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Archegos Fiasco Is Latest Reminder Super-Rich Love Leverage Bill Hwang used leverage from across global banks to build his family office into a whale with positions that may have topped $50 billion. Then came the collapse, with more than $20 billion in holdings linked to his Archegos Capital Management liquidated in ...
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Eager to Build Infrastructure, Biden Plans to Tax Business WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants $2 trillion to reengineer America's infrastructure and expects the nation's corporations to pay for it. The president travels to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to ...
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Biden Makes 1st Judicial Nominations, Including A Supreme Court Contender In a statement, the White House said Biden would nominate 10 "individuals to serve as Federal Circuit and District Court judges, and one individual to serve as a Superior Court Judge for the District of Columbia.".
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Deliveroo Starts Trading After Its $2.1 Billion IPO. Should You Buy? Deliveroo Holdings Plc just delivered London its biggest IPO so far this year. The food-delivery company's shares opened at 331 pence a share ($ ...
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2 Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump For Injuries Sustained During Jan. 6 Riot Two U.S. Capitol police officers are suing former President Donald Trump, for allegedly inciting the riots that took over the Capitol building Jan. 6. Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby argue in court documents reviewed by NPR that Trump is ...
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NHL roundup: Rangers top Caps with four-goal third period The Capitals led 2-1 after two periods before the Rangers scored the game's final four goals. Washington's three-game winning streak ended while New York snapped its two-game losing streak. Filip Chytil ...
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IMF releases $174.2 million to South Sudan to plug balance of payments gap NAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it had released $174.2 million to South Sudan under its Rapid Credit Facility to address urgent balance of payments needs, after floods and an oil price shock hurt economic ...
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Nate Diaz announces return to UFC, will face Leon Edwards at UFC 262 Despite not being a main event, the bout will reportedly be five rounds, the UFC's first non-title co-main event to feature extra rounds. Diaz announced the fight, which will take place ...
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Suspect Sought in Attack on Asian American Woman in NYC NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities searching for a man who viciously attacked an Asian American woman near New York City's Times Square are asking the public for help — not only in locating the suspect, but also in doing its part to disrupt further assaults.
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Human Rights Advocacy Is Changing Tones Under The Biden Administration MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo often complained about the proliferation of human rights. He had his State Department focus on a more narrow view, with property rights and religious freedoms at the forefront. Secretary ...
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Potentially Violent Students Often Share Common Characteristics, Secret Service Says The warning signs are all there. Students who were making plans to attack schools showed the same types of troubled histories as those who carried them out. They were badly bullied, often suffered from depression with stress at home and exhibited behavior ...
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Texas Senate gives initial approval to bill to stop social media companies from banning Texans for political views Social media icons on an iPhone screen. The measure would also require the companies to disclose their content moderation policies, publish regular reports about the content they remove and create an appeals process ...
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Student loan relief: Federal government extends pause on payments to some privately held loans The action is meant to bring relief to the hardest-hit borrowers in a program that allowed private lenders to provide student loans that were backed by the federal government. The program ended in 2010 when the Education Department became the sole lender ...
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Chinese official says there is no basis to claims it did not share COVID data BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) - A senior Chinese health official said on Wednesday there was no factual basis to accusations that China did not share data with researchers appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to look into the origins of ...
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Pakistan Is Considering Resuming Trade Ties With Rival India Pakistan's government is meeting Wednesday to consider resuming trade with India, in the latest sign that tensions are easing between the two nations. Prime Minister Imran Khan's cabinet will make a final decision on the proposal after it's discussed by the ...
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Seats Filled for First All-Civilian Spaceflight Crew The two latest citizen astronauts were introduced at a news briefing livestreamed from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida by SpaceX human spaceflight chief Benji Reed and billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, who conceived the mission in part as a ...
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Syracuse's Richmond, Braswell and Ajak leaving program SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — After Syracuse was eliminated by Houston in the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament, Orange coach Jim Boeheim said he expected players to leave the program. He was spot on. Point guard Kadary Richmond, forward Robert ...
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The evidence that Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective in pregnancy is growing Covid-19 shots during pregnancy might also pass on protection against the virus to babies. By Katherine Harmon Courage Mar 30, 2021, 11:10am EDT ...
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Australian judge says man who filmed dying officers is hated Judge Trevor Wraight said the public outrage over the actions of Richard Pusey was understandable. The judge was speaking at a pre-sentencing hearing after Pusey, 42, pleaded guilty earlier this month to several charges ...
