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By Alexander Villegas and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile’s finance minister Mario Marcel, considered a stabilizing and pragmatic figure in President Gabriel Boric’s administration, resigned on Thursday amid a wider cabinet reshuffle. In a ceremony at the presidential palace in Santiago, Boric said Marcel was resigning due to personal reasons and replaced him with Economy …

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By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -The chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned Apple, Alphabet, and other technology companies on Thursday that efforts to comply with British and European digital content laws could violate U.S. law if they weaken privacy and data security protections for American users.    FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson expressed concerns about the …

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(Corrects capacity figure in paragraph 2) By Dawn Chmielewski LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -When “The Wizard of Oz at Sphere” opens off the Las Vegas Strip on Aug. 28, audiences will experience the 1939 film classic in a way its creators probably never thought possible. Thousands of people will find themselves in the eye of the …

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By Brad Haynes and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -The judge at the center of escalating tensions between Brazil and the United States told Reuters he is counting on a change of heart from President Donald Trump to unwind sanctions against him, which he said lack consensus within the U.S. government. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre …

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(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday it has terminated California’s federal grant for a program to provide sexual health education to adolescents, citing the state’s refusal to remove “radical gender ideology” from its curricula. The Personal Responsibility Education Program educates young people on abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s Pacific Fleet launched cruise and anti-ship missiles during drills in the Sea of Japan that also involved aircraft and drones, the Russian defence ministry said on Thursday. “Kalibr and Uran missiles were fired by the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate in the Sea of Japan, and the sailors successfully hit their target,” the ministry …

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