By Alan Devall LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Some 30,000 education workers backed by the teachers’ union walked off the job for a three-day strike in Los Angeles on Tuesday, canceling school for nearly half a million students in the second-largest school district in the United States. The Service Employees International Union Local 99 seeks to increase …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Sixteen U.S. states and a handful of Caribbean governments on Tuesday expressed support for Mexico’s appeal in a civil lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers. The states, which all have Democratic attorneys general, as well as the District of Columbia, filed an amicus curiae brief in a U.S. court on Tuesday, while …
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s revenue potential from developing a battery industry has doubled to A$16.9 billion ($11.28 billion) by 2030 in less than two years, highlighting the speed of the sector’s expansion and the need to act quickly, an Accenture report showed on Wednesday. Australia’s battery industry is poised to become a global leader given …
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By Brendan O’Brien and Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Virginia sheriff deputies and medical staffers wrestled with a handcuffed Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man, for several minutes at a state mental hospital before he died, video surveillance shows. The altercation took place on March 6 as Otieno was being admitted to Central State Hospital in Petersburg, …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli parliament on Tuesday paved the way for Jewish settlers’ return to four settlements in the occupied West Bank by amending a 2005 law that ordered their evacuation, a move condemned by the Palestinian Authority and the European Union. The repeal of certain clauses in a previous disengagement law would allow Jewish …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s prudential regulator has started asking the country’s banks to declare their exposure to startups and crypto-focused ventures following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, according to the Australian Financial Review (AFR). The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) had told banks to provide daily updates on their crypto assets as it sought …
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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A member of a wealthy family that has held investments and leadership roles in retailers like DSW owner Designer Brands Inc and American Eagle Outfitters Inc was sentenced on Tuesday to a year in prison for insider trading. Prosecutors had urged U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock in Boston to …
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HOUSTON (Reuters) – A former Citgo Petroleum Corp executive jailed in Venezuela for nearly five years is seeking $100 million in damages against his former employer alleging it helped set him up to be arrested and failed to defend him from spurious charges. Tomeu Vadell and family filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in a Texas …
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By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -The U.S. Forest Service plans to re-publish an environmental report before July that will set in motion a land swap between the U.S. government and Rio Tinto, allowing the mining giant to develop the controversial Resolution Copper project in Arizona. The move would be the latest blow to Native Americans who …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) -Hall of Famer Willis Reed, the beloved former New York Knicks player who won two championships, has died at the age of 80, the National Basketball Retired Players Association said on Tuesday. The seven-time All-Star spent his decade-long career with the Knicks, where he famously took the court in Game 7 of …
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