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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A judge is settling an ongoing dispute between Orange County’s education officials regarding who has the authority to determine local school districts’ election boundaries for the primary election in June. The Orange County Board of Education, the Orange County Committee on School Districts, and the Orange County Registrar’s office appeared in front of…Continue Reading

While a risky stem cell therapy has successfully cured the first woman of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the procedure is deemed too dangerous to use on the average patient.The therapy—known as a cord blood stem cell transplant—was given to an American woman from a donor who was naturally immune to HIV, according to a…Continue Reading

Spider-Man: No Way Home just made history — again.Following a monstrous opening weekend that saw the Marvel blockbuster generate $260 million at domestic box offices (a figure Variety reported was the second-largest domestic debut in history) Spider-Man: No Way Home climbed to #4 on the list of highest-grossing films in just one month.Besting Black Panther…Continue Reading

In a rare act of bipartisan unity, U.S. Senate leaders issued a joint statement pledging to stand in solidarity with Ukraine and NATO allies threatened by Russia.As the U.S. and NATO continue to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time, U.S. lawmakers from both political parties have come together backing Ukraine’s right to…Continue Reading

A Tennessee woman known for volunteering at her local school is accused of using social media to arrange sexual encounters with underage boys.Melissa Blair, 38, on Tuesday was indicted by a grand jury on 23 counts stemming from charges that she had illicit sexual encounters with nine underage high school boys, according to a press…Continue Reading

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSINGAPORE, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Spot premiums for Russian ESPO Blend crude jumped to their highest in more than two years after producer Surgutneftegaz sold three cargoes via a tender, trade sources said on Wednesday.The cargoes for late March to early April loading were sold at premiums of…Continue Reading

New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Drone BaseRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comLiberty Mutual jumped the gun by suing instead of dispute resolutionEven though New Orleans’ housing authority had wrongfully terminated the contract(Reuters) – Liberty Mutual made a six-figure mistake by suing the Housing Authority of New Orleans for breach of contract…Continue Reading

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSINGAPORE, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Singapore-based The Sylvan Group, backed by members of the Hyundai and Rockefeller families, said on Wednesday that it had bought majority stakes in four Singapore healthcare and pharmaceutical firms for $140.5 million.Kyungsun Chung, co-founder and a managing partner of Sylvan, an impact investor,…Continue Reading

路透2月16日 – 金价周三下滑，进一步远离前一交易日触及的八个月高点 ，因为有迹象表明俄乌对峙情势略有缓和，削弱了黄金的避险吸引力。 截至0110 GMT，现货金 跌0.1%，报每盎司1,850.91美元。美国 期金 跌0.2%至1,852.40美元。 周二，在避险需求的推动下，金价曾回升至去年6月以来的最高点， 之后因有消息显示俄乌紧张局势有所缓和而回吐了所有这些涨幅。 欧美股市周二反弹，油价则是下跌，此前俄罗斯表示，在乌克兰附近 的军事演习结束后，一些俄罗斯军队正在返回基地。俄罗斯总统普京表示 ，俄罗斯准备继续与西方国家就安全问题进行对话，但不会满足于乌克兰 不会很快准备加入北约的含糊说法。 美国1月生产者物价指数(PPI)录得八个月来最大升幅，因医院门诊费 用，以及食品和汽车等商品价格大涨，这是通胀可能在今年大部分时间持 续的另一个迹象。 英国通胀率有可能在4月超过7%，创30年高点，但对能源价格和薪资 的预测存在差异，这意味着私营部门的分析师和英国央行对后续情况的看 法存在分歧。 其他贵金属方面，现货白银 下跌0.2%至每盎司23.30美元，铂 金 下跌0.4%至1,021.92美元，而钯金 上涨0.3%至2,253.66美 元。(完) (编译 张涛/李爽 审校 陈宗琦)Continue Reading