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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it was proposing to fine Walt Disney’s ESPN network $147,000 for violating rules on broadcasting emergency alert tones during promotional segments for the start of the 2023-2024 NBA season. The use of the alert system or wireless emergency alert tones for any purpose …

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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will say on Thursday that walling off the U.S. economy as proposed by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would be “deeply misguided,” raising prices for American consumers and making U.S. companies less competitive. Yellen, in excerpts of remarks to be delivered on Thursday afternoon …

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(Reuters) -China-based autonomous driving firm Pony AI, backed by automaker Toyota, filed for an initial public offering in the U.S. on Thursday, in another sign of growing investor interest in new listings and easing regulatory pressures. Activity in the IPO market has picked up pace in recent weeks, buoyed by the U.S. Federal Reserve kicking off …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. presidential contest between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump features an array of legal battles over how the votes are cast and counted that are likely to last beyond Election Day on Nov. 5. Here are some of the most significant voting-related disputes that are playing out in the seven …

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(Reuters) -Shares of Nvidia hit a record high amid a rally in U.S. chip stocks on Thursday after industry bellwether TSMC’s strong sales forecast boosted investor optimism about demand for processors used to power artificial intelligence applications. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, raised its expectation for annual revenue growth and said …

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By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi (Reuters) – The European Central Bank cut interest rates on Thursday for the third time this year, saying inflation in the euro zone was increasingly under control while the outlook for the bloc’s economy was worsening. The first back-to-back rate cut in 13 years marks a shift in focus …

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By Anthony Boadle and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) – The leader of Brazil’s biggest right-wing party cannot speak to his candidate for the 2026 presidential election by court order, even though his office is across the corridor. Valdemar Costa Neto, head of the conservative Liberal Party (PL), has to call up when arriving at party …

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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Cows in California are dying at much higher rates from bird flu than in other affected states, industry and veterinary experts said, and some carcasses have been left rotting in the sun as rendering plants struggle to process all the dead animals. Carcasses left in the open and picked over …

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