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U.S. judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s motion to toss sex trafficking conviction
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday denied a motion by Ghislaine Maxwell to overturn her December 2021 conviction on sex trafficking charges for her role in helping the late financier Jeffrey ...
Apr 29, 2022
Disney’s chief corporate affairs officer Geoff Morrell is leaving the company
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's head of corporate affairs, Geoff Morrell, is leaving the company three months after joining the Burbank entertainment giant from the oil and energy company BP, according t...
Apr 29, 2022
Chile’s Codelco reports Q1 pre-tax profit of $1.521 billion
(Reuters) - Chilean copper producer Codelco posted on Friday a first quarter pre-tax profit of $1.521 billion, a 7% decrease from the year-ago period. The state-owned company's quarterly production to...
Apr 29, 2022
Pfizer’s vaccines head Kathrin Jansen to retire this year
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc's vaccines head Kathrin Jansen, who led the development of the U.S. drugmaker's COVID-19 shot, has decided to retire later this year. "Over the last two years, Kathrin's legenda...
Apr 29, 2022
MLB suspends Trevor Bauer two seasons over sexual assault allegations
Major League Baseball suspended Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer a total of 324 games -- effectively two full seasons -- without pay on Friday for violating the league's domestic violence poli...
Apr 29, 2022
IMF approves new $9.8 billion flexible credit line for Colombia
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved a $9.8 billion Flexible Credit Line (FCL) for Colombia, which the South American country said will be treated as "precautionary,...
Apr 29, 2022
Canada records second surplus of fiscal 2021/22 in February as year-to-date deficit continues to shrink
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada recorded its second surplus of fiscal 2021/22 in February, as its budget deficit for the first 11 months of the fiscal year shrunk considerably compared with ...
Apr 29, 2022
U.S. pension fund sues Credit Suisse board over losses in Archegos collapse
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - A Rhode Island pension fund has sued Credit Suisse Group AG former Chairman Urs Rohner and 19 other directors and executives, alleging their failure to manage risk doomed the...
Apr 29, 2022
Baby tree kangaroo makes public debut at New York’s Bronx Zoo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A baby Matschie's tree kangaroo made its public debut at the Bronx Zoo in New York City on Friday, peeking its head out from its mother's pouch. As it matures, the baby kangaroo -...
Apr 29, 2022
Peoria County shows off new voting equipment
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria County has new voting machines that will get their first use during the June primary election. And Friday, the county’s Election Commission was showing them off ̵...
Apr 29, 2022
Peoria, IL, USA
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