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NFL-Gronk predicts Buffalo’s season of strife ending in Super Bowl glory

By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The city of Buffalo has faced some dark times this season but having overcome Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s on-field cardiac arrest and deadly winter blizzards, Rob Gronkowski predicts a storybook ending for the franchise’s long-suffering fans. The four-time Super Bowl champion and Buffalo native said the “brotherhood” of …

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Powell: Fed needs independence to fight inflation, should avoid climate policy

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Howard Schneider STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s independence from political influence is central to its ability to battle inflation, but requires it stay out of issues like climate change that are beyond its congressionally-established mandate, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday. “Restoring price stability when inflation is high can …

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Abbvie raises sales outlook of two immunology drugs to more than $17.5 billion in 2025

(Reuters) -AbbVie Inc on Tuesday raised its 2025 sales forecast of its newer immunology drugs Skyrizi and Rinvoq to more than $17.5 billion as it hopes to replace the loss of revenue from its blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira. The company’s previous sales outlook for Skyrizi and Rinvoq in 2025 was more than $15 billion. …

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JPMorgan’s Dimon says U.S. consumer health in good shape – report

(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said the American consumer was still strong in the face of heightened economic uncertainties, in an interview with Fox Business published on Tuesday. “Their balance sheets are in good shape. They are spending 10% more than pre-COVID,” Dimon said, even as economic uncertainties arising …

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Brazil must ‘combat terrorism,’ top court justice says after capital riots

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said on Tuesday the country must firmly combat “terrorism” and “anti-democratic people attempting a coup” after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Brasilia earlier this week. “Democracy will prevail and Brazilian institutions will not bend,” said Moraes, who leads a probe into anti-democratic protests …

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Iran sentences detained Belgian to 40 years in jail – Tasnim

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has sentenced a Belgian national to 40 years in jail and 74 lashes for charges including spying, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, a significant increase on the 28-year sentence Belgium had reported in December. Aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele was sentenced on four charges, including spying on Iran, cooperating with the …

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