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Chinese transport authorities slam Didi for skirting safety measures
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities announced a broad crackdown on China’s ride-hailing industry on Wednesday, targeting market-leader Didi Chuxing with fines following the deaths of two passengers in separate incidents earlier this year. FILE PHOTO:…
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YouTube shifts to make new exclusive shows, movies free to users
FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed YouTube icon is seen in front of a displayed YouTube logo in this illustration taken October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Ilustration SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – YouTube plans to make all of its…
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‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ creator dies at age 57
FILE PHOTO: Stephen Hillenburg, Creator of the popular animated series Spongebob Squarepants is interviewed in Singapore. REUTERS/Luis Enrique Ascui LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “SpongeBob SquarePants” creator Stephen Hillenburg, who brought the zany cartoon marine underworld…
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Pelosi expected to get speaker nomination; rebels waiting for January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nancy Pelosi was expected on Wednesday to become the Democratic nominee for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, giving her the inside track to reclaim the House’s top job in January,…
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Mexico bestows top honor on Trump son-in-law, sparking Twitter outcry
White House senior advisor Jared Kushner listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak about the “First Step Act” in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S. November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis MEXICO…
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Illegal immigrants in U.S. at lowest level since 2004: study
(Reuters) – The population of unauthorized immigrants in the United States fell to 10.7 million in 2016, its lowest level since 2004, due largely to a decline in the number of people coming from Mexico,…
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Asian shares tentative ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, Fed speech
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares dithered on Wednesday and the dollar jumped to a near 1-1/2-year top as risk assets rowed back amid conflicting signals on prospects for de-escalating the Sino-U.S. trade dispute. An investor…
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US ‘slams the brakes’ on UN Yemen ceasefire resolution
One source familiar with the negotiations over the resolution tells CNN the US “has slammed the brakes on,” saying that “we can’t support a resolution at the moment.” The source also said the move is…
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Britain eyes large-scale CO2 capture and use by mid 2020s
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain plans to help develop the country’s first large-scale project to capture, store and use carbon dioxide emissions by the mid-2020s, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said on…
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California police still stumped on motive for Thousand Oaks massacre
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three weeks after a former U.S. Marine opened fire at a Western-themed bar and dance hall in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks, killing 12 people, police said on Tuesday…
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Faulty alert caused shooter scare at Walter Reed hospital: U.S. Navy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A false report of an active shooter at the Walter Reed military hospital outside Washington led people to take shelter on Tuesday, before an all-clear was given and the U.S. Navy confirmed…
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U.S. Major League Baseball partners with MGM Resorts for gaming
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Major League Baseball on Tuesday announced it would partner with MGM Resorts International for league data use in gaming, promotion on MLB-owned media platforms and team sponsorships. Financial terms of the…
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Predator cities fight for survival in Peter Jackson’s “Mortal Engines”
LONDON (Reuters) – Oscar winning filmmaker Peter Jackson is returning to the big screen with adventure fantasy “Mortal Engines”, a post-apolcalyptic tale of survival in his first feature film project since his award-winning adaptations of…
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Bitcoin up 30,000X — here’s your backdoor in
By: Jon Unterseh The legendary investors at The Motley Fool have unveiled their latest financial game plan… and I haven’t been this excited about a brand new investment guide in a long time! Because this…
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U.S. near aviation agreement with post-Brexit UK – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and United Kingdom are nearing an open skies aviation agreement to govern air travel after Britain exits the European Union, two government officials briefed on the matter said on…
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Champions: la Juventus vince e si qualifica
(credits: Juventus) di PIERO CHIMENTI – Bastava un punto alla Juventus per ottenere la qualificazione agli ottavi di finale di Champions League ma i bianconeri hanno ottenuto l’ennesima vittoria, la quarta in questa competizione. Gli…
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‘There were children,’ says migrant mother tear-gassed at U.S. border
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – A migrant mother photographed running with her daughters from tear gas at the U.S.-Mexico border said she never expected the U.S. Border Patrol to fire gas canisters at children and families.…
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Cryptocurrencies to survive sell-off: Allianz’s El-Erian
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cryptocurrencies are here to stay despite a prolonged slump this year, and will gain wider acceptance after the recent entry of more institutional investors in the space, Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic…
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Australia storms turn Sydney streets into rivers, causing commuter chaos
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Torrential rain triggered flash flooding that turned streets into rivers in Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, on Wednesday, causing major disruptions to the morning commute. A spokesman for Ausgrid, the nation’s biggest electricity…
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Dl Sicurezza: via libera Camera a fiducia con 336 sì. Salvini: “Legge porta più ordine nelle città”
ROMA – C’è il via libera della Camera alla fiducia posta dal governo sul Dl Sicurezza. I voti a favore sono 336, i voti contrari 249, e nessun astenuto. Ora l’Aula della Camera passa all’esame…
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Ex-Trump campaign head Manafort denies ever meeting with Wikileaks’ Assange
FILE PHOTO: Former Trump 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves U.S. Federal Court after being arraigned on twelve federal charges in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election in Washington,…
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U.S. and UK close to reaching open skies deal – FT
A plane leaves behind contrails as it flies past a waxing crescent moon, Portsmouth, Britain, August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra (Reuters) – The United States and Britain are close to finalizing an open skies aviation…
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Three U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan blast
KABUL (Reuters) – Three U.S. service members were killed and three wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated on Tuesday near the central Afghan city of Ghazni, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a…
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Opening on Thanksgiving hurts retailers more than it helps
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As store sales fall and purchases shift online over the Thanksgiving weekend, most U.S. retailers have boosted their web offerings but many still overlook the sales impact from opening their doors…
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Race, Trump factors in final U.S. Senate race of 2018, in Mississippi
(Reuters) – Voters in Mississippi on Tuesday will decide a U.S. Senate special election runoff marked by racial controversy and capped by a last-minute visit by President Donald Trump to shore up the beleaguered Republican…
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U.S. cable TV and Netflix offer a stockingful of Christmas films
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pour the eggnog, decorate the tree and turn on the TV. Actor Jessica Lowndes stars in Hallmark Channel’s movie “Christmas at Pemberley Manor” in this photo provided November 26, 2018. Courtesy…
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U.S. high court revives timber company’s fight over frog habitat
FILE PHOTO: The endangered dusky gopher frog, a darkly colored, moderately sized frog with warts covering its back and dusky spots on its belly, is shown in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters January…
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William Hill sports book award shared for first time
LONDON (Reuters) – The William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award has been shared for the first time as the story of an 11-year-old’s remarkable swim across the English Channel and a biography of…
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Teenage racing driver flown home after horror crash
Floersch’s car flew off the track at 171.6 mph (276.2 kph) earlier this month, catapulting spectacularly over safety barriers where marshals and photographers were gathered. She spent more than a week in a hospital in…
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With parliament vote in doubt, PM tours UK to drum up support for Brexit deal
LONDON/BELFAST (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May began a tour of the United Kingdom to drum up support for her Brexit divorce deal with the European Union, while her deputy said on Tuesday parliament might…
