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Europe’s auto stocks hit record high as traders bet on strong 2022
(fixes sentence in 10th para to say "much cheaper" rather than "still much cheap") By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -European automobile stocks rose more than 2% to a record high on Wednesday as invest...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. attorney general to discuss investigation into Capitol attack
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday is set to discuss the Justice Department's investigation into the deadly Capitol attack by former President ...
Jan 05, 2022
Twitter creates monitoring team to prepare for Capitol riot anniversary
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Twitter Inc created a new team to review the social networking site for harmful content associated with...
Jan 05, 2022
UnityPoint Health suspending elective procedures at area hospitals
PEORIA, Ill. — UnityPoint Health-Central Illinois is suspending all elective procedures. Hospital officials said in a statement on Wednesday, that due to an increase in positive COVID inpatient ...
Jan 05, 2022
Louisiana governor to pardon plaintiff in landmark Supreme Court racial segregation case
(Reuters) - Louisiana's governor is scheduled on Wednesday to posthumously pardon Homer Plessy, the plaintiff in the 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case which upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine that al...
Jan 05, 2022
At least 13 killed in Philadelphia house fire – media reports
(Reuters) -At least 13 people were killed in an early morning fire on Wednesday in a Philadelphia row house, according to local media citing police and fire department officials. The Philadelphia Fire...
Jan 05, 2022
Chicago schools cancel classes after union vote
CHICAGO, Ill. –Chicago Public Schools canceled classes Wednesday after the teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the latest development in an ongo...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. private payrolls surge in December; Omicron seen sapping momentum
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in December, pointing to underlying labor market strength, but sky-rocketing COVID-19 infections could slow ...
Jan 05, 2022
Ukraine’s 2022 inflation to remain above central bank’s 5% target
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian inflation, currently at a four-year high of 10.3%, will slow this year but likely remain above the central bank's 5% target due to high food and gas prices...
Jan 05, 2022
Ford Motor posts 6.8% fall in 2021 U.S. auto sales
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Wednesday posted a 6.8% fall in 2021 U.S. vehicle sales, after the automaker was forced to delay deliveries due to lingering supply-chain bottlenecks and a global chip sho...
Jan 05, 2022
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