UPDATE 1-California snow-bound highway reopens but storm snarls Thanksgiving travel
A powerful winter storm pounded parts of the United States on Thursday, bringing heavy snowfall that forced the closure of a major Southern California highway during the busy Thanksgiving holiday. Interstate 5 through the Grapevine area, a mountain pa…
10 animals killed in barn fire at wildlife park
Officials in northern Ohio say at least ten animals have been killed in a barn fire at a wildlife park. The blaze began Thursday about 6:15 p.m. at a barn at the African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton. Fire officials said three bongos, three gi…
Hong Kong gears up for weekend protests after rare lull in violence
Hong Kong braced for a fresh round of protests over the weekend as police said they would withdraw from a university on Friday that has been the site of some of the worst clashes between protesters and security forces in nearly six months of unrest. A…
Stocks stop short of new peaks as Sino-U.S. tensions weigh
Global shares ticked up on Friday, but hesitated to test an all-time peak as investors worried a new U.S. law backing Hong Kong protests could derail Washington’s and Beijing’s efforts to end their trade war. MSCI All Country world index , which track…
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks stop short of new peaks as Sino-U.S. tensions weigh
Global shares ticked up on Friday, but hesitated to test an all-time peak as investors worried a new U.S. law backing Hong Kong protests could derail Washington’s and Beijing’s efforts to end their trade war. MSCI All Country world index, which tracks…
Rugby-Crusaders to retain name but introduce new logo
Super Rugby’s most successful team the Canterbury Crusaders will retain their name but change the logo of a sword-wielding knight following a brand review in the wake of a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch in March. The results of the brand…
RPT-PREVIEW-India's economy seen growing at 4.7% in Sept qtr
India’s economy probably expanded at its weakest pace in more than six years in the quarter to September, a Reuters poll showed, as consumer demand and private investment weakened further and a global slowdown hit exports. The median of a poll of econ…
FOREX-Dollar stands tall as upbeat U.S. data trims Fed cut bets
“There seems to be pretty good optimism around the trade talks going on between U.S. and China,” said William O’Loughlin, a portfolio manager at Rivkin Securities in Sydney. Overnight trade was light with U.S. desks closed for Thanksgiving. The Briti…
Reuters US Domestic News Summary
William Ruckelshaus, picked by Richard Nixon as the first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and as deputy attorney general before being fired for defying the president in the Watergate scandal, died on Wednesday at the age of 87, U.S. me…
Reuters World News Summary
China warned the United States on Thursday that it would take “firm counter measures” in response to U.S. legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and said attempts to interfere in the Chinese-ruled city were doomed to fail. U.S. P…
Mayor who stayed out late is choked by angry husband, Texas police say
The fight began when she arrived home at 2 a.m., police say.
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