BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s economic activity increased by 2.9% in 2022, according to a central bank index released on Thursday, boosted by the services sector and defying earlier predictions of mild growth, but with recent months’ performance showing loss of momentum. After starting the previous year with a forecast of a 0.3% expansion for the …
By Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) – A top U.S. law enforcement official on Thursday unveiled a new “disruptive technology strike force” tasked with safe-guarding American technology from foreign adversaries and other national security threats. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, the No. 2 official at the U.S. Justice Department, announced the new strike force at a …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is at odds with Republicans in Congress over raising the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a showdown that looms as a risk factor for markets. The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday said the U.S. Treasury Department will exhaust its ability to pay all its bills sometime between July …
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By Andrew Goudsward and Tom Hals (Reuters) – Fani Willis, the district attorney in Georgia’s Fulton County who is pursuing a criminal investigation of Donald Trump over his contacts with state officials concerning the 2020 U.S. election, has been described as a “pit bull in the courtroom.” That would be the kind of tenacity Willis, …
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By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to rescind a nearly $1 billion arms sale to Nigeria following Reuters reports on an illegal abortion program and the targeted killing of children carried out by the Nigerian military. Democrat …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Mark Kelly says Congress should consider mandating transponders on high-altitude weather and research balloons to help the U.S. military differentiate between potential threats. The issue has drawn new attention in recent days after U.S. fighter jets shot down a Chinese balloon and three other objects. “If we require …
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(Corrects to remove repeated quote in paragraph 6) (Reuters) – A Senate committee on Wednesday called for greater parliamentary oversight of the Bank of Canada and more transparency from the central bank as it battles to restore credibility lost during last year’s fight to contain inflation. The Bank of Canada has come under a rare …
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By Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) – The father of the Illinois man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens at a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, local NBC5 reported. Robert Crimo Jr. is accused of helping his son obtain a state firearms license …
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(Reuters) – One person was killed and three others wounded in a shooting at an El Paso, Texas, shopping mall on Wednesday, police said. One suspect was in custody and police were looking for another possible suspect, police spokesman Robert Gomez told reporters. The motive remained unknown. “It was chaotic. People did flee. They were …
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(Reuters) – A third inquiry into the death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda 50 years ago could shed new light on whether he was poisoned by political enemies, as alleged by some of his family. The latest expert report, presented to a court on Wednesday, will be reviewed by judges in closed hearings ahead of …
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