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Voting rights brawl takes center-stage in U.S. Senate
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate as early as Wednesday could kick off a pair of votes on an election reform bill that is a top Democratic priority but faces dim prospects agains...
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Analysis-High U.S. meat prices: packer profiteering or capacity crunch?
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is targeting a small group of meat packers for high beef, pork and poultry prices that it says are squeezing consumers and fueling infla...
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U.S. Supreme Court weighs Senator Cruz’s campaign finance challenge
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The latest conservative attack on a major campaign finance law goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in Senator Ted Cruz's bid to undo a provi...
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After rain burst, California salmon reclaim old spawning grounds
By Nathan Frandino SAN GERONIMO, Calif. (Reuters) - The heavy rains that soaked California late last year were welcomed by farmers, urban planners - and endangered coho salmon. "We've seen fish in pla...
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British digital banking app Revolut launches U.S. stock trading
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Britain-based digital banking app Revolut launched commission-free stock trading in the United States on Wednesday, a move that will see it compete with online brokerages su...
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Biden to address skeptics as presidency nears one-year mark Wednesday
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is likely to face a flurry of questions on relations with Russia, the country's bumpy COVID-19 response, and the future of American ...
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Wall Street banks eye ‘new normal’ for trading revenue
By Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street banks are expecting trading revenue to settle at a "new normal" somewhere between pre-pandemic levels and the highs of the past two years, top executi...
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Health insurer UnitedHealth profit rises 84% on Optum strength
(Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc said on Wednesday its quarterly profit rose 84%, helped partly by growth in its Optum unit that includes its drug benefits management business. Net earnings attribut...
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Exclusive-Bain Capital nears $2.27 billion deal to buy French IT services firm Inetum – sources
By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. buyout fund Bain Capital is in final talks to buy French IT services firm Inetum in a deal worth about $2.27 billion that would boost its presence across Eu...
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Explainer-Do 5G telecoms pose a threat to airline safety?
(Reuters) - Major international airlines rushed https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airlines-scramble-rejig-schedules-amid-us-5g-rollout-concerns-2022-01-18 to rejig or cancel flights t...
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