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U.S. Supreme Court hands victory to cheerleader in free speech case
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a Pennsylvania teenager who sued after a profane social media post got her banished from her high school's cheerleading...
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Brazilian Senate to hear Google, Facebook, Twitter in pandemic probe
BRASLIA/SO PAULO (Reuters) -A Brazilian Senate committee on Wednesday formally approved a request to call representatives of Google, Facebook and Twitter to testify in an ongoing probe into the govern...
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U.S. Supreme Court bolsters presidential power over housing finance agency
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for President Joe Biden to remove the head of the federal housing finance agency while also nixing separate ...
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Portugal sees rise in COVID-19 cases, vaccine rollout speeds up
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Portugal rose by 1,497 on Wednesday, the biggest jump since February 20, official data showed, as authorities speed up vaccination of younger...
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Bitcoin Fund breaks new ground in Middle East with debut on Nasdaq Dubai
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) -The Bitcoin Fund debuted on the Nasdaq Dubai on Wednesday, becoming the Middle East's first listed cryptocurrency fund. The fund, which was listed by Canadian digital a...
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Radiohead, Wolf Alice among UK music stars urging post-Brexit tour help
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - More than 200 music artists, including Radiohead, The Chemical Brothers and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, backed a campaign on Wednesday calling on the Br...
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A Minute With: chef Wolfgang Puck on new movie and not retiring
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, known for feeding Hollywood stars at the post-Oscars Governor's Ball feast, stars in his own film "Wolfgang", which looks back on hi...
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El Salvador bitcoin plan “bulletproof”, president says
By Tom Arnold and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - El Salvador is determined to push ahead with making bitcoin legal tender, a process that will bring only small risks and prove a "leap forward for...
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Exclusive: Let down by rich and failing the poor, global vaccine scheme to be shaken up
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Shunned by rich countries and failing to meet the needs of the poorest, a programme co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) for fair distribution of C...
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CD Projekt continues to improve Cyberpunk after Sony store comeback
(Reuters) - Polish game developer CD Projekt continues to improve its flagship "Cyberpunk 2077" game after it returned to Sony's PlayStation Store this week, the company's Chief Financial Officer Piot...
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