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In U.S. redistricting fight, citizens come armed with a new weapon: their own maps
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - On a recent evening, Tyler Daye, an organizer with Common Cause North Carolina, hosted an online seminar for residents of the city of Wilson on an important but arcane topic: ...
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Youth-run green groups move to pressure U.S. Congress over climate
By Merdie Nzanga WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Youth-run environmental groups are gearing up to pressure Democratic U.S. Congress members to retool their $3.5 trillion spending package to fund more programs ...
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Center for Prevention of Abuse prepping for annual Duck Race
PEORIA, Ill. — It’s the longest-running race of its kind. Peoria’s Center for Prevention of Abuse is preparing 30,000 rubber ducks to compete in their 33rd Annual Duck Race next week...
Julia Bradley Aug 13, 2021
Investors storm into “value trades” as broader equity exuberance fades
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors have made a beeline into so-called "value trades", adding cash into European stocks and financial and material shares during the past week, BofA's weekly statistics showed...
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Port, shipping firms divert vessels after a Ningbo terminal shuts
BEIJING (Reuters) - Ports and shipping companies are diverting vessels from a container terminal in China's busiest marine transportation hub which was forced to close after a coronavirus case emerged...
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Japan defence minister visits Yasukuni Shrine ahead of WWII anniversary
By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi visited Yasukuni shrine on Friday, according to local media, paying his respects at the shrine for war dead that is seen by neigh...
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Russia asks BBC journalist to leave in diplomatic row with Britain – state TV
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has asked a BBC journalist working in Moscow to leave the country by the end of the month when their visa expires in retaliation for what it views as British discrimination a...
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U.S. House members introduce bill targeting Apple and Google app stores
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican and a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill aimed at reining in powerful app stores run by companies like Apple Inc and Alphabet ...
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One month after floods, Belgians try to rebuild
By Clement Rossignol BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A month after devastating floods in Belgium, residents said efforts to rebuild battered towns were picking up pace, but some still saw months of disruption ah...
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Greece appoints new minister to handle wildfire aftermath
ATHENS (Reuters - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday appointed a new minister in charge of recovery from natural disasters in a bid to defuse growing anger over the struggle to curb wi...
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