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Wild chimps eating fermenting fruit get a surprising slug of alcohol
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ripe fruit is an integral part of the diet of wild chimpanzees, as they routinely eat an...
3h ago
US Congress Democrats to include healthcare initiative in their stopgap funding counter-proposal
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Congress Democrats planned to unveil on Wednesday their version of legislation ke...
3h ago
US farmers face 'financial calamity' without extra aid soon, Republican lawmakers say
By Bo Erickson and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As U.S. farmers enter autumn harvest season worried that low crop price...
3h ago
Finger-detecting table saw rule would harm competition, US FTC says
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -A proposal to require U.S. table saw manufacturers to use one company's patented finger detection te...
4h ago
Cassidy warns of possible changes to US childhood vaccine schedule
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Senator Bill Cassidy on Wednesday when asked if Americans should have confidence in the decision if the C...
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National Sports
Liberty's Breanna Stewart (knee) to play in Game 2 vs. Mercury
New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart said a knee injury will not keep her from playing Wednesday night against the Phoenix M...
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UCLA continues shake-up, fires DC Ikaika Malloe
UCLA fired second-year defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe on Wednesday. The move comes three days after the winless Bruins (...
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Commanders ready Marcus Mariota with Jayden Daniels (knee) idle
Quarterback Marcus Mariota is preparing to start for the Commanders on Sunday with Jayden Daniels unavailable for Wednesday's...
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Packers WR Jayden Reed has clavicle, foot surgeries
Green Bay Packers wideout Jayden Reed is recovering from surgeries on his broken clavicle and a Jones fracture in his left fo...
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Jets rule out Justin Fields, to start Tyrod Taylor vs. Bucs
The New York Jets will turn to veteran Tyrod Taylor this weekend after ruling out fellow quarterback Justin Fields on Wednesd...
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World
Saudi Arabia, nuclear-armed Pakistan sign mutual defence pact
DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a formal mutual defense pact, Pakistani state television...
3h ago
Taliban announces ban on internet in northern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) -The Taliban administration on Wednesday announced an internet ban across a swathe of northern Afghanistan, &...
3h ago
Doctors Without Borders voices outrage over death of its nurse from Israeli airstrike
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Doctors Without Borders said on Wednesday it was appalled by the death of one of its ...
3h ago
UN boosts financial support to poorer countries attending COP30 amid hotel crisis
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Kate Abnett BRASILIA (Reuters) -The U.N. will give low-income countries more money to help them at...
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Merz says criticism of Israel in Germany has become pretext for hatred of Jews
BERLIN (Reuters) -Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that criticism of Israel was increasingly being used in Germany...
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Business
No big push for a larger rate cut, Fed's Powell says
(Reuters) -There was no widespread support for a larger, half-percentage-point interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve meeti...
2h ago
Instant View: Fed cuts by a quarter of a percentage point; Miran dissents
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday and indicated it w...
3h ago
US rate futures raise odds of further easing in October after Fed cut rates by 25 bps
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Futures on the federal funds rate, which measure the cost of unsecured overnight loans between banks, fur...
3h ago
Factbox-Groups that have bid for TikTok or expressed interest
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced an agreement between the U.S. and China to keep TikTok operating in th...
3h ago
Gold scales record high after Fed rate cut
(Reuters) - Gold soared to a record high on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a per...
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Politics
US Congress Democrats to include healthcare initiative in their stopgap funding counter-proposal
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Congress Democrats planned to unveil on Wednesday their version of legislation ke...
3h ago
US farmers face 'financial calamity' without extra aid soon, Republican lawmakers say
By Bo Erickson and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As U.S. farmers enter autumn harvest season worried that low crop price...
3h ago
Senate panel backs Trump diplomatic nominees amid 'nuclear' push to speed confirmations
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate committee approved dozens of Donald Trump's nominees for diplomatic ...
4h ago
US House panel asks online forum CEOs to testify after Charlie Kirk assassination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. House committee on Wednesday asked the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Amazon-owned Twitch, and Reddit t...
6h ago
US Treasury's Bessent made contradictory mortgage pledges, Bloomberg reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previously agreed to occupy two different houses at the same time...
