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By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. home buyers are still committed to their plans to buy a property despite rising interest rates, high inflation and slowing growth, according to a study by Bank of America published on Tuesday. Of the 1,000 respondents surveyed, 54% said they will speed up their home purchase plans, or stick to their original timing, even as prices rise and inventory stays low. Buying […]

By Brendan O’Brien and Tyler Clifford (Reuters) – A Texas man accused of crashing his car into a group of pedestrians near a Brownsville homeless shelter housing migrants, killing eight people, has been charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault, police said on Monday. The driver, identified as 34-year-old George Alvarez, ran a red light, lost control of his sports utility vehicle, and struck 18 people as the car flipped on […]

(Reuters) -Here’s a quick briefing on what Russia is commemorating on Tuesday and why it matters for President Vladimir Putin. WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THE DATE OF MAY 9? For Russians, Tuesday marks the 78th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. The Soviet Union – then including not only Russia but also Ukraine, Belarus and others – lost 27 million people in what Russians call the […]

By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Long lines of migrants have amassed this week in the border city of Tijuana, near the sprawling wall that divides Mexico from the United States, in the final days of a three-year long COVID-19 policy that blocked people crossing from seeking asylum. The policy, known as Title 42, is set to expire at midnight on May 11, prompting a rush of migrants to […]

By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Long lines of migrants have amassed this week in the border city of Tijuana, near the sprawling wall that divides Mexico from the United States, in the final days of a three-year long COVID-19 policy that blocked people crossing from seeking asylum. The policy, known as Title 42, is set to expire at midnight on May 11, prompting a rush of migrants to […]

By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force fighting in eastern Ukraine said on Tuesday he had been told he and his men would be regarded as traitors if they abandoned their positions in the city of Bakhmut. But Yevgeny Prigozhin said for the second time in a matter of days that his forces would leave Bakhmut if they did not receive the ammunition they needed […]

(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday its forces had launched missile strikes at targets across Ukraine overnight, disrupting Kyiv’s supplies of ammunition to the frontline and troop movements. Ukrainian officials said earlier on Tuesday their air defences had shot down 23 of 25 Russian cruise missiles fired mainly at the capital Kyiv overnight, in an attack that came just hours before Moscow celebrated Victory Day with a military […]

By Claudia Greco PADUA, Italy (Reuters) – Passionate Inter Milan fan Enrico Vanzini went to the club’s San Siro stadium to watch his team play for the first time in 2022. He was 99. “My passion began when I was seven … I was never able to go, and I had no money,” Vanzini, now 100, told Reuters. A Holocaust survivor, Vanzini is now looking forward to Wednesday’s Champions League […]

(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures fell in the early hours of Tuesday on downbeat earnings forecasts from Apple supplier Skyworks and payments company PayPal, ahead of much-awaited inflation data later in the week. At 5:26 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were down 123 points, or 0.37%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 15.75 points, or 0.38%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 57.5 points, or 0.43%. Chip gear maker Skyworks Solutions […]