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U.S. targets Russia’s FSB, IRGC members over wrongful detention of Americans
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russia's domestic security service FSB and the intelligence unit of Iran's Revolutionar...
Apr 27, 2023
Basketball-Griner says she held onto hope in first news conference after Russian detention
PHOENIX (Reuters) - U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner relied on her inner strength to return to the court after being detained nearly 10 months in Russia, the Phoenix Mercury center said on Thursda...
Apr 27, 2023
UK rail workers to strike on May 13 after rejecting latest pay offer
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's RMT trade union said on Thursday rail workers will go on strike on May 13 after they rejected the latest pay offer from train companies. (Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar; Ed...
Apr 27, 2023
Fed watchdog objects to Senate bill overhauling leadership selection
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's in-house watchdog agency is pushing back against proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate that would overhaul how the government department is led....
Apr 27, 2023
Soccer-Goalkeeper Horn to leave Cologne after 21 years
(Reuters) - Goalkeeper Timo Horn will leave FC Cologne at the end of the season after 21 years, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday. The 29-year-old's contract, which expires at the end of the season...
Apr 27, 2023
Drought-hit Spanish town gets water trucked in as temperatures peak
By Elena Rodriguez and Guillermo Martinez ALCARACEJOS, Spain (Reuters) - Residents of a small town in southern Spain gathered at the main square to collect drinking water as large swathes of the Iberi...
Apr 27, 2023
Palestinian shot by Israeli forces after stabbing attempt – military
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli security forces shot a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on Thursday as he tried to stab a policeman, the Israeli military said. Palestinian officials said the ma...
Apr 27, 2023
UPDATE: Woman sentenced to prison for 2022 fatal DUI
UPDATED 1:50 P.M. PEKIN, Ill. – The former Bradley University student responsible for the deaths of two pedestrians because she struck them while driving drunk learned her fate today. Stephanie ...
Apr 27, 2023
Mastercard reports U.S. antitrust probe of debit card program
(Reuters) - Mastercard Inc on Thursday said the U.S. Justice Department was conducting an antitrust investigation of its U.S. debit program and competition with other payment networks. The company in ...
Apr 27, 2023
Factbox-What are the U.S. Green Guides and can they stamp out ‘greenwashing’?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will weigh major changes for the first time in a decade to its Green Guides, a set of standards for companies making environmental claims...
Apr 27, 2023
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