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Russia says it will play by nuclear treaty rules despite suspending deal with U.S

By Mark Trevelyan and Jake Cordell LONDON (Reuters) -Russia will stick to agreed limits on nuclear missiles and keep informing the United States about changes in its deployments, a senior defence official said on Wednesday, despite the suspension of its last remaining arms control treaty with Washington. Both chambers of Russia’s parliament voted quickly in …

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At least 12 Colorado school districts lift lockdowns after threats

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) -A spate of anonymous telephone calls warning of attacks on public schools sparked evacuations and lockdowns in at least a dozen Colorado school districts on Wednesday, but the measures were lifted after police determined the threats were unfounded. The security scare began shortly before 9 a.m. when a man called …

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U.S. Democrats attack McCarthy over Fox News access to Jan. 6 riot videos

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Congress Democrats accused House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy of endangering Capitol Police officers and potentially exposing security secrets if he releases thousands of hours of video footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot to Fox News’ Tucker Carlson. “The speaker is needlessly exposing the Capitol complex to one of …

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Suspect in shooting death of Los Angeles bishop charged with murder

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Four days after a Roman Catholic bishop was found shot to death in his suburban Los Angeles home, prosecutors on Wednesday charged the husband of the cleric’s housekeeper with murdering the prelate, the district attorney’s office said. David O’Connell, 69, a native of Ireland and one of several …

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White House eyes Dynan, Eberly for Fed vice chair post, WSJ says

(Reuters) – The White House is considering two economists who held senior Treasury Department posts in the Obama administration for the No. 2 job at the Federal Reserve, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Both Janice Eberly and Karen Dynan served as the chief economist at Treasury during Barack Obama’s presidency and are well …

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Toyota accepts union demands for biggest wage hike in two decades

By Maki Shiraki and Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp, the world’s biggest automaker, said on Wednesday it would accept a union demand for the biggest base salary increase in 20 years and a rise in bonus payments, as Japan steps up calls for businesses to hike pay. As one of Japan’s biggest employers, …

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U.S. Supreme Court hears case against Twitter over Istanbul massacre

By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing for a second straight day a bid to hold internet companies accountable for contentious content posted by users, this time involving a lawsuit against Twitter Inc by the American relatives of a Jordanian man killed in a Istanbul nightclub …

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T.J. Maxx parent sees weak annual profit pressured by rising costs

By Aatrayee Chatterjee and Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) -TJX Cos Inc forecast annual profit below analysts’ expectations on Wednesday, as the off-price retailer faces pressures from supply chain costs as well as stubbornly high inflation, which could likely dampen consumer spending. With U.S. consumer prices, rental housing and food costs still climbing, retailers have become …

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Amazon completes One Medical takeover after FTC nod, discounts membership

By Mrinmay Dey and Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it had completed its $3.5 billion takeover of primary care provider One Medical, a day after a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) official announced that the agency would not challenge the deal. The acquisition, announced last July, gives the online retailer a virtual …

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Airlines cancel over 1,000 U.S. flights as winter storm grips states

(Reuters) – Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights in the United States on Wednesday as a strong winter storm makes its way through the western and central states. A total of 1,035 flights within, into or out of the United States were canceled by 0915 am ET, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware, which showed 932 …

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