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National
Education board in Virginia votes to restore schools' Confederate names
By Evelyn Hockstein and Julia Harte WOODSTOCK, Virginia (Reuters) - The education board for Shenandoah County, Virginia, vote...
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A whale makes a comeback off Argentina's coast 100 years after vanishing
By Anna Portella BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Giant blue-grey sei whales that vanished from Argentina's Patagonian coast a centur...
2h ago
Japan weather bureau says 90% chance of El Nino ending by May
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's weather bureau said on Friday there was a 90% chance that the El Nino phenomenon will dissipate by ...
6h ago
US lawmakers unveil bill to make it easier to restrict exports of AI models
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a bill late Wednesday that would make it easier for the Biden...
9h ago
US Senate passes sweeping aviation safety, consumer bill
By David Shepardson and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate late on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a broad avi...
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National Sports
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...
6h ago
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 ...
13h ago
Basketball-No pressure says Clark as fans follow her to WNBA
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark is embracing the moment as she brings super-sized star powe...
17h ago
Tennis-Nadal battles past Bergs in Italian Open first round
(Reuters) - Ten-time champion Rafa Nadal overcame losing the opening set to defeat Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs 4-6 6-3 6-4 ...
19h ago
Hornets hire Charles Lee as head coach
Boston Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee agreed to become head coach of the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday. Lee, 39, will co...
20h ago
World
Israeli tanks encircle eastern half of Rafah
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli tanks captured the main road dividing the eastern and western halves of Rafah ...
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Russia says protesters tried to occupy former Russian consulate in Leipzig
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Six unidentified people tried to take over a building owned by the Russian government in the German city o...
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Gaza aid could grind to a halt within days, UN agencies warn
LONDON (Reuters) - Dwindling food and fuel stocks could force aid operations to grind to a halt within days in Gaza as vital ...
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Polish farmers march against 'green poison' EU climate change rules
By Kuba Stezycki WARSAW (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of the Polish capital Warsaw on Frida...
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Two Britons to face trial next year accused of spying for China
LONDON (Reuters) - Two Britons, including a former researcher for a prominent British lawmaker in the governing Conservative ...
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Business
ECB preparing for June rate cut, accounts show
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation is on track to ease back to 2% next year so European Central Bank policymakers conc...
13m ago
Ford to assemble 300,000 cars a year at spanish plant in Valencia region from 2027
MADRID (Reuters) - U.S. car maker Ford plans to assemble 300,000 units of a new model per year at its Spanish plant in the Va...
1h ago
Citi upgrades India to "overweight" citing stable earnings, economic growth
By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) - Citigroup analysts upgraded India to "overweight" from "neutral&qu...
1h ago
Futures rise ahead of data, speeches from Fed officials
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday with focus on speeches from Federal Reserve officials, after economic dat...
1h ago
Column-Forget market angst, just 'KISS' and make up: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - Worried about a hawkish Fed, over-valued stocks, teetering debt piles, volatile currencies, ...
2h ago
Politics
Analysis-Tesla's EV charging team layoffs threaten to slow Biden's program to electrify highways
By Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Elon Musk's decision to gut Tesla's electric-vehicle charging team is scrambling pla...
2h ago
Hunter Biden loses bid to dismiss gun charges, clearing way for June trial
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A federal appeals court panel rejected a bid by U.S. President Joe Biden's son t...
17h ago
Donald Trump's youngest son Barron to represent Florida at Republican convention
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, will be one of the delegates representing ...
20h ago
Republican clerk charged in Michigan voting-system breach
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - A Michigan township clerk was charged with multiple felonies on Wednesday, the latest turn in a s...
23h ago
US House Speaker Johnson survives ouster attempt, but future uncertain
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson wakes up on Thursday having survive...
May 09, 2024
Health
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 ...
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US FDA pushes decision on Moderna's RSV vaccine to end of this month
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pushed back its decision on Moderna's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)...
1h ago
Scotland reports case of mad cow disease
LONDON (Reuters) - The Scottish government on Friday confirmed a case of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), co...
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Indian drugmaker Cipla beats Q4 profit estimates on strong US demand
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Cipla, India's third-largest generic drugmaker by sales, reported fourth-quarter profit above expectati...
2h ago
Novavax erases doubts about its ability to remain in business
(Reuters) - COVID-19 vaccine maker Novavax, on Friday, erased doubts about its ability to remain in business by removing a so...
5h 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
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...
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China's Zeekr set to debut on NYSE after upsized IPO
(Reuters) - Shares of China's Zeekr Intelligent Technology were scheduled to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on ...
1h ago
Crypto group with 440,000 members launches PAC to target House, Senate elections
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - A cryptocurrency nonprofit has launched a new political action committee (PAC) to rai...
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Foxconn's Q1 profit to jump from low base, AI to power growth
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, is expected to report on Tuesday that fi...
5h ago
Australian regulator says Musk's X should not set limits of internet law
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X has policies to take down harmful content when it chooses but should not be al...
8h ago
Entertainment
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...
20h ago
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...
23h ago
Spanish court dismisses second tax case against singer Shakira
MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish court on Thursday dismissed a tax investigation against Colombian pop star Shakira, after the of...
May 09, 2024
Israel in spotlight at Eurovision semi-final as pro-Palestinian protests loom
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - The second semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest will take p...
May 09, 2024
'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' cast harnessed their inner apes
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Freya Allan arrived on set for the first day of filming "Kingdom of th...
May 09, 2024