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Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, study says
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Last summer, as wildfires swept across the Mediterranean, roads buckled in Texas and heat...
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White House's Sullivan to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan plans to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this we...
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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira faces US military justice hearing
By Nate Raymond HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National G...
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Maryland sets course for offshore wind energy expansion with new legislation
(Reuters) - Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a bill aimed at reevaluating and potentially revising existing offshore wind p...
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US states sue over EEOC's policy on transgender workers
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Equal Employme...
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National Sports
Golf-Koepka gets morning start to PGA Championship title defence
(Reuters) - LIV Golf's Brooks Koepka will launch his PGA Championship title defence on Thursday alongside Jordan Spieth and M...
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Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert fined $75K for 'money gesture'
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for making what it called "an inapprop...
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Bruins captain Brad Marchand out for Game 5 vs. Panthers
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand participated in the team's morning skate but will not play in Game 5 of the Eastern Confe...
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Bills sign WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling to 1-year contract
Former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday...
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Oh, snap: Jets, Aaron Rodgers open on MNF again
For the second time in two seasons with the New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers opens the regular season on "Monday Night Footb...
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World
Mexico's presidential frontrunner Sheinbaum holds wide lead in latest poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Former Mexico City Mayor and ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum held a comfortable, albeit slig...
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Israel and Egypt trade blame over Rafah Crossing closure
By Maytaal Angel and Nayera Abdallah JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday that it was up to Egypt to reopen the Rafah...
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Greta Gerwig at Cannes: #MeToo has changed things for the better
By Miranda Murray and Alicia Powell CANNES (Reuters) - Greta Gerwig, director of the smash hit "Barbie" movie, told...
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King Charles unveils his first portrait since coronation
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles on Tuesday unveiled the first official portrait of himself since his coronation las...
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US puts sanctions on Russian man, three companies for sanctions evasion scheme
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday put sanctions on a Russian citizen and three Russia-based companies it sa...
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Business
Citi executive in charge of implementing bank's restructuring departs
(Reuters) - Citigroup's Titi Cole, a top executive in charge of implementing its sweeping restructuring plan, is leaving the ...
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Alphabet to spotlight AI innovations at developer conference
By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet is expected to announce on Tuesday how it is building on artificial inte...
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China's BYD unveils mid-size hybrid EV pickup in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Chinese automaker BYD unveiled the Shark, a mid-size hybrid-electric pickup truck, at an event in Mex...
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Analysis-Hopes for 'soft landing' at stake as investors await US inflation data
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors' newfound optimism on the U.S. economy faces an important test on Wednesday...
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Converse to cut jobs as part of Nike's cost-savings plan, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - Footwear brand Converse will cut jobs as part of parent company Nike's on-going $2 billion cost savings plan, Blo...
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Politics
US lawmaker seeks information from oil companies on report of Trump's 'quid pro quo' offer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democratic lawmaker on a U.S. House oversight panel has sought information from nine oil compa...
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US House Speaker Johnson to join Republican parade at Trump hush money trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson will join former President Donald Trump ...
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Jury selection to resume in US Senator Menendez's corruption trial
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jury selection is expected to resume on Tuesday in U.S. Senator Robert Menendez's co...
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Trump's former fixer Cohen to resume testifying about hush money deal with porn star
By Jack Queen, Luc Cohen and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen will resume testifying ...
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US Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial to get underway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jury selection is expected to begin on Monday in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, a...
May 13, 2024
Health
Grifols swings to profit, says debt reduction on track
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish drugmaker Grifols swung to a first-quarter net profit of 21 million euros ($23 mil...
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CDC makes public influenza A wastewater data to assist bird flu probe
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday released data on influenza A found in wastew...
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US FDA declines to approve expanded use of Dynavax's hepatitis B vaccine
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve the expanded use of Dynavax Technologies' hepatitis...
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Bayer's Q1 adjusted profit beats analyst consensus
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer on Tuesday reported a 1.3% decline in adjusted earnings in the first quarter, beating analysts' f...
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Wegovy weight loss sustained for four years in trial, Novo Nordisk says
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) - Patients taking Novo Nordisk's popular Wegovy obesity treatment maintained an average of 10...
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Science
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...
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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 ...
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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
New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry, may improve risk assessment
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on M...
May 13, 2024
Musk sees fourth flight of SpaceX's Starship in 3-5 weeks
(Reuters) -SpaceX's Starship rocket, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, wil...
May 11, 2024
Technology
Biden hikes US tariffs on Chinese imports
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports, including ele...
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Google launches Trillium chip, improving AI data center performance fivefold
By Max A. Cherney (Reuters) - Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday unveiled a product called Trillium in its artificial intellig...
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Alphabet to spotlight AI innovations at developer conference
By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet is expected to announce on Tuesday how it is building on artificial inte...
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Meta to shut Workplace app to focus on AI, metaverse
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms will discontinue its work-focused Workplace app as the company shifts its focus on building artifi...
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Elon Musk's xAI nears $10 billion deal to rent Oracle's AI servers, The Information reports
(Reuters) -Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has been talking to Oracle executives about spending $10 billion t...
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Entertainment
Sony rethinking its bid for Paramount, CNBC reports
(Reuters) - Sony Pictures is rethinking its bid for Paramount Global, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing sources, sending the s...
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Factbox-Cannes 2024: Who are the jury members presided by Greta Gerwig?
CANNES (Reuters) - Almost as prestigious as winning the Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, is being on the jur...
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Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran ahead of Cannes premiere
CANNES (Reuters) - Mohammad Rasoulof, a celebrated Iranian director whose latest film is competing in the Cannes Film Festiva...
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Cannes festival director laments focus on controversies rather than cinema
CANNES (Reuters) - Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux lamented on Monday an increased focus in recent years on pol...
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'Downton Abbey' to return with a third movie
LONDON (Reuters) - The fictitious Crawley family and their servants running a sprawling English country estate in the early 2...
May 13, 2024