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U.S. House Republicans step up probes of Biden, White House sees partisan attack

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans on Thursday stepped up their probes of Democratic President Joe Biden’s family and what they allege is partisan bias in federal law enforcement, in moves that the White House dismissed as politically motivated attacks. The steps are some of the first Republicans have taken since winning a narrow 222-212 majority

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Disney to cut 7,000 jobs in major reorganization

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co on Wednesday announced a sweeping restructuring under recently reinstated CEO Bob Iger, cutting 7,000 jobs as part of an effort to save $5.5 billion in costs and make its streaming business profitable. The layoffs represent an estimated 3.6% of Disney’s global workforce. Shares of Disney rose 4.7% to $117.22 in after-hours trading. The

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Super Bowl ads lean on stars, humor to grab attention

(Reuters) – An unprecedented number of star-studded commercials will battle for attention during Sunday’s Super Bowl airing on Fox, as brands focus on getting laughs in a tough economy. Celebrities from the worlds of music and movies including rock legends Ozzy Osbourne and Billy Idol, who appear in a Workday ad about corporate “rockstars,” and rapper Jack Harlow,

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Turkey acknowledges earthquake relief problems as death toll passes 12,000

KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday admitted there were problems with his government’s initial response to a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey, amid anger from those left destitute and frustrated over the slow arrival of rescue teams. Erdogan, who contests an election in May, said on a visit to the disaster zone that operations were now

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LeBron reignites ‘GOAT’ debate after breaking NBA scoring record

(Reuters) – The debate over who is the NBA’s greatest player of all time may never be settled but some observers could finally be willing to give LeBron James the edge over Michael Jordan after he broke one of the game’s most sacred records this week. Surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s nearly 40-year-old record as the NBA’s all-time leading

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Explainer: Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so bad?

LONDON (Reuters) – The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, seismologists said, with a more than 100 km (62 miles) rupture between the Anatolian and Arabian plates. Here is what scientists said happened beneath the earth’s surface and what to expect in the

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