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Illinois Lieutenant Governor Stratton wins US Senate Democratic primary, NBC projects
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - Illinois Lieutenant ​Governor Juliana Stratton on Tuesday won the Democratic â...
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Oscars TV audience shrinks 9% in US from last year
LOS ANGELES, March 17 (Reuters) - The Academy Awards telecast attracted 17.9 million U.S. viewers, a 9% ​decrease from the ...
10h ago
Trump administration defends Anthropic blacklisting in US court
(Corrects media key words to USA-PENTAGON/ANTHROPIC, previously USA-PENTAGON/USA) By Jack Queen NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) ...
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Sexual abuse allegations made against late US labor icon Cesar Chavez
By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior and abuse of young women or gi...
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US Postal Service could run out of money as soon as October
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Postal Service told Congress on Tuesday it could ru...
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National Sports
NHL roundup: Nikita Kucherov (3 G, 2 A) steers Lightning past Kraken
Nikita Kucherov scored three goals and added two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the host Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Tue...
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NBA roundup: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nets 40 as Thunder clinch playoff spot
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder to a 113-108 win over the Orlando Magic o...
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nets 40 as Thunder edge Magic
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder to a 113-108 win over the Orlando Magic o...
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Baseball-National pride fuels Venezuela to first World Baseball Classic championship
By Rory Carroll March 17 (Reuters) - Team unity and national pride powered Venezuela to its first World Baseball Classic titl...
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Eugenio Suarez, Venezuela edge USA to capture first WBC crown
MIAMI -- Eugenio Suarez's double in the top of the ninth drove in the tiebreaking run that led Venezuela to its first-ever Wo...
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World
Turkey says NATO deploying more defences to guard southern base
ANKARA, March 18 (Reuters) - NATO is deploying another U.S. Patriot missile defence system to the southern Turkish province o...
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Ukraine seeks release of citizens arrested in India over alleged Myanmar drone activity
By Krishna N. Das and Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, March 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine has asked New Delhi to release six of its citi...
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UN agency puts death toll at 143 in Kabul rehab centre bombing by Pakistan
KARACHI, March 18 (Reuters) - The United Nations Assistance Mission ​in Afghanistan has put the death toll at 143 in ...
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Russia, China and Iran are main threats to Sweden, security service says
STOCKHOLM, March 18 (Reuters) - Russia, China and Iran are the biggest threats to Sweden, ​the Swedish Security Service (SA...
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Japan sets February record for inbound tourists with nearly 3.5 million visitors
TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Visitors to Japan in February rose 6.4% from a year earlier to set ​a new record for the ...
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Business
UniCredit CEO says positive discussions may lead to improved terms for Commerzbank bid
MILAN, March 18 (Reuters) - UniCredit Chief Executive Andrea Orcel said ​on Wednesday there was a "remote" ...
2h ago
Analysis-Hong Kong IPO pipeline set to suffer amid Beijing's scrutiny of 'red-chip' listings
HONG KONG, March 18 (Reuters) - Beijing's tightened scrutiny of plans by Chinese companies incorporated outside mainland Chin...
2h ago
KKR to invest up to $310 million in India e-bus deal
March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm KKR will invest up to $310 million through a partnership with Indian electric c...
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Tencent's quarterly revenue rises 13% on gaming, AI demand
BEIJING/SINGAPORE, March 18 (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings reported a 13% increase in fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday, driv...
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Hong Kong's December-February unemployment falls to 3.8%
HONG KONG, March 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted ​unemployment rate fell to 3.8% in the December to Fe...
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Politics
US Senate confirms Trump judge pick opposed by ex-Fox News host
By Nate Raymond March 17 (Reuters) - A conservative legal activist won U.S. Senate approval Tuesday to become a federal judge...
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Senator asks White House if TikTok investors will pay $10 billion to US Treasury
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday asked t...
16h ago
US House panel subpoenas Attorney General Bondi in Epstein probe
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee said on Tuesday it has issued a subpoena to Attorney General ...
