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Senator Warren chides US Treasury for slow progress in tackling racial discrimination
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren this week called on the Treasury Department to more swi...
30m ago
US, China to discuss methane at COP29 summit, says State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.-China Climate Working Group intends to discuss methane and non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gass...
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At least 50 dead in flooding in northern Afghanistan, interior ministry says
(Reuters) -At least 50 people have died in Afghanistan in flooding following heavy rain in the northern province of Baghlan o...
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Dozens arrested at Penn, MIT in latest crackdowns on Gaza protests
(Reuters) - Police dismantled encampments and arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at the Massachusetts Institute of...
1h ago
US to provide nearly $200 million to contain bird flu spread on dairy farms
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Friday it will provide nearly $200 million to fight t...
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National Sports
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle fined $35K for ripping officials
The NBA fined Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle $35,000 on Friday for "public criticism of the officiating and que...
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Coach Dan Campbell to miss Lions' rookie minicamp
The Detroit Lions will hold rookie minicamp this weekend without coach Dan Campbell, who is away from the team for unspecifie...
3h ago
Basketball-Toronto awarded WNBA franchise - CBC
TORONTO (Reuters) -Toronto has been awarded a WNBA franchise, according to a report by the CBC, making it the first city outs...
5h ago
MLB roundup: Manuel Margot drives in 5 as Twins top M's
Manuel Margot doubled and matched a career high with five RBIs as the Minnesota Twins cruised to an 11-1 win over the Seattle...
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Pete Alonso, rested Mets take aim at Braves
Thanks to a rainout in St. Louis on Wednesday, the New York Mets' schedule in August will open with a four-city road trip in ...
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World
Senator Warren chides US Treasury for slow progress in tackling racial discrimination
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren this week called on the Treasury Department to more swi...
30m ago
Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims
By Ricardo Brito (Reuters) - Less that three months from the Olympic Games in Paris, Brazilian athletes from the devastated s...
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At least 50 dead in flooding in northern Afghanistan, interior ministry says
(Reuters) -At least 50 people have died in Afghanistan in flooding following heavy rain in the northern province of Baghlan o...
48m ago
Greek court sentences former official at Turkish consulate to prison on spying charges
ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek appeals court has sentenced a man who worked for a Turkish consulate to five years in prison on sp...
1h ago
Dozens arrested at Penn, MIT in latest crackdowns on Gaza protests
(Reuters) - Police dismantled encampments and arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at the Massachusetts Institute of...
1h ago
Business
US Treasury posts $210 billion surplus in April
(Reuters) - The U.S. federal budget surplus in April increased from a year earlier as a boost in tax receipts outpaced a rise...
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Musk's X Corp loses lawsuit against Israeli data-scraping company
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit in which Elon Musk's X Corp accused an Israeli data-scraping...
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Elon Musk says Tesla will spend $500 million to expand charging network
(Reuters) - Tesla will spend more than $500 million to expand its fast-charging network, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, days a...
1h ago
Exclusive-Shein steps up London IPO preparations amid U.S. hurdles to listing, sources say
By Julie Zhu, Greg Roumeliotis and Kane Wu HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fast-fashion giant Shein is stepping up preparation...
1h ago
Investor and philanthropist Jim Simons dies at age 86
(Reuters) - Investor and philanthropist Jim Simons has died at the age of 86 in New York City, the Simons Foundation said in ...
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Politics
Senator Warren chides US Treasury for slow progress in tackling racial discrimination
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren this week called on the Treasury Department to more swi...
30m ago
Biden's Israel weapons pause won't dent Gaza protests, organizers say
By Nandita Bose, Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to pause shipment...
1h ago
US CFTC seeks to ban derivatives bets on elections, calamities
By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday was poised to propose a...
3h ago
US bill to restrict WuXi AppTec, Chinese biotechs revised to give more time to cut ties
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -A new version of a bill that would restrict U.S. business with certain Chinese biotechnology com...
3h ago
Trump ally Steve Bannon loses appeal of conviction for defying Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to ...
3h ago
Health
Roughly 1 in 8 US adults have taken GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, poll shows
(Reuters) - About one in eight adults have taken a drug belonging to the GLP-1 class of medications for weight loss and relat...
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US to provide nearly $200 million to contain bird flu spread on dairy farms
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Friday it will provide nearly $200 million to fight t...
1h ago
Italy updates IVF rules to allow access for widowed or separated women
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Health Ministry has updated its guidelines on medically assisted reproduction, allowing access for w...
1h ago
Pandemic treaty talks to the wire, likely to miss first deadline, sources say
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Talks to draw up a global pact to help fight future pandemics are likely to miss an init...
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UK's CMA kicks off probe into Thermo Fisher-Olink deal
(Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said on Friday it has initiated a probe into U.S. medical equipment maker Thermo ...
6h ago
Science
Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an a...
May 08, 2024
SpaceX's unit Starlink secures Indonesia operating permit
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The satellite unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, has secured a permit to operate in Indonesia, its com...
May 08, 2024
Russia starts developing nuclear power unit for joint lunar station with China, RIA says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has started developing a nuclear power plant for its planned joint lunar station with China, the RI...
May 08, 2024
First crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner capsule targeted for May 17
(Reuters) - The target launch date for the long-awaited first crewed test flight of Boeing Co's new Starliner Space capsule h...
May 08, 2024
Timeline: Boeing's new Starliner set for first crewed flight to space station
(Reuters) - Two years after its initial unmanned journey to the International Space Station (ISS), Boeing's new Starliner ast...
May 07, 2024
Technology
Musk's X Corp loses lawsuit against Israeli data-scraping company
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit in which Elon Musk's X Corp accused an Israeli data-scraping...
47m ago
Elon Musk says Tesla will spend $500 million to expand charging network
(Reuters) - Tesla will spend more than $500 million to expand its fast-charging network, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, days a...
1h ago
US bill to restrict WuXi AppTec, Chinese biotechs revised to give more time to cut ties
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -A new version of a bill that would restrict U.S. business with certain Chinese biotechnology com...
3h ago
Binance registers with India's financial watchdog as it seeks to resume operations
By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) - Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has registered with India's Financ...
3h ago
FBI working towards nabbing Scattered Spider hackers, official says
By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. FBI is working towards charging hackers from the aggressive Scattered Spi...
7h ago
Entertainment
Dutch artist misses Eurovision rehearsal after 'incident', organisers say
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Dutch singer Joost Klein was missing from Friday's rehearsals of the Eurovision Song Contest follow...
1h ago
Beach Boys book covers 60 years of sun, surf and Good Vibrations
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - The Beach Boys share their story in a new book chronicling their rise from a small garage b...
3h ago
Italy's public TV apologises for mistakenly publishing Eurovision results
ROME (Reuters) - Italian public broadcaster RAI apologised on Friday for mistakenly revealing domestic voting results for the...
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US Supreme Court rules against Warner Music in copyright damages case
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Miami music producer in a leg...
May 09, 2024
Warner Bros Discovery misses estimates for quarterly revenue
(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue on Thursday, weighed down by a weak a...
May 09, 2024