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U.S. Capitol riot panel demands testimony about 2020 fake electors plan
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol has issued subpoenas to several individuals involved in an unsuccessful "alt...
Jan 28, 2022
French court upholds 100 million euro fine against Google for breaches linked to cookie policy
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Conseil d'Etat, the country's supreme administrative court, on Friday said it upheld a decision by a watchdog imposing a 100 million euro ($111.46 million) fine on the U.S. ...
Jan 28, 2022
French justice ministry hit by cyberattack, investigation ongoing – AFP
PARIS (Reuters) - France's justice ministry on Friday was hit by a cyberattack of unknown scale and an investigation has been launched, news agency AFP reported, citing multiple sources. "There was so...
Jan 28, 2022
Analysis-Argentina traders cheer IMF breakthrough, caution long road ahead
By Marc Jones and Walter Bianchi LONDON/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's breakthrough agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $44.5 billion new deal should bolster domestic markets in...
Jan 28, 2022
Fed’s matchmaker fear: Flatlining economy meets higher interest rates
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve plans to raise interest rates in March on the assumption the U.S. economy will largely steer clear of fallout from the Omicron variant of...
Jan 28, 2022
Peoria transit leaders celebrate $11M grant for CityLink maintenance upgrades
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria has one of the oldest transit maintenance facilities in the state of Illinois, but with the help of $11 million in new state grants, that’s about to change. On Friday...
Jan 28, 2022
Broadcast equipment valued at $10 million headed for UK auction
REDHILL, England (Reuters) - From camera lenses to trucks, more than 3,000 items of outside broadcasting equipment used to cover major sports and entertainment events are headed for auction next month...
Jan 28, 2022
Collapsed Pittsburgh bridge is one of 44,000 in poor condition in U.S.
By Andy Sullivan (Reuters) - The half-century-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh on Friday ahead of President Joe Biden's visit highlighted the perilous state of much of the United States' transp...
Jan 28, 2022
Berkshire Hathaway says it has added 12,000 jobs
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc, run by billionaire Warren Buffett, said on Friday its workforce has grown by about 12,000, recovering some jobs it lost earlier in the COVID-19 ...
Jan 28, 2022
Italian tycoons break up Generali pact to avoid regulatory scrutiny
MILAN (Reuters) - Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone has quit a pact with fellow Generali investor Leonardo Del Vecchio which the two Italian magnates had struck to challenge the insurer's top shareholder ...
Jan 28, 2022
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