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After decades, Francis Ford Coppola's opus 'Megalopolis' finally debuts at Cannes
By Miranda Murray CANNES (Reuters) - Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola closed a decades-in-the-making chapter of his lo...
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US proposes end to federal coal leasing in Wyoming Powder River Basin
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday proposed an end to future coal leasing on federal lands in Montana and Wyomi...
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Rain stalls wildfire near Canadian oil city
By Jesse Winter FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA (Reuters) - A large wildfire near the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray stalled...
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US Treasury's financial crimes unit seeks to close money-laundering loopholes
(Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said on Thursday it is looking wheth...
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More than 60% of world's coral reefs may have bleached in past year, NOAA says
By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of the world's coral reefs have been subjected to heat stress bad enough to tr...
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National Sports
Golf-Flawless Schauffele ties major record with 62 at PGA Championship
(Reuters) - A relentless Xander Schauffele tied the record - again - for the lowest score in a men's major championship round...
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Lions QB Jared Goff: 'More fired up than ever'
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff made his goals clear on Thursday, the day the team announced his signing to a contract e...
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Disney, Fox, Warner Bros Discovery sports-streaming venture named Venu Sports
(Reuters) - The sports-streaming service set to be launched by Walt Disney Co, Warner Bros Discovery and Fox Corp will be cal...
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Playoff exit casts doubt over J.B. Bickerstaff's future with Cavs
Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff is not guaranteed a return to Cleveland despite his team advancing to the Eastern Conference...
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Tennis-Paul overcomes Hurkacz to reach Italian Open semis
(Reuters) - American 14th seed Tommy Paul came through a marathon match to beat Polish seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz 7-5 3-6 6-...
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World
US defense chief plans to meet with Chinese counterpart in Singapore, US official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with China's defense minister during a confere...
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Top NATO commander says Russian troop numbers insufficient for Kharkiv breakthrough
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's top commander said on Thursday he did not believe Russia's military has deployed enough troops to...
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Spain denied port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has refused permission for an Israel-bound ship carrying arms to call at the southeastern port of Ca...
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IMF to launch new Ukraine mission to review loan, latest economic developments
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will start a new Ukraine mission in coming weeks to as...
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G7 to back EU line on frozen Russian assets, Italian official says
ROME (Reuters) - Finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies meeting in Italy next week will back a Euro...
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Business
Cannabis stocks rally after DOJ proposal to reclassify marijuana
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cannabis stocks including Tilray, Curaleaf, and the AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF rallied on Thursd...
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JPMorgan investors weigh CEO Dimon's strategy, succession after record year
By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) - With JPMorgan Chase coming off a year of record profits, investors are eager to learn abo...
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Dow tops 40,000, Biden trolls Trump in split-screen video
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Dow topped 40,000 for the first time on Thursday in an all-time high, giving U.S. President Joe Bi...
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China's BYD postpones plans for 2025 Chile lithium cathode plant
(This May 14 story is being republished with no changes to text) MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Chinese carmaker BYD Co has postpone...
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Analysis-Walmart's strong forecast signals a resilient consumer
By Siddharth Cavale and Aishwarya Venugopal (Reuters) - A positive forecast from retail bellwether Walmart on Thursday signal...
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Politics
US FDIC chief faces 2nd day of penitence on Capitol Hill
By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Martin Gruenberg on Thursday faced a second ...
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Garland blasts 'unfounded attacks' on US Justice Dept
By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday criticized wh...
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Trump, allies are laying the groundwork to contest potential election loss
By Nathan Layne and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - Donald Trump and his allies are laying the groundwork to contest a potential ...
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Democratic divide on Gaza war, campus protests hurting Biden, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are deeply divided over President Joe Biden's handling of ...
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Trump's lawyers to attack Michael Cohen's story of hush money scheme
By Jody Godoy, Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers plan to resume their cross-examination of...
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Health
US FDA approves Amgen drug for small cell lung cancer
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted accelerated approval to Amgen's tarlatamab, a targeted i...
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US unveils proposal to ease restrictions on marijuana
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday unveiled a historic proposal to ease restric...
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GSK intends to sell its remaining stake in Haleon
(Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK said on Thursday it plans to sell about 385 million shares, representing its entire shareho...
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Properly cooked hamburgers pose no bird flu risk, US study finds
CHICAGO (Reuters) -No bird flu virus was found after cooking ground beef to medium to well done, the U.S. Department of Agric...
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CVS Health launches new snack brand called Well Market
(Reuters) - CVS Health launched a new packaged food brand called Well Market on Thursday, encompassing varieties of popcorn, ...
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Science
Sea otters get more prey and reduce tooth damage using tools
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Humans are not alone in the use of tools. Chimpanzees, for instance, crack nuts with stones and us...
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Study reveals history and oceanic voyages of remarkable baobab tree
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - The baobab tree is a distinctive sight on the landscape. When its contorted branches are leafless ...
May 15, 2024
Blue Origin to resume space tourist flights after near 2-year pause
(Reuters) - Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin will resume flights to space on Sunday, ending a near two-year pause of crewed oper...
May 14, 2024
Boeing Starliner's crew debut delayed again over spacecraft issue
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing's first Starliner mission carrying humans to space was delayed to May 21 over ...
May 14, 2024
For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - People greet each other in a variety of ways. They might say "hello," "guten tag,&q...
May 13, 2024
Technology
Figma valued at $12.5 billion in tender offer backed by Fidelity, others
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Cloud-based designer platform Figma is closing a deal to allow its employees and early investors to...
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Tesla gets local council go-ahead for German factory expansion
GRUENHEIDE, Germany (Reuters) - Tesla got the go-ahead for an expansion of its German factory in Gruenheide near Berlin from ...
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Ampere Computing pairs with Qualcomm on AI, unveils new chip
By Stephen Nellis and Max A. Cherney (Reuters) - Ampere Computing on Thursday said it was pairing its chips with those from Q...
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Exclusive-Vercel completes $250 million Series E round at $3.25 billion valuation
By Anna Tong (Reuters) - Vercel, a software startup that provides a platform for building cloud-based web applications, on Th...
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Cisco rises as networking equipment demand rebound takes root
(Reuters) - Cisco Systems shares rose about 4% before the bell on Thursday after an upbeat fourth-quarter forecast signaled f...
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Entertainment
After decades, Francis Ford Coppola's opus 'Megalopolis' finally debuts at Cannes
By Miranda Murray CANNES (Reuters) - Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola closed a decades-in-the-making chapter of his lo...
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Concord terminates $1.51 billion offer for Hipgnosis
(Reuters) -Apollo-backed Concord terminated its proposed $1.51 billion offer for Hipgnosis Songs Fund on Thursday, according ...
3h ago
Dystopia and glamour collide as new 'Mad Max' saga premieres at Cannes
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Marvel royalty Chris Hemsworth walked the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet alongside star-of-the-...
23h ago
Netflix nears deal for NFL games, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Netflix is finalizing a deal to buy exclusive rights to stream two National Football League (NFL) games on Christm...
May 15, 2024
For Cannes film market, conditions ripe for success after early pandemic years
CANNES (Reuters) - All the elements are in place for a successful Cannes film market after several subdued pandemic years, wi...
May 15, 2024