128℉ PEAK!
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128℉ PEAK!

DEATH VALLEY, California, July 16 (Reuters) – An extreme heatwave peaked in the western United States on Sunday, with temperatures reaching 128 Fahrenheit (53 Celsius) in the California desert, while flash flooding continued to menace the Northeast, killing at least five people.Nearly a quarter of the U.S. population fell under extreme heat advisories, partly due… […]

Oil slips after Libya resumes output, China data eyed
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Oil slips after Libya resumes output, China data eyed

Chinese economic growth falls short of expectationsTwo of three Libyan fields have resumed outputRussian oil exports from western ports set to fall -sourcesHOUSTON, July 17 (Reuters) – Oil dropped by more than 1.5% on Monday after weaker than expected Chinese economic growth raised doubts over the strength of demand in the world’s second biggest oil… […]

Johnson and Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer
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Johnson and Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer

SummaryCompaniesLaw FirmsJ&J alleges researchers used “junk science” to disparage company’s productsDefendants say the lawsuits are meant to “silence” scientistsJuly 12 (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson has sued four doctors who published studies citing links between talc-based personal care products and cancer, escalating an attack on scientific studies that the company alleges are inaccurate.J&J’s subsidiary LTL… […]

United Airlines pilots reach labor agreement with company
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United Airlines pilots reach labor agreement with company

CHICAGO, July 15 (Reuters) – United Airlines (UAL.O) and its pilots on Saturday reached a labor agreement that will give the latter a significant pay increase, after the union rejected an earlier offer last year instead to seek even higher wages with pilots in short supply.The pilots will get cumulative 34.5%-40.2% increase in pay raises… […]

Tesla builds first Cybertruck after two years of delays
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Tesla builds first Cybertruck after two years of delays

July 15 (Reuters) – Tesla (TSLA.O) built its first Cybertruck at the electric-vehicle marker’s plant in Austin, Texas, the company said in a tweet on Saturday, after two years of delays.Tesla founder Elon Musk introduced the pickup truck in a 2019 reveal where the vehicle’s designer cracked the vehicle’s supposedly unbreakable “armor glass” windows.The company… […]

Florida’s rising water temperatures raise concerns for health of coral reefs -scientists
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Florida’s rising water temperatures raise concerns for health of coral reefs -scientists

[1/5]Citizen scientist from Mote Laboratories replants corals on Florida’s Keys vulnerable reefs, in Key West, Florida, U.S., July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra CardonaMIAMI/KEY WEST, Florida, July 15 (Reuters) – Rising temperatures in Florida’s waters due to climate change have sparked an extreme stressor for coral reefs causing bleaching, which has scientists concerned.”In the last year,… […]

Credit Suisse inquiry will keep files secret for 50 years
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Credit Suisse inquiry will keep files secret for 50 years

[1/2]The logo of Credit Suisse is pictured in front of the Swiss Parliament Building, in Bern, Switzerland, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PhotoZURICH, July 15 (Reuters) – A parliamentary investigation into the collapse of Credit Suisse will keep its files closed for 50 years, according to a parliamentary committee document, a level of secrecy that… […]

Stocks stumble as banking chaos sends out financiers to security
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Stocks stumble as banking chaos sends out financiers to security

© Reuters. SUBMIT IMAGE: Screens showing the stock index rates and Japanese yen currency exchange rate versus the U.S. dollar are seen at the Tokyo Stock Market in Tokyo, Japan January 4,2022 REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Image By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks moved on Thursday and financiers relied on the security of gold, bonds… […]