Abortion rights supporters and opponents mark one year without Roe v. Wade

By Julia Harte (Reuters) – Abortion rights advocates and opponents are set to mark this week’s one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized the procedure nationwide with events to rally voters and highlight the ongoing fights over access. The ruling, whose anniversary…

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Exclusive-Kyiv in talks with Western weapons makers about setting up production in Ukraine -minister

By Joanna Plucinska and Valerie Insinna PARIS (Reuters) -Ukraine is in negotiations with Western arms manufacturers to boost production of weapons, including drones, and could sign contracts in coming months, a Ukrainian minister told Reuters. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year Ukraine has been scrambling to secure weapons ranging from munitions to rocket launchers…

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NiSource to sell $2.15 billion stake in Indiana unit to Blackstone

(Reuters) -Energy company NiSource said on Tuesday it would sell a minority stake in its unit, NIPSCO, for $2.15 billion to asset manager Blackstone’s infrastructure unit. The transaction will help Nisource cut debt and fund its transition towards renewable energy, the company said. NIPSCO is an integrated electric- and gas-distribution unit that operates in Indiana…

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Libra Group embarks on space leasing with Arctic ground station

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Libra Group said it aims to become the world’s first space leasing company offering satellites, space ports and other infrastructure, and is setting up a ground station in the Alaskan Arctic, vital for polar orbits that monitor climate change. “There is no space leasing company,” George Logothetis, the executive…

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U.S. sweet, sour oil price spread narrows on strong sour demand

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. sweet and sour oil differentials narrowed significantly this month, pricing data showed, as demand for higher sulfur crudes climbed from refineries and exporters while supplies tightened. The spread between Light Louisiana Sweet and Mars sour crude, both priced in Louisiana, narrowed to $1.70 a barrel last week from…

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