18h ago
Transit agency sues Trump over frozen funds for New York subway project
By David Shepardson March 17 (Reuters) - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority sued the Trump administration on Tuesday f...
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Top US security official quits, says Iran did not pose immediate threat
(Corrects quote in paragraph 3 to add the word 'American' to 'Israel's powerful American lobby') By Erin Banco and Phil Stewa...
21h ago
Health
Russia imposes cattle quarantine in an area of the Volga region
MOSCOW, March 18 (Reuters) - Russian officials imposed a cattle quarantine ​in an area of the Chuvash region in the V...
5h ago
Sunway Healthcare surges 37% on debut after Malaysia's biggest IPO in almost a decade
By Danial Azhar and Yantoultra Ngui KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE, March 18 (Reuters) - Malaysia's Sunway Healthcare Holdings jumped...
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Around 4.9 million children under five died in 2024, says UN
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - About 4.9 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday in 2024, ...
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Scottish lawmakers vote against allowing assisted dying
By Sarah Young LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Scottish lawmakers voted against legalising assisted dying on Tuesday, crushing h...
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FTC monitoring how drug companies react to patent cliff, official says
By Jody Godoy PHILADELPHIA, March 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is on the lookout for anticompetitive prac...
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Science
Likely meteor rattled residents in Ohio, Pennsylvania
By Rich McKay March 17 (Reuters) - A kaboom, a fireball and white streaks in the skies over Pennsylvania and Ohio - seen as f...
16h ago
Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the ...
Mar 16, 2026
Dinosaur fossils in Brazil reveal new giant species
By Sergio Queiroz SAO PAULO, March 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian scientists have identified a new species of giant dinosaur with t...
Mar 13, 2026
Ancient vial in Turkey shows Romans used human excrement in medicine
By Ali Kucukgocmen BERGAMA, Turkey, March 13 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered traces of human excrement i...
Mar 13, 2026
Are bonobos truly the peaceful counterparts to chimps? New study says no
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Bonobos for years have had the reputation of being the cool hippies of the si...
Mar 13, 2026
Technology
Tencent's quarterly revenue rises 13% on gaming, AI demand
BEIJING/SINGAPORE, March 18 (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings reported a 13% increase in fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday, driv...
2h ago
UniCredit CEO says has 'relatively constructive' approach to digital euro
MILAN, March 18 (Reuters) - The introduction of the digital ​euro will have a negative impact on banks' liquidity and...
3h ago
Samsung Elec and AMD sign MoU on AI memory, explore foundry partnership
SEOUL, March 18 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) signed a memorandum of understanding to expa...
3h ago
Alibaba's AI strategy shift comes into focus with big bets on agents
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI, March 18 (Reuters) - Alibaba is sharpening its artificial intelligence strategy by focusing on agents...
4h ago
Underwater drone maker Exail's profit leaps as 'high-intensity conflicts' spur demand
By Hugo Lhomedet and Jakob Van Calster March 18 (Reuters) - French underwater drone maker Exail Technologies' core profit gre...
5h ago
Entertainment
Netflix turns to theaters to launch 'Stranger Things' animated spin‑off
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 17 (Reuters) - Netflix is inviting fans back into the supernatural world of "Str...
16h ago
'Dune: Part Three' trailer lands, a day after sneak peek with Zendaya, director Villeneuve
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 17 (Reuters) - Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve revealed he nearly took a break be...
17h ago
Two more Italian fashion firms put under judicial control over suspected labour exploitation
By Emilio Parodi MILAN, March 17 (Reuters) - Milan prosecutors on Tuesday placed fashion firms Alberto Aspesi and Dama SpA, o...
21h ago
Ryan Gosling goes solo in space for film 'Project Hail Mary'
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 17 (Reuters) - A great deal of Ryan Gosling's journey through the film...
Mar 17, 2026
Disney names ABC News Group's Debra OConnell as chairman of entertainment TV
(Corrects headline to clarify OConnell is named chairman of entertainment TV, not the entertainment arm; corrects paragraph 4...
Mar 16, 2026






