plant in Illinois -senator
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Samsung is considering a building a battery plant in central Illinois, Senator Dick Durbin told reporters on Thursday. Durbin said Samsung is in discussions ...
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FBI says accused Jan. 6 rioter tried to attack police at U.S. Capitol with Taser
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday ordered a Pennsylvania man who prosecutors accuse of running at police during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot with an electrical Taser device ...
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Airbnb warns of Delta impact on bookings, shares fall over 4%
(Reuters) - Airbnb Inc on Thursday warned of an adverse impact to its bookings due to the Delta variant of the coronavirus and a slowing pace of vaccination in the United States, sending its shares do...
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U.S. to expand online asylum registration amid ‘unprecedented’ border arrivals
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will expand an online asylum registration system in the hopes migrants will apply remotely amid "unprecedented" border arrivals, Homeland Securit...
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