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Brazilian town builds Christ statue taller than Rio’s
ENCANTADO, Brazil (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer has competition. The small town of Encantado in southern Brazil has built a taller Christ to attract tourism. Christ the Prote...
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Brazil to make bolder tax cuts on industrial products
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree to cut taxes on industrial products (IPI) by 35% effective on May 1, a deeper tax cut than the 25% reduction th...
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Augmented reality exhibit in New York looks at impact of climate change
(Reuters) - 'Arcadia Earth' is an immersive environmental art exhibit in New York City that uses augmented reality to spread awareness about the impact of climate change, said the museum's founder, Va...
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Biden to nominate five for U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak board
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to nominate five people to serve on the Amtrak board as the U.S. passenger railroad is making an aggressive push to expand ser...
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Biden’s ‘constructive’ talks with Mexico focused on migration -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's talks with his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador largely centered on migration and steps to reduce it, the White House said on Friday. T...
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Oath Keepers member pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy in U.S. Capitol attack
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Oath Keepers member on Friday admitted to engaging in seditious conspiracy during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and agreed to cooperate with inves...
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Twitter CEO faces employee anger over Musk attacks at company-wide meeting
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc executives said at a company-wide meeting on Friday that the company would monitor staff attrition, but it was too soon to tell how the buyout deal with Elon Musk would affect ...
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CNH Industrial sells Raven’s speciality film division for $350 million
MILAN (Reuters) - Agricultural and construction machine maker CNH Industrial said on Friday it had sold the engineered films division on its Raven Industries unit to private equity firm Industrial Opp...
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Dunkin’, Beyond Meat face trademark lawsuit on slogan for plant-based sausage sandwich
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - A Philadelphia company has sued Dunkin' Brands Inc and Beyond Meat Inc claiming the companies violated its trademark with their "Great Taste, Plant-Based" slogan for a me...
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Rocky stock market faces Fed test with eyes on tightening plans
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - A volatile stock market faces a critical test next week, when the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates and give more insight on its plans fo...
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