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By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s top central banker again projected further interest rate rises in coming months and said the pain was worth bearing to bring inflation down. Speaking before members of parliament for the second time this week, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe said the extent of further interest rate …

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By David Shepardson and Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan on Thursday sought to assure residents of East Palestine, Ohio, of the agency’s commitment to air and water testing after a Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals caused a fire that sent a cloud of smoke over the town. …

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By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – A lawyer for former President Donald Trump retained an attorney to represent himself as prosecutors step up their inquiry into the handling of sensitive documents at Trump’s Florida residence, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. Evan Corcoran, who has represented Trump in interactions with the government …

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By Helen Coster and Jack Queen (Reuters) -Fox News repeatedly broadcast lies about vote-rigging claims that it knew were “total bs,” Dominion Voting Systems, an election technology company, said in a filing made public on Thursday, as part of a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit the media giant described as an assault on a free press. …

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By Valentine Hilaire (Reuters) – First Quantum Minerals Ltd has warned employees it may have to shutter operations in Panama if the government does not allow its copper exports to resume by next week, according to a memo sent to staff and seen by Reuters. A long-running contract dispute between the Canadian miner and Panama …

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By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge funds betting against stocks in the technology sector rushed to unwind those trades in the first half of February as markets rallied, data from Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan & Chase prime brokerage units showed on Thursday. “The short covering in U.S. tech stocks from Jan 31st to …

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By Clark Mindock West Virginia and 23 other Republican-led states sued the federal government on Thursday, alleging the Biden administration’s rule establishing protections for seasonal streams and wetlands under a landmark environmental law violates the U.S. Constitution and sows confusion for landowners. The lawsuit filed in North Dakota federal court seeks to stop the rule, …

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