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Fed’s watchdog defends work before Senate amid questions over his independence
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's in-house watchdog defended his agency's independence and ability to conduct investigations in a Senate hearing on Wednesday, while acknow...
May 17, 2023
Charles Schwab to raise $2.5 billion in long-term debt – WSJ
(Reuters) - Charles Schwab Corp is looking to raise $2.5 billion in long-term debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The financial services firm w...
May 17, 2023
Earth-sized alien planet gripped by widespread volcanism
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Earth-sized planet orbiting a dim star in our galactic neighborhood is offering some of the best evidence to date of volcanism beyond our solar system, with ob...
May 17, 2023
Next steps following demolition of Harrison, McKinley schools being taken
PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria Housing Authority is, in a sense, taking the lead on the future of the land in and around where Harrison and McKinley Schools. They’re part of an effort with both...
May 17, 2023
Chilean lawmakers give final approval to mining royalty reform
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's lower house approved a long-awaited mining tax and royalty reform on Wednesday, which now only requires the signature of leftist President Gabriel Boric, who has publicly ...
May 17, 2023
Colombian children found alive in jungle weeks after plane crash
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Four children from an Indigenous community in Colombia were found alive in the south of the country more than two weeks after the plane they were traveling in crashed in thick jungl...
May 17, 2023
Controversial ‘Homecoming’ film director attends Cannes premiere with cast
CANNES (Reuters) - French director Catherine Corsini appeared on the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet flanked by a cluster of cast members on Wednesday for the premiere of her drama "Homecoming," whi...
May 17, 2023
Ukraine reports new advances near eastern city of Bakhmut
By Pavel Polityuk and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said it had made new advances on Wednesday in heavy fighting near the eastern city of Bakhmut, and that Russia was continuing to...
May 17, 2023
Top U.S. oil-export port launches search for new CEO
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) - Officials at the Port of Corpus Christi, the largest U.S. oil-export port by volume, on Wednesday said they intend to appoint an interim chief soon and to begi...
May 17, 2023
Reactions to Ecuador’s Lasso dissolving Congress
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso has dissolved the National Assembly, bringing forward legislative and presidential elections, a day after he presented his defense in an im...
May 17, 2023
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