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Asian shares rise on dovish Fed chair, oil up as hurricane batters Louisiana
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares started the week with gains and the dollar was not far off two-week lows after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell struck a more dovish tone tha...
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Japan’s retail sales extend gains but COVID-19 challenges persist
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's retail sales rose for a fifth straight month in July, beating expectations as the consumer sector continued its recovery, although a c...
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Patrick Cantlay outlasts Bryson DeChambeau, wins BMW in playoff
Patrick Cantlay made a litany of must-have putts, culminating in a 17 1/2-foot birdie on the sixth playoff hole that carried him to a victory over Bryson DeChambeau at the BMW Championship outside Bal...
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Foxconn founder asks BioNTech to reserve 30 million more vaccines for Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc supplier Foxconn, has asked BioNTech SE to reserve 30 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for Taiwan, saying he had received ...
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Oil rises as Hurricane Ida pounds U.S. crude patch, Louisiana
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose around 1% on Monday after a powerful hurricane ploughed through the Gulf of Mexico https://www.reuters.com/world/us/gulf-coast-ports-close-loop-halts-oil-deliveries-a...
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New Orleans’ levees got a $14.5 billion upgrade. Will they hold?
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Shortly after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, the city went to work on building a $14.5 billion system of gates, flood walls and levees that would protect...
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Biden to welcome Zelenskiy to White House on Wednesday
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden will meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House on Wednesday in a show of solidarity between the two countries, th...
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Titans cut John Simon, four others; 8th player hits COVID list
Veteran linebacker/defensive end John Simon was one of five players released by the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Also released were safety Clayton Geathers, defensive lineman Freedom Akinmoladun, defen...
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Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley splitting action ahead of bout
The betting action has been split ahead of Sunday night's bout between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland. Woodley, who is fighting in his hometown, has been backed...
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Trevor Lawrence tosses 2 TDs as Jaguars jolt Cowboys
Rookie Trevor Lawrence tossed two touchdown passes to lift the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 34-14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday in the final preseason game for both teams in Arlington, Texas....
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