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I turn global chaos and market meltdowns into readable sentences @Reuters so you don’t have to. Also: photos, food, and travel adventures.

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ICYMI - Apple pulls data protection feature in UK amid government demands - reuters.com/technology/apple…
Apple pulls data protection feature in UK amid government demands

Apple pulls data protection feature in UK amid government demands

Apple is scrapping its most advanced security encryption feature for cloud data in Britain, the company said on Friday, an unprecedented response to government demands for access to user data.

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EXCLUSIVE: US FDA finds widely used asthma drug impacts the brain

EXCLUSIVE: US FDA finds widely used asthma drug impacts the brain

U.S. government researchers have found that a widely prescribed asthma drug originally sold by Merck & Co may be linked to serious mental health problems for some patients, according to a scientific...

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'Climate time bomb ticking', emissions must urgently be cut, UN chief says reuters.com/business/environ…

'Climate time bomb ticking', emissions must urgently be cut, UN chief says

"The rate of temperature rise in the last half century is the highest in 2,000 years," Antonio Guterres warned, as he urged rich nations to slash emissions sooner after a new assessment from scient...

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Memphis fire department fires three employees in Tyre Nichols case reuters.com/world/us/sixth-m…
Memphis fire department fires three employees in Tyre Nichols case

Memphis fire department fires three employees in Tyre Nichols case

Three members of the Memphis Fire Department who responded to the fatal police confrontation with Tyre Nichols were dismissed on Monday after investigators found he was beaten and left handcuffed on...

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Three years on, Britain still waits for Brexit dividend reuters.com/markets/europe/t…
Three years on, Britain still waits for Brexit dividend

Three years on, Britain still waits for Brexit dividend

Three years after its departure from the European Union, Britain is yet to benefit from the Brexit dividend that was promised for its economy as it lags its peers on multiple fronts, including trade...

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U.S. Justice Department seeks Tesla driver-assist documents

U.S. Justice Department seeks Tesla driver-assist documents

Tesla Inc disclosed on Tuesday the U.S. Justice Department has sought documents related to its Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Autopilot driver-assistance systems as regulatory scrutiny intensifies.

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Adani firms lose $65 billion in value as U.S. short-seller battle escalates reuters.com/world/india/adan…
Adani firms lose $65 billion in value as U.S. short-seller battle escalates

Adani firms lose $65 billion in value as U.S. short-seller battle escalates

Led by Asia's richest man, the Indian conglomerate's rebuttal of a U.S. short-seller's criticism failed to pacify investors, deepening a market rout.

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Ford to cut prices of Mustang Mach-E, raise production after Tesla price cuts reuters.com/business/autos-t…
Ford to cut prices of Mustang Mach-E, following Tesla's lead

Ford to cut prices of Mustang Mach-E, following Tesla's lead

Ford Motor Co on Monday cut prices of its electric crossover SUV Mustang Mach-E by as much as $5,900 per vehicle, weeks after rival Tesla Inc slashed prices globally on its electric vehicles by as...

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Facebook seeks to block $3.7 billion UK mass action over market dominance reuters.com/technology/faceb…
Facebook seeks to block $3.7 billion UK mass action over market dominance

Facebook seeks to block $3.7 billion UK mass action over market dominance

Facebook on Monday asked a London tribunal to block a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to...

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New Zealand counts cost of Auckland floods, more rain forecast reuters.com/business/environ…
New Zealand counts cost of Auckland floods, more rain forecast

New Zealand counts cost of Auckland floods, more rain forecast

Flood-ravaged Auckland is forecast to receive further heavy rain in the coming days, authorities in New Zealand's largest city said on Monday, as insurers counted the costs of what looks likely to be...

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German economy unexpectedly shrinks in Q4, reviving spectre of recession reuters.com/world/europe/ger…
German economy unexpectedly shrinks in Q4, reviving spectre of recession

German economy unexpectedly shrinks in Q4, reviving spectre of recession

The German economy unexpectedly shrank in the fourth quarter, data showed on Monday, a sign that Europe's largest economy may be entering a much-predicted recession, though likely a shallower one...

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Suicide bomber kills 59 in Pakistan mosque used by police

Suicide bomber kills 59 in Pakistan mosque used by police

Mosque hall packed with up to 400 worshippers at the time.

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Half of U.S. mass attacks sparked by personal, workplace disputes, report finds

Half of U.S. mass attacks sparked by personal, workplace disputes, report finds

Half of the mass attacks in the United States from 2016-2020 were sparked by personal, domestic or workplace disputes, according to a new U.S. Secret Service report that aims to prevent violence by...

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BBC chairman says there was no conflict in helping secure $988,000 loan for Boris Johnson reuters.com/world/uk/bbc-cha…
BBC chair's appointment to be reviewed after Boris Johnson loan questions

BBC chair's appointment to be reviewed after Boris Johnson loan questions

Britain's public appointments watchdog said on Monday it will review the way in which Richard Sharp was picked to chair the BBC following questions about his role in securing a loan for then-prime...

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Germany charges five with plot to kidnap minister, overthrow government reuters.com/world/europe/ger…
Germany charges five with plot to kidnap minister, overthrow government

Germany charges five with plot to kidnap minister, overthrow government

Prosecutors brought high treason charges against five people who allegedly planned to kidnap the health minister and were prepared to kill in order to topple the German government.

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Spotify to trim 6% of workforce in latest tech layoffs reuters.com/technology/spoti…
Spotify to trim 6% of workforce in latest tech layoffs

Spotify to trim 6% of workforce in latest tech layoffs

Spotify Technology SA said on Monday it plans to cut 6% of its workforce and would take a related charge of up to nearly $50 million, adding to the massive layoffs in the technology sector in...

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Microsoft to invest more in OpenAI as tech race heats up reuters.com/technology/micro…

Microsoft to invest more in OpenAI as tech race heats up

Microsoft Corp on Monday announced a further multibillion dollar investment in OpenAI, deepening ties with the startup behind the chatbot sensation ChatGPT and setting the stage for more competition...

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Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles to join drills with China, South Africa reuters.com/world/europe/rus…
Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles to join drills with China, South Africa

Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles to join drills with China, South Africa

A Russian warship armed with new-generation hypersonic cruise weapons will participate in joint exercises with the navies of China and South Africa in February, the Russian state agency, TASS, said...

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New suppliers race to plug in to electric car market, into which the global auto industry has committed $1.2 trillion reuters.com/business/autos-t…
Focus: New suppliers race to plug in to electric car market

Focus: New suppliers race to plug in to electric car market

The global auto industry has committed $1.2 trillion to developing electric vehicles (EVs), providing a golden opportunity for new suppliers to grab contracts providing everything from battery packs...

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