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U.S. home buying and refinancing boom boosted mortgage lending in 2020
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) -Mortgage lending surged last year after the pandemic fueled a housing boom driven by low interest rates and the shift to work from home, according to information released ...
Syndicated Content Jun 17, 2021
Kevin Spacey accuser who tried to sue anonymously is dismissed from case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed all claims by one of two men suing the actor Kevin Spacey over alleged sexual misconduct in the 1980s, after the plaintif...
Syndicated Content Jun 17, 2021
U.S. senators propose new 25% tax credit for semiconductor manufacturing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Thursday proposed a new 25% investment tax credit for investments in semiconductor manufacturing as Congress works to speed U.S. chips pro...
Syndicated Content Jun 17, 2021
Tennis-Zverev knocked out in Halle by Frenchman Humbert
(Reuters) - Third seed Alexander Zverev suffered a surprise defeat against Frenchman Ugo Humbert at the Halle grasscourt tournament on Thursday, the third seed going down 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3. A first set d...
Syndicated Content Jun 17, 2021

Tazewell County to celebrate “Juneteenth” in S. Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. — On Friday, Tazewell County will celebrate “Juneteenth”, June 19, the day in 1865 when the final group of black slaves in Texas was told they were freed. The event, host...
Julia Bradley Jun 17, 2021
With few tangibles, world powers promise help to Lebanese army
PARIS (Reuters) - World powers agreed to provide support for the Lebanese army at a meeting on Thursday, aiming to prevent the military from collapsing, but stopped short of announcing tangible aid as...
Syndicated Content Jun 17, 2021
Lisbon residents confined to region at weekends as COVID spikes
By Catarina Demony and Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Residents of the Lisbon region will not be allowed to leave the area at weekends as authorities scramble to control a spike in COVID-19 infec...
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Soccer-Ukraine affected by nerves in win over North Macedonia – Shevchenko
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Ukraine struggled to conquer their nerves against North Macedonia at the European Championship, coach Andriy Shevchenko said after his team's nail-biting 2-1 victory at the Natio...
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U.S. pledges $407 million in humanitarian aid for Venezuela crisis
(Reuters) -The United States pledged $407 million in humanitarian aid to Venezuelans who have fled the country, countries hosting them and Venezuelans still at home, the U.S. Mission to the United Nat...
Syndicated Content Jun 17, 2021
Low probability China tries to seize Taiwan militarily in near term: top U.S. general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. general said on Thursday there was a low probability that China would try to militarily take over Taiwan in the near-term and had some way to go to develop the capa...
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