One worker dies after fire at Marathon’s Texas refinery
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One worker dies after fire at Marathon’s Texas refinery

May 15 (Reuters) – One Marathon Petroleum (MPC.N) worker died on Monday and two others were hospitalized in a fire at the company’s Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, said people familiar with the matter.The blaze broke out about 9: 30 a.m. CDT (1430 GMT) and was extinguished within four hours, according to the… […]

Brazil confirms 2 wild cases of bird flu, no import ban expected
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Brazil confirms 2 wild cases of bird flu, no import ban expected

May 15 (Reuters) – Brazil, the world’s top chicken exporter, has for the first time confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) cases but only in wild birds, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday.Two cases were detected in wild birds and should not trigger a ban on imports of Brazilian poultry products as per guidelines from… […]

Musk tells Tesla staff he must approve all hiring
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Musk tells Tesla staff he must approve all hiring

May 15 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk has said that the company can make no new hires unless he personally approves them, including contractors, according to a copy of the email seen by Reuters.According to the email, Musk told executives to send him a list of hiring requests on a weekly basis,… […]

Box Office: ‘Morbius’ Bombs Again With $85,000 Friday
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Box Office: ‘Morbius’ Bombs Again With $85,000 Friday

Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff in Marvel Studios’ DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved.Courtesy of Marvel Studios In domestic holdover news not related to Top Gun: Maverick ($25 million or -52% from last Friday), Walt Disney’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness… […]

Uvalde Victims Demand Answers From Daniel Defense—Maker Of Rifle Used By Shooter
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Uvalde Victims Demand Answers From Daniel Defense—Maker Of Rifle Used By Shooter

Topline Attorneys representing the father of a 10-year-old student killed in the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that left 21 people dead filed a letter Friday that demands answers from Daniel Defense, the maker of the rifle used in the shooting, regarding the company’s controversial marketing techniques and any communication it… […]

Uvalde Shooting: Here’s Everything That Turned Out To Not Be True
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Uvalde Shooting: Here’s Everything That Turned Out To Not Be True

Topline Texas authorities have faced mounting criticism for offering contradicting reports and retracting key details about the timeline of the shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, last week, as the public rages over the amount of time it took for officers to confront and neutralize… […]

Rafael Nadal By The Numbers: 14 French Open Finals, $500 Million In Earnings
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Rafael Nadal By The Numbers: 14 French Open Finals, $500 Million In Earnings

Rafael Nadal playing a backhand against Alexander Zverev during their French Open semifinal on Friday.Andy Cheung/Getty Images After Friday’s French Open semifinal, Spanish newspaper Marca reported that Rafael Nadal would miss Wimbledon later this month as he continues to recover from rib and foot injuries. Nadal himself acknowledged the pain he was feeling, telling reporters:… […]

China Rate Cuts Not Enough to Stabilize Economy: Ex-PBOC Adviser
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China Rate Cuts Not Enough to Stabilize Economy: Ex-PBOC Adviser

Please try another search Economy10 hours ago (Jan 23, 2022 05:09PM ET) China Rate Cuts Not Enough to Stabilize Economy: Ex-PBOC Adviser (Bloomberg) — Looser monetary policy in China won’t be sufficient to stabilize the economy and a faster increase in government spending is needed, according to a former adviser to the central bank. “Under… […]

Analysis-World central banks caught in the Fed’s slipstream
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Analysis-World central banks caught in the Fed’s slipstream

© Reuters. A jogger runs past the Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, U.S., August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The world’s central bankers are caught up in a race to curb inflation that only the Federal Reserve can stop. The U.S. central bank has embarked on its most aggressive policy… […]