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Olympics-Ice hockey-Sidney Crosby on Canada's mind in semi-final win over Finland
By Lori Ewing MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Canada's captain Sidney Crosby did not dress for their 3–2 come-from-behind semi-final win over Finland at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Friday, but his absence was still felt around the team.Nathan MacKinnon completed the comeback, scoring the game-wi...Reuters
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Saks Global gets final court approval for $1 billion bankruptcy loan after addressing vendor complaints
Saks Global resolved objections from luxury brands, AmazonSaks plans to use $600 million of the new financing for vendor paymentsUp to $330 million in vendor payments will be made in the next two weeksBy Dietrich Knauth Feb 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Friday gave final approval to S...Reuters
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Olympics-Freestyle-American Ferreira wins men's halfpipe final
LIVIGNO, Italy Feb 20 (Reuters) - Alex Ferreira of the United States won gold in the freestyle skiing men's halfpipe final at the Olympics on Friday.Estonia's Henry Sildaru claimed silver, while Brendan Mackay of Canada took the bronze medal.Reuters
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US official says closing El Paso airport was not mistake, will brief Congress
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday it was not a mistake to close the airport in El Paso, Texas last week and said next week the department would brief lawmakers who have raised significant concerns about the decision.The Federal Aviation Administratio...Reuters
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US to require all truck driving tests occur in English, crackdown on fraudulent schools
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said Friday it will issue new rules requiring all commercial truck driver testing to take place in English and vowed a crackdown on fraudulent commercial driver training schools and companies.USDOT plans to end self-certification for ...Reuters
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BREAKINGVIEWS-Paramount is wearing down Warner Bros resistance
By Jonathan GuilfordNEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Paramount Skydance PSKY.O boss David Ellison has an M&A mountain to climb. He ascended a step higher on Friday. The ‘Mission: Impossible’ studio’s $108 billion hostile offer for Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O cleared a U.S. regulatory ...Reuters
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Iran prepares counterproposal as Trump weighs strikes
US military planning on Iran reaches advanced stage, officials sayAraqchi expects counterproposal ready in days for Iranian reviewTrump says considering limited military strikesBy Steve Holland, Bo Erickson and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister said on Friday...Reuters
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Olympics-Ice hockey-Too soon to say whether injured Crosby will play for gold medal, Canada coach says
By Amy Tennery and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - It's too soon to say whether injured captain Sidney Crosby will play in Canada's Olympic gold-medal game, coach Jon Cooper said on Friday, after he sat out their semi-final game against Finland.Crosby left Wednesday's quar...Reuters
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Olympics-Ice hockey-Finns left feeling empty after falling short against Canada in men's semis
By Trevor Stynes and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Defending Olympic champions Finland came close to putting out tournament favourites Canada in the men's ice hockey semi-finals on Friday, but were left with an empty feeling as they now go to battle for bronze rather than gold....Reuters
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ConocoPhillips considers selling Permian assets worth $2 billion, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 20 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips COP.N is exploring a sale of some of its Permian Basin assets as part of a broader streamlining of its portfolio, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.The assets, picked up over the years through deals with Concho Resources and S...Reuters
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US court revives Regenxbio patent lawsuit over muscular dystrophy treatment
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Biotech company Regenxbio RGNX.O and the University of Pennsylvania on Friday convinced a U.S. appeals court to revive their patent lawsuit against Sarepta Therapeutics SRPT.O over Sarepta's Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treatment.The U.S. ...Reuters
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Olympics-Speed skating-Rijpma-de Jong completes her medal set with 1,500m gold at Milano Cortina
Dutchwoman Rijpma-de Jong wins 1,500m at Milano Cortina for her first Olympic goldWiklund takes silver, Maltais claims bronze; pre-race favourite Takagi finishes sixthDutch secure third speed skating gold; the Netherlands now has seven golds at Milano CortinaBy Pearl Josephine Nazare MILAN, Feb 2...Reuters
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Treasury estimates tariff revenue would 'virtually unchanged' in 2026 under use of alternate authorities
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that the Treasury Department's estimates show that the use of alternative legal authorities for tariffs will result in "virtually unchanged" tariff revenue in 2026 after the Supreme Court struck down tari...Reuters
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Olympics-Curling-Sweden's Hasselborg wakes up with winning feeling, then delivers
By Aadi Nair CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Sweden skip Anna Hasselborg said she woke up on Friday with an unshakeable belief her team would beat Canada in the semi-finals of the women's curling competition at the Winter Olympics, and so they did.Hasselborg has had a dismal ...Reuters
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ConocoPhillips considers selling Permian assets worth $2 billion, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 20 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips COP.N is exploring a sale of some of its Permian Basin assets as part of a broader streamlining of its portfolio, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.The assets, picked up over the years through deals with Concho Resources and S...Reuters
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Olympics-Ice hockey-Canada fight back to beat Finland, reach men's gold-medal game
Canada forced to come from behind for second consecutive gameLast-minute MacKinnon goal avoids overtimeCanada await US-Slovakia winner By Amy Tennery MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Nathan MacKinnon capped Canada's extraordinary fightback to beat defending champions Finland 3-2 in a men's Olymp...Reuters
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BREAKINGVIEWS-The Supreme Court ignites a new tariff frenzy
By Gabriel Rubin WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - “Liberation Day” tariffs didn’t even make it to their first anniversary. The bewildering bevy of levies imposed under emergency powers by the Trump administration in April shook the global trade system and led to months of extensions, ...Reuters
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