Man in Ohio charged with making threats against mosque
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - A man in northeastern Ohio was charged with making threats against a mosque and unlawfully possessing firearms while using controlled substances, federal court records showed. Wyatt James Brzoska, 20...
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Brazil central bank kicks off easing with cautious 25-bp cut after oil shock
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA, March 18 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank began a long-awaited easing cycle on Wednesday with a cautious 25-basis-point cut, holding off on explicit guidance for next steps as an oil shock tied to the U.S.-Israel war with I...
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US oil exports seen rising as WTI discount to Brent hits widest in 11 years
By Georgina McCartney and Siddharth Cavale HOUSTON/New York, March 18 (Reuters) - The discount for U.S. crude futures versus Brent on Wednesday hit the widest in 11 years, as attacks on Middle Eastern oil infrastructure drove the global benchmark highe...
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Acquihires, often used by Big Tech, are a 'red flag,' DOJ antitrust head says
By Jody Godoy March 18 (Reuters) - Companies' efforts to sidestep U.S. antitrust scrutiny through tactics such as "acquihires" - a strategy some Big Tech firms use to snap up talent at artificial intelligence startups - are a "red flag," the top U.S....
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Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah says it will temporarily suspend attacks on US embassy with conditions
CAIRO, March 18 (Reuters) - The Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah said on Wednesday it would suspend attacks on the U.S. embassy for five days with conditions. The conditions listed by the group in a statement included Israel's halt of disp...
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Reports: Eagles trade for veteran QB Andy Dalton
The Philadelphia Eagles are trading a 2027 seventh-round pick to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for journeyman quarterback Andy Dalton, according to multiple reports Wednesday. With Jalen Hurts firmly in the starting role for the Eagles, Dalton...
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UK charges two men with national security offences linked to Iran
March 18 (Reuters) - British prosecutors said on Wednesday they have charged two men with engaging in contact that is likely to assist a foreign intelligence service, following a counter-terrorism policing investigation. The country to which the...
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Japan, UK drive rise in foreign US Treasury holdings in January, data shows
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries rose in January, data from the Treasury Department showed on Wednesday, recovering from a decline in December as investors returned to the market amid gener...
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Venezuela, PDVSA bonds jump after US waives certain sanctions
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Venezuelan bond prices rose on Wednesday after the United States issued a general license broadly authorizing U.S. companies to do business with state oil company PDVSA. The waiver to sanctions imposed ...
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First Iranian attack to kill Palestinians hits West Bank, three women dead
JERUSALEM, March 18 (Reuters) - Three Palestinian women were killed in an Iranian missile attack in the occupied West Bank late on Wednesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, in the first deadly Iranian strike there - and the first to kill Palestin...
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