By Alyssa Pointer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris will attend Wednesday’s funeral of Tyre Nichols, the Black man who died three days after Memphis police officers savagely beat him following a traffic stop earlier this month, the White House said on Tuesday. Nichols will be eulogized by the Reverend Al Sharpton at …
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(Reuters) – Dallas police said on Tuesday they were investigating the suspicious disappearance of two monkeys from the city zoo after their habitat was intentionally compromised. The incident comes just three weeks after a leopard escaped from its enclosure through a hole that was intentionally cut in its fence. Dallas Zoo staff discovered the emperor …
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(Reuters) – Brazilian retailer Americanas SA has requested debtor-in-possession financing of at least 1 billion reais ($197.12 million) as part of its bankruptcy process, according to a securities filing Tuesday. The financing aims to help the company maintain the “normal course of its business and reinforce its liquidity,” the firm said. Americanas, backed by the …
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By Chibuike Oguh and Tiyashi Datta NEW YORK (Reuters) – Memory chip maker Western Digital Corp said on Tuesday it will receive $900 million through a convertible preferred stock deal from private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc and hedge fund Elliott Management Corp. Western Digital said the preferred stock it sold to Apollo and …
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SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s economic growth will likely slow this year, according to a central bank forecast released on Tuesday that also estimates faster growth in 2024. The central bank sees gross domestic product growing 2.7% this year and 3.5% in 2024. The economy expanded by 4.3% in 2022. The bank said in …
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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s jobless rate held just above historic lows and wage inflation hit a three-decade high but there are signs the labour market is easing, adding to expectations the central bank will pull back on the size of its interest rate hike this month. Data released by Statistics New …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York’s attorney general on Tuesday asked a judge to sanction former U.S. President Donald Trump, his adult children, the Trump Organization and their lawyers over their responses to her $250 million civil fraud lawsuit against them. The lawsuit by Attorney General Letitia James last September accused the defendants …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory activity contracted for a seventh straight month in January, a business survey showed on Wednesday, amid weak global demand and soaring COVID-19 infections in China. Still, the pace of contraction was a bit milder than in the previous month, while manufacturers were also seen preparing for a brighter future …
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By Lewis Krauskopf, Johann M Cherian and Shreyashi Sanyal NEW YORK (Reuters) – Major U.S. stock indexes closed over 1% higher on Tuesday as labor cost data encouraged investors about the Federal Reserve’s aggressive approach to taming inflation a day ahead of the central bank’s critical policy decision. Investors also digested a full plate of …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a New Jersey law authorizing the state’s attorney general to sue gun manufacturers and sellers for endangering public safety, finding it ran afoul of a federal law protecting the gun industry from such claims. The preliminary order by U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi in …
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