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US CDC warns of increase in meningococcal disease
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday issued a health advisory to alert healthcar...
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Olympics-Griner, Clark invited to Team USA Olympic basketball camp
(Reuters) - Brittney Griner and college basketball standout Caitlin Clark were among the 14 players invited to an Olympic tra...
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Aerial surveys show US landfills are major source of methane emissions
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources...
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US Senator Warren renews call for gun sale code regulation
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic lawmakers renewed calls for financial regulator...
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US House to deliver Mayorkas impeachment to Senate April 10
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will deliver two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security S...
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National Sports
Bills sign DTs DeShawn Williams, Austin Johnson
The Buffalo Bills added to their depth on the defensive front on Thursday with the signings of tackles DeShawn Williams and A...
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Alex Rodriguez, partner strike out in bid to control Wolves, Lynx
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx are no longer for sale, majority owner Glen Taylor said Thursday. Taylor confirmed the ex...
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Colorado the next challenge for Caitlin Clark, Iowa
ALBANY, N.Y. -- It's only appropriate that the final journey of Caitlin Clark's historic college basketball career will conti...
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Celtics look to avenge collapse against Hawks
The Boston Celtics will get a chance to avenge their embarrassing Monday meltdown against the Hawks when the teams meet for t...
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76ers optimistic Joel Embiid could return in regular season
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is inching closer to a return before the end of the regular season, coach Nick Nurse said...
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World
Bosnian Serb leader Dodik threatens to block national government
By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik said on Thursday that Serbs would block...
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Israeli court rules Mexican ex-diplomat accused of rape extraditable
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli court on Thursday ruled that a former Mexican diplomat who has been accused of sexual abuse ...
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Zelenskiy tells U.S. House speaker: quick passage of military aid is vital
(Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives during a phone call on Thursd...
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Two children among Russians questioned over 'terrorism' posts
By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - Two children are among at least six people who have been detained or questioned in Ru...
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Netanyahu asks Israeli court to defer deadline on conscription controversy
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Israel's top court on Thursday to defer a deadline for the gove...
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Business
Exclusive-Nutrien mulls Latam divestments after losses, management exodus
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Nutrien Ltd., the world's largest producer of potash fertilizer, is mulling divestments in S...
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UK public's inflation expectations fall in March - Citi/Yougov
LONDON (Reuters) - The British public's expectations for inflation over the next year and also the longer term fell in March,...
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Exclusive-Philip Morris nears Texas launch of flagship heated tobacco device
By Emma Rumney LONDON (Reuters) - Philip Morris International is preparing to launch its flagship heated tobacco device IQOS ...
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China's March factory activity likely contracted for sixth month, at slower pace
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) - China's manufacturing activity likely contracted for a sixth straight month in March but at a...
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Brazil central bank's June decisions will be more data dependent, says governor
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank lacks a clear view of the steps it may take at its June meeting, making it more de...
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Politics
US House to deliver Mayorkas impeachment to Senate April 10
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will deliver two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security S...
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Obama, Bill Clinton to join Biden to raise $25 million at event with Queen Latifah and Lizzo
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will get a boost from Democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Bill ...
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Pennsylvania can discard undated mail-in ballots, US appeals court rules
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to a Pennsylvania rule that allowed the st...
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Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should be disbarred, California judge rules
By David Thomas (Reuters) - A California state judge on Wednesday said attorney John Eastman should be stripped of his law li...
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Former U.S. Senator, Joe Lieberman dies at 82, media reports
(Reuters) - Former U.S. senator and vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman has died at the 82, according to media reports. L...
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Health
Dengue cases surge in the Americas in potentially worst-ever outbreak -PAHO
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Dengue cases in the Americas spiked in the first three months of this year by three times the number o...
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European regulators close in on Big Tobacco's new tea sticks
By Emma Rumney LONDON (Reuters) - European governments are weighing the introduction of tougher rules on cigarette makers' ne...
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U.S. FDA approves Akebia's anemia drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Akebia Therapeutics' drug to treat anemia caused by chronic kidney...
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UnitedHealth Group has paid over $3.3 billion to care providers hit by cyberattacks
(Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group said on Wednesday that it had advanced more than $3.3 billion so far to care providers impacte...
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J&J gets new opportunity to contest evidence linking talc to cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson will get a new chance to contest the scientific evidence linking talc products to ...
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Science
Secret planting operation boosts critically endangered Welsh shrub
By Helena Williams LONDON (Reuters) - At a secret location in the Welsh countryside, naturalists have planted 30 young specim...
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A million solar eclipse enthusiasts expected at Niagara Falls
By Wa Lone and Nivedita Balu NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (Reuters) - From vintage train rides costing almost $4,000 per person to ...
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Scientists chronicle the earliest stages of a supernova
By Ari Rabinovitch REHOVOT, Israel (Reuters) - About 20 million years ago, in a galaxy not so far away, a large star exploded...
Mar 27, 2024
Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way's central black hole
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers on Wednesday announced that they have detected a strong and organized magne...
Mar 27, 2024
Humans give more viruses to animals than they give us, study finds
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the deadliest diseases to stalk humankind have come from pathogens that jumped ...
Mar 26, 2024
Technology
Canadian school boards sue social media giants for over $4 billion in damages
(Reuters) - Four Canadian school boards have sought more than $4 billion in damages from social media firms such as Meta Plat...
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Xiaomi's first EV to go on sale at starting price of 215,900 yuan
BEIJING (Reuters) - Xiaomi's highly anticipated electric vehicle (EV) will go on sale at a starting price of 215,900 yuan ($2...
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Exclusive-China commerce minister to head to Europe to make EV case
PARIS/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's commerce minister will travel to Europe in April for discussions about the European Commis...
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Dutch government to launch plan to keep ASML in Netherlands
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government is expected to lay out initial plans on Thursday to keep the coun...
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Italy's Azimut to create fintech bank through spin-off, Ipo
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian asset manager Azimut Holding plans to spin-off part of its network of financial advisors and merge ...
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Entertainment
'The Batman,' a 2022 blockbuster, wasn't plagiarized, US judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warner Bros Entertainment didn't steal the plot for its 2022 blockbuster "The B...
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Spice Girl Mel B shares more in expanded memoir, aims to help abuse survivors
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spice Girl Mel B is releasing an expanded version of her 2018 memoir, sharing more deta...
Mar 27, 2024
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer says rapper subject to 'witch hunt'
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A lawyer for music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs said Tuesday the rapper was be...
Mar 27, 2024
'Civil War' movie set in near-future US poses questions about politics and journalism
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Filmmaker Alex Garland wants "Civil War", a tense thriller about a group of jou...
Mar 26, 2024
Jane Goodall's 90th birthday wish? More time to get out the conservation message
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - British primatologist-turned-conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall will mark her 90th birthd...
Mar 26, 2024