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Lidar maker Hesai sues US government, denies alleged link to China's military
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - China-based Hesai Group sued the U.S. government on Monday for adding the maker of lidar light sens...
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Missouri man pleads guilty to crashing truck into White House security barriers
(Reuters) - A Missouri man pleaded guilty on Monday to crashing a rented truck into metal barriers surrounding the White Hous...
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Gucci takes over London's Tate Modern for cruise line catwalk show
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - Gucci turned London's Tate Modern art gallery into a catwalk on Monday, as the I...
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RFK Jr and super PAC sue Meta, claiming election interference
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr and a super PAC supporti...
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Canadian firefighters battle wildfire sweeping towards B.C. town
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Firefighters in western Canada on Monday battled a large wildfire just outside the largely-evacuated remot...
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National Sports
MLB roundup: Guardians blank slumping Rangers
Jose Ramirez went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and five Cleveland pitchers combined for a four-hitter as the Guardians handed the s...
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Basketball-Griner out indefinitely with toe fracture
(Reuters) - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner has sustained a toe fracture on her left foot and will be out indefinitely...
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Doping-American downhiller Johnson banned 14 months for whereabouts failures
(Reuters) - Olympic alpine skiing downhiller Breezy Johnson was hit with a 14-month ban by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA...
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Caitlin Clark era gets underway as Fever visit Sun
Caitlin Clark's WNBA career officially begins on the road Tuesday with the Indiana Fever's regular-season opener against the ...
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Canucks' Soucy to have hearing for cross-check; Zadorov fined
The NHL will hold a hearing for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Carson Soucy for his cross-check to the face of Edmonton Oilers ...
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World
Analysis-West, Russia manage limited cooperation in Arctic despite chill in ties
By Gwladys Fouche and Gloria Dickie OSLO (Reuters) - When Arctic nations simulated a large oil spill for a virtual training e...
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U.S. citizen detained in Russia for using obscene language, Kommersant newspaper says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen has been detained for 10 days by a Russian court for using obscene language during a police...
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Houses damaged in Ukraine attack on Russia's Belgorod, governor says
(Reuters) - A power line and nearly two dozen houses were damaged in Ukraine's latest air attack on the city of Belgorod, the...
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LGBTIQ people in EU face less discrimination, more violence, survey finds
VIENNA (Reuters) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people in the European Union face less di...
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New Zealand Foreign Minister delays visit to Noumea as violence breaks out
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters on Tuesday postponed his visit to New Ca...
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Business
Cryptoverse: Retail traders sit out bitcoin rally
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - What's happened to the army of retail traders who used to drive bitcoin's biggest rallies? U.S. cr...
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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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Dollar drifts as traders eye US inflation data; frail yen in focus
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was steady on Tuesday as investors awaited an inflation report this week t...
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Blackstone-led consortium eyes snacks business of India's Haldiram's, sources say
By M. Sriram and Aditya Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) - A consortium including Blackstone, Singapore state fund GIC and Abu Dhabi In...
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Investors expect BHP to lift Anglo American offer again
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Group is likely to sweeten its $43 billion takeover offer for Anglo American for ...
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Politics
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...
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Aggrieved former lawyer Michael Cohen to testify against Trump at hush money trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's estranged former fixer Michael Cohen is expected to begin giving testimony o...
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Nikki Haley under active consideration by Trump campaign to be running mate, Axios reports
(Reuters) - Nikki Haley is under active consideration by Donald Trump's campaign to be his running mate, Axios reported on Sa...
May 11, 2024
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...
May 10, 2024
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...
May 10, 2024
Health
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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US reclassification could drive fresh research funding into pot sector
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) - The U.S. pot sector could see an influx of medical research funding from healthcare investors am...
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Denmark faces Wegovy shortage due to rising demand, medicines agency says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The Danish medicines agency on Monday warned of a supply shortage for two separate doses of Novo Nordis...
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Edwards Lifesciences hit with Meril's EU antitrust complaint
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. heart valve maker Edwards Lifesciences has been hit with an EU antitrust complaint ...
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Turkey arrests spider smuggler said to be American Museum of Natural History curator
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police arrested a man suspected of trying to smuggle valuable poisonous spiders and scorpions ou...
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Science
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...
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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...
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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
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
Technology
Japan sees need for sharp hike in power output by 2050 to meet demand from AI, chip plants
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan envisages the need for electricity output to rise 35% to 50% by 2050 due to growing demand from semic...
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Sony restructures leadership of key games business
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony announced two company executives would take new leadership roles at its games unit with ...
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Rumble sues Google over digital advertising practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Video sharing platform Rumble said on Monday it has sued Google, arguing the tech giant has engaged in...
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VC firm Accel raises $650 million to invest in AI, cybersecurity startups
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Venture capital firm Accel said on Tuesday it has raised a $650 million fund to i...
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Games Global Ltd withdraws US IPO plan
(Reuters) - Games Global, the UK-based maker of online casino-styled games, withdrew its plan for an initial public offering ...
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Entertainment
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...
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Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' guitar up for sale, cigarette burns included
LONDON (Reuters) - For sale, vintage guitar with proven heritage. At least one not-so careful owner. The acoustic guitar that...
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Big movies, strange mood as Cannes Film Festival prepares for opening night
By Hanna Rantala CANNES (Reuters) - The excitement that usually builds to a crescendo ahead of the Cannes Film Festival's ope...
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