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BRIEF-Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE-Urw Sells 25% Stake In CCM
Jan 10 (Reuters) - Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE URW.PA:UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WESTFIELD SE-URW SELLS 25% STAKE IN CCM TO UPVEST AND RSJURW - TRANSACTION AT AN IMPLIED OFFER PRICE OF EUR 553 MILLIONSource text: ID:nASX4NzJMfFurther company coverage: URW.PA ((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com;))Reuters
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Soccer-Mascherano downplays talk of Neymar linking up with Messi, Suarez at Miami
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Inter Miami manager Javier Mascherano said on Thursday it was "impossible" to even consider bringing Neymar to the club to link up with his former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez due to Major League Soccer's salary cap rules. Neymar struck up a lethal partnership w...Reuters
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NFL-NFL moves Rams playoff game from Los Angeles due to wildfires
LOS ANGELES, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The National Football League has moved Monday's playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, after wildfires ravaged the region surrounding the Rams' SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. (Reporting by Ror...Reuters
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Musk asks state AGs to auction off OpenAI stake in nonprofit restructuring, sources say
Musk's lawyer urges auction to decide fair value of OpenAI's charitable assetsOpenAI says valuation is decided by financial advisors as it works to remove non-profit control Court to hear on Musk's preliminary injunction on the case Jan 9 (Reuters) - A lawyer for billionaire Elon Musk has asked a...Reuters
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Trump says Putin wants to meet him, meeting being set up
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin."He wants to meet, and we are setting it up," Trump said in remarks before a meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Flo...Reuters
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US court declines to block release of special counsel report on Trump
Jan 9 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday declined to block the Justice Department from releasing a report on Donald Trump, which is expected to detail investigations conducted by Special Counsel Jack Smith over attempts to subvert the election results and for mishandling classified docu...Reuters
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Kamala Harris cancels foreign trip due to California wildfires
Adds quote from White House statement and details in paragraphs 2-6By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris canceled her upcoming trip to Singapore, Bahrain and Germany due to the ongoing wildfires in California, the White House said on ThuReuters
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MEDIA-BlackRock in Talks to Sell Stake in Sperry-Owner Authentic Brands Group- Bloomberg News
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South Korean presidential security chief to appear for questioning by police on Friday
Seoul, Jan 10 (Reuters) - South Korean presidential security chief Park Chong-jun plans to appear for questioning by police on Friday, a spokesperson for the security service said. Investigators seeking to arrest South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for possible insurrection were blocked ...Reuters
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UPDATE 1-China's Xi to send top-level envoy to Trump's inauguration, FT reports
Adds details and context throughout; no response from Chinese embassy or Trump transition team, paragraph 5 WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy in his place to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, the Financial Times reporte...Reuters
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UPDATE 4-US, Arab mediators make some progress in Gaza talks, no deal yet, sources say
Israeli strikes continue amid peace talksHamas demands end to war for hostage releaseMore than 46,000 killed in Gaza conflictAdds Biden comments in paragraph fiveBy Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. and Arab mediators have made some progress in their efforts to reach a ceasefire acc...Reuters
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UN chief Guterres expresses confidence in South Korea democracy, Seoul says
SEOUL, Jan 10 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed full confidence in the strength and resilience of South Korea's democratic institutions in a phone call with the country's acting president, Seoul's finance ministry said on Friday. South Korea's Finance Minister C...Reuters
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Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution over 'Rust' shooting
By Andrew HayJan 9 (Reuters) - Alec Baldwin on Thursday sued New Mexico prosecutors, sheriff's office officials and others who took him to trial for the 2021 "Rust" shooting alleging malicious prosecution and civil rights violations.The lawsuit filed in a Santa Fe court follows the dramatic dismissa...Reuters
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UPDATE 1-Global reactions to the brief detention of Venezuela opposition leader Machado
Adds comments from incoming U.S. president, Chile and Ecuador Jan 9 (Reuters) - The brief arrest of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado provoked swift condemnations on Thursday from political leaders across the globe, punctuated by calls for her right to free speech and personal saf...Reuters
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CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-South Korea's Yoon to accept court decision even if it ends presidency, lawyer says
Corrects temperature conversion in paragraph 15Yoon will accept his political fate, says lawyerArrest aimed at humiliating Yoon in handcuffs, adviser saysYoon, lawyers warn of threat of 'civil war' Impeached president willing to accept indictment, trialBy Ju-min ParkSEOUL, Jan 9 (Reuters) - South Ko...Reuters
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Kamala Harris cancels foreign trip due to California wildfires
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris canceled her upcoming trip to Singapore, Bahrain, and Germany due to the ongoing wildfires in California, the White House said on Thursday after President Joe Biden made a similar decision a day earlier. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh and...Reuters
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UK targets ticket resellers with new rules to protect fans
LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Britain on Friday said it wanted to clamp down on resellers who profit by snapping up tickets for big events and selling them on at huge mark-ups to desperate fans, announcing proposals to cap resale prices and hold reselling websites more accountable.The government said i...Reuters
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UPDATE 2-Glass Lewis recommends Air Products investors back all of Mantle Ridge's board candidates
Adds background on board challenge and details from reportBy Svea Herbst-BaylissNEW YORK, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis on Thursday recommended that Air Products and Chemicals APD.N investors elect all four of Mantle Ridge's board candidates, lending support to the activist inves...Reuters
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UPDATE 2-BlackRock quits climate group as Wall Street lowers environmental profile
BlackRock cites legal inquiries for leaving NZAMIRepublicans criticize 'woke capital', sue top fund managersSo far other asset managers remain in groupAdds comment from Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan in penultimate paragraphBy Ross Kerber Jan 9 (Reuters) - BlackRock BLK.N, the world's bi...Reuters
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Union, employers credit Trump in US port deal that may shape future talks
Dockworker union strategy could guide future labor negotiationsPro-labor lawyers warn Trump's record favors businessesILA leaders praise Trump for supporting anti-automation stanceBy Lisa Baertlein, Daniel Wiessner LOS ANGELES, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A tentative labor deal forestalled potentially dama...Reuters
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RPT-UPDATE 1-As South Korea's impeached president Yoon awaits fate, his party sees signs of revival
Repeats earlier story with no change in textYoon sparked turmoil by declaring martial law on Dec. 3Investigators seek his arrest for possible insurrection Supporters gather near his home in sub-zero temperaturesPolls show support for Yoon's PPP party recovering By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL, Jan 9 (Reuters...Reuters
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New Mexico Supreme Court strikes down local abortion restrictions
By Jasper Ward Jan 9 (Reuters) - The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against several local ordinances in the state that aim to restrict distribution of the abortion pill.In a unanimous opinion, the court said the ordinances invade the legislature's authority to regulate reproductive ca...Reuters
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Spanish chef at LA fires aims to solve problems 'one plate of food at a time'
By Jorge Garcia and Rollo RossLOS ANGELES, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Spanish chef Jose Andres rolled his World Central Kitchen food aid organization into Los Angeles as wildfires burned on Thursday and advocated that politics be put aside to take care of the people impacted by disaster. "Like every place...Reuters
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UPDATE 1-Fox Corp must face Smartmatic $2.7 billion defamation claim
Adds details from decision, comments from Fox Corp and Smartmatic lawyer, case citation, bylineBy Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Fox Corp FOXA.O, the parent of Fox News Network, failed to convince a New York state appeals court to dismiss a defamation claim in electronic voting syst...Reuters
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