6h ago
Health
Cassidy warns of possible changes to US childhood vaccine schedule
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Senator Bill Cassidy on Wednesday when asked if Americans should have confidence in the decision if the C...
4h ago
Gaza woman recalls broken dream after UN inquiry calls attack on IVF clinic genocide
By Bassam Masoud and Saleh Salem DOHA (Reuters) -Najwa Abu Hamada felt no sense of justice when a U.N. Commission of Inquiry ...
6h ago
Europe struggles with chronic drug shortages, auditors warn
(Reuters) -Europeans remain at risk of running short of medicines, including common antibiotics and other vital treatments, a...
6h ago
Wisp expands access to weight-loss drugs for cash-paying patients in US
By Siddhi Mahatole (Reuters) -Women's telehealth provider Wisp said on Wednesday it has expanded its weight-care offerings to...
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Lilly says its experimental GLP-1 pill better than Novo's Rybelsus in diabetes study
(Reuters) -Eli Lilly on Wednesday said its experimental pill led to more weight loss and better control of blood sugar in pat...
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Science
Wild chimps eating fermenting fruit get a surprising slug of alcohol
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ripe fruit is an integral part of the diet of wild chimpanzees, as they routinely eat an...
3h ago
Best fossil of a dome-headed dinosaur is unearthed in Mongolia
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Pachycephalosaurs, two-legged plant eaters known for their bony dome-shaped skulls, are among the q...
6h ago
Engine issue on Northrop spacecraft delays NASA ISS cargo delivery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Northrop Grumman-built spacecraft in orbit experienced an issue with its main engine on Tuesday while...
23h ago
Soccer-Olive oil with a kick seeks to energise Cypriot players
By Michele Kambas LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) -Soccer players are lining up for a fiery kick - not on the pitch, but in the for...
Sep 16, 2025
Thales, Airbus, Leonardo eye initial agreement on 10 billion-euro satellite JV, sources say
By Amy-Jo Crowley, Mathieu Rosemain and Tim Hepher LONDON/PARIS/ROME (Reuters) - Europe's aerospace groups Leonardo, Thales a...
Sep 12, 2025
Technology
Factbox-Groups that have bid for TikTok or expressed interest
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced an agreement between the U.S. and China to keep TikTok operating in th...
3h ago
Italy enacts AI law covering privacy, oversight and child access
ROME (Reuters) -Italy's parliament on Wednesday approved a new law covering artificial intelligence, making it the first Euro...
3h ago
Exclusive-Fitness tracking app Strava looks to hire banks for IPO
By Echo Wang and Milana Vinn -Strava, the popular fitness tracking platform, is looking to hire investment banks for its U.S....
4h ago
Ticketing platform StubHub valued at $9.3 billion in NYSE debut
By Ateev Bhandari, Pritam Biswas and Echo Wang (Reuters) - Shares of StubHub rose about 8% in their New York Stock Exchange d...
5h ago
Italy privacy watchdog halts facial recognition at Milan airport
MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's privacy watchdog has temporarily suspended the use of facial recognition technology at Milan's Linat...
5h ago
Entertainment
Recliners, rumbles, and reboots: Theaters bet big on movie magic
By Harshita Mary Varghese and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) -With a $5 million makeover, Phoenix Theatres transformed a 10-scree...
11h ago
Redford's vision boosted independent films and voices beyond Hollywood
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -In 1981, Robert Redford launched an experiment when he invited the makers of 10 low-b...
22h ago
Warner Bros Discovery to debut HBO Max in 14 Asia Pacific markets next month
(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery is set to launch its HBO Max streaming service in 14 new markets across the Asia Pacific on ...
Sep 16, 2025
Former Paramount chair Shari Redstone named chair of Israel-based production studio Sipur
(Reuters) -Media executive Shari Redstone has been named chair of Israel-based entertainment studio Sipur, which is behind th...
Sep 16, 2025
Robert Redford, screen idol turned director and activist, dies at 89
(Reuters) -Actor, director and producer Robert Redford, who was both the quintessential handsome Hollywood leading man and an...
Sep 16, 2025