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Six dead in California home shooting, including 6-month-old baby and her mother

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Six people including a six-month-old baby cradled in the arms of her 17-year-old mother were shot dead at a home in California’s main agricultural valley on Monday in what authorities called a targeted attack and “horrific massacre.” Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux linked the killings to the illegal drug trade, …

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German investor morale positive for first time since Ukraine war – ZEW

BERLIN (Reuters) – German investor sentiment was in positive territory in January for the first time since the Ukraine war began as signs point to a milder recession over the winter months than initially feared, the ZEW economic research institute said on Tuesday. The institute’s economic sentiment index rose to 16.9 from minus 23.3 in …

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Republicans want Biden home visitor logs – but not Trump’s

By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Sunday demanded visitor logs for President Joe Biden’s house in Wilmington, Delaware, after classified documents were found in his office and garage. “Without a list of individuals who have visited his residence, the American people will never know who had access …

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U.S. Supreme Court weighs Turkish lender Halkbank’s bid to avoid charges

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Tuesday to hear arguments over a bid by Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank to avoid criminal charges in the United States for allegedly helping Iran evade economic sanctions. The justices are weighing Halkbank’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling in favor of the …

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Biden documents bungle seen as political black eye before 2024 launch

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This week’s revelations that U.S. President Joe Biden stored classified documents in his Delaware home from his time as vice president has caused a political headache for him and the Democratic party, just as he approaches a difficult re-election bid. Biden began 2023 buoyed by unexpectedly strong midterm election …

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Fund manager allocation to U.S. stocks in January collapses – BofA survey

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – Fund managers’ allocation to U.S. equities collapsed in January, with 39% saying they had an underweight position, the most since October 2005, a BofA survey of global investor views on Tuesday showed. Global growth optimism hit a one-year high, while inflation expectations have peaked, according to the global Fund …

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After 30 years, Italy arrests mafia boss Messina Denaro at Sicilian hospital

By Wladimiro Pantaleone PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) -Italy’s most wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested by armed police at a private hospital in Sicily on Monday, where the man who has been on the run since 1993 was being treated for cancer. Nicknamed “Diabolik” and “‘U Siccu” (The Skinny One), Messina Denaro had been …

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