FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – An accounting scandal at one of Germany’s fastest-growing front-line companies has raised questions about the national financial regulator and, in addition to other high-profile fraud cases, raised questions about the country’s capacity . to supervise their corporate titans. Some 1.9 billion euros ($ 2.1 billion) disappeared …
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LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) – The United States recorded 45,242 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the largest increase in the pandemic in a single day, according to a Reuters count, bringing the total number of Americans who tested positive to at least 2.48 million. The new record for positive testing …
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The Mayor of St. Louis faces a backlash for reading aloud during a public meeting the full names and addresses of protesters calling on the city to remove the police department. Mayor Lyda Krewson was answering questions during a Facebook Live briefing on Friday afternoon, which she held regularly during …
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Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert has no plans to stop the spread of the coronavirus personally by wearing a mask, even as infection rates reach catastrophic levels in his home state. Gohmert, who is 66, regularly attends sessions on the floor of the house without a mask. The lawmaker told …
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Scientists have discovered a potential trio of Earth-like worlds orbiting a star that is only 11 light years from us. The star is a red dwarf, and the planets may be within the star’s habitable zone. Future telescope technology could reveal whether these planets have atmospheres and potentially even life. …
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