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(Refiling to fix typographical error in 2nd paragraph to make it “Marine” instead of “Marina”) (Reuters) -Eight dolphins died after being stranded on a New Jersey beach according to an animal rescue group, and have been taken to a state lab for necropsies that could help explain why they washed ashore. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center, a nonprofit group based in New Jersey that rescues and rehabilitates stranded marine mammals, […]

(Reuters) – U.S. companies borrowed 11% more in February than last year to finance equipment investments, industry body Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Wednesday. “Steady rise in short-term interest rates and stubborn inflationary pressures do not seem to have suppressed demand for productive equipment by U.S. businesses,” ELFA Chief Executive Ralph Petta said. Companies signed up for new loans, leases and lines of credit worth $7.9 billion […]

By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will release guidance next week on sourcing requirements for electric vehicle battery tax subsidies under President Joe Biden’s climate change law, the first in a string of highly anticipated rules to determine how broadly the credits can be used. The auto, battery and clean energy industries have been awaiting guidance on complex questions governing eligibility for hundreds […]

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba on Wednesday slammed Miami authorities and baseball officials for allowing what it called “vile and organized” attacks against its players at the semi-final of the World Baseball Classic last week. Sunday’s game pit the U.S. team against Cuba at LoanDepot stadium in Miami, a city that is home to the largest population of Cuban Americans in the United States, as well as many […]

By Katie Paul (Reuters) – A veteran Meta advertising product executive will leave the company in May, according to an internal announcement seen by Reuters, amid a months-long pruning of projects and staff that Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has dubbed the “year of efficiency.” Dan Levy, currently the social media giant’s vice president of business messaging, said in a post to Meta’s internal social network on Monday that he wanted […]

(Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters on Wednesday he was concerned about the effect of a Federal Reserve decision to raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point. “There are competing equities on both sides,” said Schumer. “I will say I am concerned about its effect on the economy.” (Reporting by Moira Warburton and Susan Heavey in Washington; writing by Costas Pitas; Editing by […]

By Piroschka van de Wouw AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Badgers have dug out a home underneath a major rail line in the Netherlands, leaving tens of thousands of passengers facing delays. Train traffic has been halted, possibly for weeks, between two major southern cities, Den Bosch and Eindhoven, due to worries that the badgers’ tunnels have weakened the ground under the tracks. But the company that maintains the country’s rail network […]

LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Wednesday a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was set on fire on his way home from a mosque in central England had now also been arrested for a similar incident in London last month. In the first incident, an 82-year-old victim was engaged in conversation by a man as they both left the West London Islamic Centre before […]

By Piroschka van de Wouw AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Badgers have dug out a home underneath a major rail line in the Netherlands, leaving tens of thousands of passengers facing delays. Train traffic has been halted, possibly for weeks, between two major southern cities, Den Bosch and Eindhoven, due to worries that the badgers’ tunnels have weakened the ground under the tracks. But the company that maintains the country’s rail network […]