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Claire's To Sell IP & Significant Number Of Stores In North America To Ames Watson
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Claire's Holdings:CLAIRE'S HOLDINGS: ENTERS AGREEMENT WITH AMES WATSON TO SELL IP AND SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF STORES IN NORTH AMERICACLAIRE'S HOLDINGS: AS PART OF AGREEMENT, CLAIRE'S HAS PAUSED LIQUIDATION PROCESS AT SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF STORESReuters
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EliseAI raises $250 million in a16z-led round to expand in healthcare
EliseAI valued at over $2.2 billion after funding roundFunding to fuel product innovation and team expansionFocus on healthcare and housing industry automationBy Krystal HuAug 20 (Reuters) - Enterprise software maker EliseAI has raised $250 million in a Series E funding round to expand its automatio...Reuters
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Russia's drone strikes spark fire at energy facility in Odesa region, Ukraine says
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Russia launched a "massive drone strike" on the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa, injuring one person and causing a large fire at a fuel and energy facility, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said on Wednesday.Administration of the Izmail district in the Odesa region...Reuters
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WRAPUP 9-Trump says US may provide air support to back a Ukraine peace deal
Zelenskiy hails summit with Trump as a step towards peaceRussia launches largest attack this month amid peace movesTrump says his negotiating style is "more instinct than process"Possible Zelenskiy/Putin summit in the works; sites being consideredBy Andrea Shalal, Tom Balmforth and Anastasii...Reuters
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PRESS DIGEST -Wall Street Journal - August 20
Aug 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.- Activist investor Ancora is pressuring CSX CSX.O to pursue a merger with a rival or replace CEO Joe Hinrichs, threatening a proxy fight if t...Reuters
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PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - August 20
Aug 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.- The Knight Foundation and other top organizations are aiming to provide $50 million to stabilise public radio and TV stations most...Reuters
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PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Aug 20
Aug 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.Headlines- BHP and Rio Tinto lobby Donald Trump over US copper mine after new delay- Peabody pulls out of $3.8 billion Anglo American coal deal- R...Reuters
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Rwanda-backed rebels massacred civilians in Congo, Human Rights Watch says
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in July, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday that highlighted how violence remains elevated despite the U.S.- and Qatar-backed peace talks underway.The advocacy group provided ...Reuters
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Musk quietly puts brakes on plans for new political party, WSJ says
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk is quietly putting the brakes on plans to start his new political party, telling allies he wants to focus on his companies, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the plans.Musk unveiled the 'America Party' in July af...Reuters
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Japan's 20-year bond yields rise for 8th day as fiscal concerns mount
By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds remained under pressure on Wednesday, with the 20-year debt sliding for an eighth straight day following a lacklustre auction in the previous session. Yields on Japan's super-long bonds have risen to historic levels in recent ...Reuters
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Trump targets the Smithsonian again, says it focuses too much on how bad slavery was
Trump has repeatedly been critical of the SmithsonianHis actions have raised concerns of political interferenceCivil rights advocates say he is undoing social progressTrump casts his actions as being against an 'anti-American' ideologyBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. ...Reuters
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Texas lawmaker prepares for second night of redistricting protest in state Capitol
Rep. Collier says minority Democrats must find ways to resistShe refused to accept mandatory escort by state police officer Democrats left Texas to block redistricting plan favoring RepublicansBy Gerardo GomezAug 19 (Reuters) - Democratic state Representative Nicole Collier hunkered down for a secon...Reuters
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