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NY lawmakers pass marijuana legalization, sending bill to governor ALBANY, N.Y. — New York would legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana and eventually allow marijuana sales to people over the age of 21 under a bill that passed the Senate and Assembly Tuesday. Legislative leaders will now send the bill to ...
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Easter services for 2021 will have some meeting in person, online, or both Our Lady of Purgatory 11 Franklin St., New Bedford Easter services: 10:.
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Multiple events being held for International Transgender Day of Visibility HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Organizations and advocates throughout Virginia, including in Hampton Roads will be hosting multiple events Wednesday to recognize the 12th Annual International Transgender Day of Visibility. Transgender Day of ...
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Utah Jazz 'shaken, but unharmed' after team plane forced into emergency landing after bird strike The travel party had been heading to the team's next game against the Memphis Grizzlies on a chartered flight but, just minutes into the journey, the decision was made to turn back for Salt Lake City Airport.
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Hawks' John Collins sprains left ankle vs. Suns In the Hawks' game vs. the Suns in Phoenix Tuesday night, John Collins was replaced late in the second quarter and didn't return to the game. He was diagnosed with a left ankle sprain. After the loss, interim coach Nate McMillan said Collins had stepped on ...
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Exclusive: EU Set to Sanction More Iranians for Rights Abuses, First Since 2013, Diplomats Say Like the United States, the European Union has an array of sanctions over human rights since 2011 on more than 80 Iranian individuals which has been renewed annually every April. Those will also be renewed on Wednesday, the three diplomats said.
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Hunter Biden's Memoir: 7 Takeaways From 'Beautiful Things' President Biden's son opens up about crack addiction, his romantic relationship with his sister-in-law and the new love that halted his cycle of despair.
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Biden extends PPP loans program through May and other business news President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed legislation extending the period small businesses have to apply for forgivable loans to help offset costs of the coronavirus pandemic, hailing it as a "bipartisan accomplishment." Biden, in ...
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What will happen to our cities (and beaches) at 3 degrees of warming? Jungle turning to savannah. Homes swept away by rising seas and monster storms. The world is on track for 3 degrees of warming by the end of the century. What does that mean? And what can we do about it?
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Asian Countries Seek Vaccine Supplies After India Export Curbs Hit COVAX SEOUL/MANILA (Reuters) -Several Asian countries sought alternative sources for COVID-19 inoculations on Tuesday after export restrictions by manufacturer India left a World Health Organization-backed global vaccine sharing programme short of supplies.
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Attack by Myanmar's Kachin minority signals deepening crisis YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Reports say ethnic Kachin guerrillas have attacked a police outpost in northern Myanmar in the latest indication of the deepening involvement of ethnic minority armed forces in opposition to the junta that seized power two months ...
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Israel president: 'Unconventional' unions needed after vote JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli President Reuven Rivlin says voters want a prime minister who has "earned the trust" of the country's parliament and can form a governing coalition. He spoke Wednesday as election officials formally turned over results of the ...
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NASA Researchers: 2021 Arctic Winter Sea Ice Tied for 7th-Lowest on Record (NASA) – Sea ice in the Arctic appears to have hit its annual maximum extent after growing through the fall and winter. The 2021 wintertime extent reached on March 21 ties with ...
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Health officials urge young Vermonters to mask up MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - COVID cases continue to climb in Vermont, hitting the second-highest weekly total of the entire pandemic. And the rise in cases is being driven largely by people in their teens and twenties. State officials Tuesday urged Vermonters ...
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Pakistan may lift ban on Indian cotton, sugar imports: Report Traders say they have been offering Indian white sugar at $410 to $420 a tonne on a free-on-board (FOB) basis, far lower than the domestic price of $694 quoted in Pakistan.
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Olympics: Xinjiang link prompts concern over Australian uniforms for Tokyo Games SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian Olympians became embroiled in the global row over Chinese forced-labour cotton on Wednesday (March 31) as the country revealed its uniforms for the upcoming Tokyo Games. The Australian Olympic committee faced criticism ...
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Goodwill employee returns $42000 to owner after finding cash in pile of donated sweaters NORMAN, Okla. – When you clock into a shift at work, you don't usually expect to find tens of thousands of dollars, but one Oklahoma Goodwill employee got the surprise of a lifetime. Andrea was sorting through a pile of donated clothing when she discovered ...
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Arbitrary killings, curbs on press; India has several human rights issues, says US report It mentioned restrictions on the freedom of expression and the press, including violence, threats of violence, or unjustified arrests or prosecutions against journalists. "The government generally respected this right, although there were several ...
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