By Kanishka Singh – Another body was found on Monday inside a Wisconsin home, bringing to six the number of people apparently gunned down in a suspected homicide, officials said. …
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By Anna Mehler Paperny and Allison Lampert TORONTO/MONTREAL -After a year as an emergency department nurse at a busy Toronto hospital in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, Aimee Earhart …
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With U.S. support in doubt, WHO chief praises top donor Germany
by Reutersby ReutersBy Emma Farge and Francesco Guarascio GENEVA -The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that Germany had become its largest donor as data from the U.N. …
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Factbox-What role three ex-Minneapolis officers played in George Floyd’s arrest
by Reutersby Reuters– Three former Minneapolis police officers who took part in the arrest of George Floyd are on trial in St. Paul on federal charges that they violated the civil rights …
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-British subprime lender Amigo Holdings said on Monday Chief Financial Officer Mike Corcoran will step down immediately, on a day where its shares fell as much as 62% after the …
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Canada’s Trudeau slams ‘fear mongering’ over COVID vaccine mandate for truckers
by Reutersby ReutersBy Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused conservative politicians of stoking fear that COVID-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers are exacerbating supply chain …
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Options market dip-buyers go missing as stock sell-off worsens
by Reutersby ReutersBy Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK – Traders in the options market showed little appetite to bet on an end to the continuing stock market sell-off on Monday, as Wall …
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Facebook parent Meta says its new AI supercomputer will be world’s fastest
by Reutersby ReutersBy Elizabeth Culliford – Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Monday that its research team has built a new artificial intelligence supercomputer that it thinks will be the fastest …
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Instagram star Chiara Ferragni seeks investor to expand abroad
by Reutersby ReutersBy Elisa Anzolin MILAN – Italian Instagram star Chiara Ferragni has mandated BNP Paribas to find a new investor to help grow her fashion brand internationally, one of her financial …
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Kohl’s shares surge on takeover interest from Sycamore, Acacia
by Reutersby ReutersBy Praveen Paramasivam – Kohl’s Corp shares soared 36% on Monday after a Reuters report that private equity firm Sycamore Partners had approached the department store chain with a potential …
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Mexican reporter killed, had told president she feared for her life
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY -A Mexican reporter who told the president three years ago that she feared for her life was shot dead on Sunday, the second journalist killed …
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Sarah Palin’s positive COVID test delays NY Times defamation trial
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK -Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor, has tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing a U.S. judge on Monday …
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Care home firm Orpea rejects allegations of resident mistreatment
by Reutersby Reuters– French care home operator Orpea on Monday rejected allegations of resident mistreatment in a forthcoming book after extracts published in newspaper Le Monde sent its shares tumbling. The article …
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No decision yet on direct talks with U.S. -Iran foreign minister
by Reutersby ReutersBy Parisa Hafezi and John Irish DUBAI/PARIS – Iran is ready to consider direct talks with the United States if it feels it can get a good deal with guarantees, …
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U.S. SEC Chair Gensler maps out potential overhaul to agency’s cyber rules
by Reutersby ReutersBy Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – The U.S. securities regulator is considering extending cyber risk management rules to third-party service providers, and beefing up public company disclosures when they experience a …
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Trump adversary Avenatti stole from Stormy Daniels, prosecutor says
by Reutersby ReutersBy Luc Cohen NEW YORK – U.S. lawyer Michael Avenatti, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, went on trial on Monday over claims he stole nearly $300,000 from …
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JOHANNESBURG – Developing countries are paying more to service their debt than at any other time in the past two decades, with a heavier burden on the horizon if the …
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WikiLeaks’ Assange gets chance to take extradition case to UK’s top court
by Reutersby ReutersBy Michael Holden LONDON -WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday was given the chance to challenge at Britain’s highest court a decision allowing him to be extradited to the United …
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Rich countries’ access to foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns -group
by Reutersby ReutersBy Emma Farge GENEVA – The Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment of nurses from poorer parts of the world, worsening dire staffing …
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U.S. business activity slows in January amid Omicron wave -IHS Markit survey
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON – U.S. business activity grew at its slowest pace in 18 months in January as a winter surge in COVID-19 infections worsened worker shortages at factories, though demand remained …
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects House Republicans’ challenge to pandemic-era voting rules
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by Republican lawmakers to pandemic-related proxy voting rules set by Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the …
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Fed could resort to outright asset sales to reduce balance sheet – Credit Suisse
by Reutersby ReutersNEW YORK – The U.S. Federal Reserve could resort to outright asset sales to reduce its balance sheet as part of plans to fight unabated inflation, a Credit Suisse analyst …
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U.S. consumers expect spending growth but fewer splurges on non-essentials
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jonnelle Marte – U.S. consumers expect their monthly spending to grow above pre-pandemic levels this year but people are becoming less likely to spend big on vacations and other …
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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK – Worries over a more hawkish Federal Reserve are roiling asset markets around the globe, and this week’s monetary policy meeting may offer insight into …
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Euro zone recovery stumbled in Jan as Omicron hit services -PMI
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jonathan Cable LONDON – The euro zone economic recovery weakened this month, despite an upturn in Germany where factories benefited from an easing in supply chain bottlenecks, as renewed …