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Brazil’s markets cool to central bank’s hawkish stance
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian markets responded coldly on Thursday to the central bank's decision to maintain a hawkish stance and keep interest rates unchanged in the face of rising...
Mar 23, 2023
Ukrainians say Russian drones pose growing threat, more Stingers needed
By Mike Collett-White WEST OF SOLEDAR, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian forces are increasingly using drones in aerial battles over the fiercely contested city of Bakhmut, but the threat of fighter jets an...
Mar 23, 2023
Secretary of State’s office gives out grants to combat carjacking and vehicle thefts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Peoria-area is receiving funding to try and combat carjackings and vehicle thefts. The Greater Peoria Auto Crimes Task Force is receiving $2,150,700 in grant money from S...
Mar 23, 2023
Pentagon probes lapse in Boeing security credentials for Air Force One – WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is scrutinizing why Boeing Co employees worked on current and future Air Force One planes without the security credentials required for the highly clas...
Mar 23, 2023
UBS races to seal Credit Suisse deal as soon as late April, sources say
By Elisa Martinuzzi, Saeed Azhar and Stefania Spezzati LONDON (Reuters) - The Swiss authorities and UBS Group AG are racing to close the takeover of Credit Suisse Group AG within as little as a month,...
Mar 23, 2023
Union workers can’t sue under Illinois biometric law, court rules
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Illinois' top court on Thursday said U.S. labor law bars unionized workers from suing their employers for violations of the state's biometric privacy law, which can expo...
Mar 23, 2023
Analysis-Fed pause before European peers to lift Treasuries, European stocks
By Yoruk Bahceli and Naomi Rovnick (Reuters) - As markets bet banking turmoil will prompt the Federal Reserve to pause rate hikes before Europe, U.S. bonds and European equities are tipped to win from...
Mar 23, 2023
Pro-DeSantis group brings on top political strategist as campaign heats up
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican strategist and adviser to the governor of Virginia has joined a high-dollar fundraising group aimed at getting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis el...
Mar 23, 2023
Italy’s coast guard rescues more than 700 migrants
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian coast guard has rescued around 750 migrants in two separate operations off the country's southern coastline, hours after at least five people died and 33 were missing in a...
Mar 23, 2023
House passes bill prohibiting book bans
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, pro...
Mar 23, 2023
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