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Big investors amp up California’s port truck-charging plan
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's bustling seaports, dominated by massive container vessels and soaring cranes, may seem an unlikely setting for investors seeking to capitalize on...
Apr 17, 2023
Peoria fire overnight causes major damage and sends resident to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria home went up in flames early Monday morning on N. Stephen Drive, just off War Memorial Drive. Crews were called to the scene around 12:30 a.m. They were told enroute that...
Apr 17, 2023
Republican U.S. House Speaker McCarthy to pitch spending cuts on Wall St
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to make his case for cuts in federal spending to accompany a lifting of the government's $31.4 trillion debt ...
Apr 17, 2023
‘The Phantom of the Opera’ ends Broadway run after 35 years
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Musical "The Phantom of the Opera" ended a record-breaking 35-year Broadway run on Sunday when, amid predictions that the show would one day return, teary-eyed ca...
Apr 17, 2023
Banking stability worries go behind closed doors at IMF-World Bank meetings
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just a month after the biggest banking crisis in more than a decade, the world's top economic and financial policymakers gathered in Washington...
Apr 17, 2023
Waiting for quantum computers to arrive, software engineers get creative
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Quantum computers promise to be millions of times faster than today's fastest supercomputers, potentially revolutionizing everything from medical researc...
Apr 17, 2023
Portuguese prisoners build confessionals ahead of Pope’s visit
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira PORTO (Reuters) - Fraudster Tiago Espanhol has been behind bars for a little over two years. He has 2-1/2 more years before release but he says building confessio...
Apr 17, 2023
Will Netflix price cuts, ad-supported plan help add more users?
By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) - Netflix Inc is expected to report that it added some 2 million subscribers in the first quarter and investors will scrutinize whether recent price cuts and the launch of an...
Apr 17, 2023
Soccer-Morocco should win Africa Cup of Nations first before thinking about World Cup, says Boufal
(Reuters) - World Cup semi-finalists Morocco, who became the first Arab team to beat Brazil last month, should focus on winning the Africa Cup of Nations next year before dreaming of glory at the 2026...
Apr 17, 2023
Factbox: Kara-Murza becomes latest Putin opponent to get long jail term
(Reuters) - Sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison on charges including treason, Vladimir Kara-Murza joined a growing list of Russians who have received long jail terms after speaking out against P...
Apr 17, 2023
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