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R. Kelly witness says she saw singer’s sexual activity, was pressed to write apology letter
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former assistant to R. Kelly testified on Friday she once saw him engage in sexual activity with one of the women he is charged with abusing, as prosecutors ne...
Sep 17, 2021
COVID-19 victims remembered on Washington’s National Mall with 650,000 white flags
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An exhibition of white flags representing Americans who have died of COVID-19 opened on Friday, covering more than 20 acres of the National Mall in Washington. Last year, artist...
Sep 17, 2021
Verizon sweetens subsidies on iPhones to match competition
(Reuters) - Verizon Communications said on Friday it is increasing its subsidies on offer for Apple Inc's newly launched iPhone 13, in a bid to attract more customers to the U.S. carrier's network. Ve...
Sep 17, 2021
Walgreens Boots heaps bonuses, rewards for pharmacists amid labor shortage
(Reuters) - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc will give a one-time bonus of $1,250 to its full-time pharmacists and a $1,000 payment to part-time pharmacists, the drugstore chain said on Friday, as major r...
Sep 17, 2021
Officials: Few hospitalizations, but growing numbers of COVID-19 cases in kids
PEORIA, Ill. – While cases of COVID-19 in children in the Tri-County area account for a very small number of hospitalizations, they are accounting for a large number of new cases overall. Peoria...
Sep 17, 2021
Cuba struggles to keep the lights on given decrepit grid
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban state media said on Friday that the intermittent blackouts that have plagued the island since June are caused by an aging power infrastructure and lack of proper...
Sep 17, 2021
Coding platform GitLab files paperwork for U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - GitLab Inc, a coding platform backed by the likes of ICONIQ Capital and Khosla Ventures, filed for an initial public offering in the United States, according to a regulatory filing on Frid...
Sep 17, 2021
IMF board reviewing report on Georgieva’s actions at World Bank -spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The executive board of the International Monetary Fund is reviewing an independent report prepared for the World Bank about the actions of IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva in her ...
Sep 17, 2021
Naturgy’s main shareholders not selling, although IFM bid is “reasonable” board says
By Jess Aguado MADRID (Reuters) - Naturgy said on Friday its main shareholders will not tender their shares, although its board considers the 4.9 billion euros ($5.76 billion) bid from the Australian ...
Sep 17, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. shale oil firm Pioneer Natural launches land sale – sources
By Arathy S Nair, David French and Shariq Khan (Reuters) - Top U.S. shale oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources Co has put its assets in the Delaware basin of Texas on the block, aiming to secure mor...
Sep 17, 2021
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