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Sabres' Lindy Ruff receives 2-year contract extension
The Buffalo Sabres rewarded Lindy Ruff for ending the team's lengthy postseason drought on Wednesday by signing him to a two-year contract extension. Financial terms were not disclosed by the team for...
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US working with small biotech firm on experimental Ebola treatment, HHS official says
May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. officials are working with Mapp Biopharmaceutical to make an experimental Ebola treatment available for people who may have been exposed to the virus, an HHS official said on W...
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Brazil moves to tighten platform oversight, strengthen online safety
BRASILIA, May 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday signed a package of draft bills and decrees to tighten oversight of digital platforms, incorporating Supreme Cou...
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Sinkhole shuts down runway at New York LaGuardia airport
By David Shepardson May 20 (Reuters) - A sinkhole on Wednesday forced the closure of one of the runways at New York's LaGuardia airport, prompting cancellations and delays and ongoing emergency repair...
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American Ebola patient evacuated from DRC to Germany is in stable condition, CDC says
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak of a rare strain of the virus has killed...
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US provides another $200 million for plan to rebuild New York Penn Station
By David Shepardson May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it will provide another $200 million to begin construction by the end of next year on an $8 billion plan to ...
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Turkey's Erdogan tells Trump issues with Iran can be resolved, Ankara says
ANKARA, May 20 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Donald Trump in a call on Wednesday he welcomed the extension of a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, adding he believ...
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Soccer-Canada will spend C$1 billion to host World Cup, watchdog says
May 20 (Reuters) - Canada is expected to spend just over C$1 billion ($727 million) to host the World Cup this summer, according to a report from the federal budget watchdog published on Wednesday. Th...
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Austrian former domestic intelligence officer spied for Russia, court finds
By Francois Murphy VIENNA, May 20 (Reuters) - An Austrian court found former intelligence officer Egisto Ott guilty of spying on Wednesday, for helping Russia hunt down opponents and selling it state ...
Thomson Reuters 10h ago
When the school year ends, their paychecks do too. Lawmakers could change that
Article Summary The Illinois General Assembly is considering extending unemployment benefits to public school support staff during the 10 to 11 weeks of summer break. While the measures have stalled, ...
TJ Carson 10h ago
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