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Mexican president to speak to Tesla’s Musk on Monday morning
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is holding a call on Monday morning with Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk, two officials said, after the Mexican leader revealed he wo...
Feb 27, 2023
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill asserting state oversight of land around Walt Disney World
By Dawn Chmielewski and Helen Coster (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that asserts state oversight on the land surrounding Walt Disney World, dramatically changing a s...
Feb 27, 2023
US must push China to be honest about COVID origins, US envoy says
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns on Monday said Washington must push Beijing to be more honest about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Burns, speaking by vide...
Feb 27, 2023
Nokia signs deal with MTN to expand 5G in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Nokia said on Monday it has been selected by MTN South Africa for the first time ever as one of its 5G radio access network equipment providers, as the mobile carrier expands ...
Feb 27, 2023
U.S. pending home sales post largest gain in 2-1/2 years in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes rose by the most in more than 2-1/2 years in January, but a resurgence in mortgage rates could delay a much-awaited housing market t...
Feb 27, 2023
Democratic congresswoman Slotkin announces run for open Michigan Senate seat
By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin of Michigan on Monday said she will run for the Senate seat being left open by Debbie Stabenow in 2024. Slotki...
Feb 27, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court snuffs company challenge to Los Angeles flavored-tobacco ban
By Brendan Pierson The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Los Angeles County's ban on sales of flavored tobacco products brought by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, which had a...
Feb 27, 2023
Putin gives U.S. actor Seagal top state award for ‘humanitarian work’
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has bestowed a top state award on Hollywood actor Steven Seagal to reward him for his international humanitarian and cultural work, a state decree p...
Feb 27, 2023
TD, other banks reach $1.35 billion settlements to end Stanford litigation
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Three banks agreed to pay $1.35 billion to resolve litigation by former Allen Stanford investors who accused them of contributing to the imprisoned financier's massive P...
Feb 27, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court to hear consumer watchdog agency’s appeal
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding structure established by Congress violates the U.S. C...
Feb 27, 2023
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