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BRASILIA, May 21 (Reuters) – Brazil’s government is expected to announce on Friday an increase of spending blocks across ministries to stay within this year’s spending cap, Finance Minister Dario Durigan said on Thursday. The block currently stands at 1.6 billion reais ($320 million). The government has scheduled the presentation of its bimonthly revenue and expenditure report for 3 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) on Friday. Durigan said in an […]

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Large online streaming services must contribute 15% of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content, the country’s federal broadcast regulator said Thursday. That figure is three times the 5% initial contribution requirement the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, CRTC, set out in 2024, which is being challenged in court by U.S.-based major streamers, including Apple, Amazon and Spotify. The CRTC made the decision as part of its […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is in a spat with a major oil company over who is to blame for the state’s high gas prices, with the Democratic governor’s office urging drivers not to fill up at Chevron stations over Memorial Day weekend. “Pro tip: unbranded gas comes from the same refineries, storage tanks, and pipelines, and it meets the same state standards to keep your engine […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas board has suspended the nursing license of Camp Mystic’s co-director in a scathing order that accused her of not helping children evacuate during last year’s catastrophic floods that killed 25 girls and two teenage counselors. It’s one of the state’s first actions against a member of the family that owns and operates the all-girls Christian camp since the July 4 flood. Last month, Camp […]

By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE, May 22 (Reuters) – Digital Edge, a Singapore-based data centre company backed by U.S.-based investor Stonepeak, has closed its first $575 million holding company loan to fund expansion in Asia-Pacific markets, it said on Friday. • The company’s statement said that it would use the money to continue expanding in markets including South Korea, Japan, India and Southeast Asia to meet growing demand for hyperscale and […]

By Kalea Hall DETROIT, May 21 (Reuters) – United Auto Workers leaders called for stronger pay standards and mandates that carmakers build where they sell, ahead of Washington’s upcoming talks on a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico. UAW President Shawn Fain and others detailed the union’s hopes for the new pact during a Thursday presentation to media. Formal negotiations over changes to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement are expected to […]

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) – Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives unexpectedly canceled a vote on Thursday on a resolution seeking to end the Iran war unless President Donald Trump obtains Congress’ authorization, two days after a similar measure advanced in the U.S. Senate. The vote had been scheduled to take place late Thursday afternoon, just before lawmakers left Washington for their Memorial Day recess. […]

By Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will swear in Kevin Warsh as the chair of the Federal Reserve on Friday at the White House, the Trump administration said on Thursday. Warsh was confirmed to the role in a nearly party-line vote on May 13. He succeeds Jerome H. Powell as the chair of the central bank, though Powell will remain on the board until […]

MIAMI (AP) — Marlins left-hander Robby Snelling will undergo surgery on Friday to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, ending his season after just one major league start. Snelling, the team’s No. 2 prospect, was called up from Triple-A Jacksonville earlier this month and made his MLB debut in a loss to Washington on May 8, giving up three runs on five hits while walking four in […]