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US Air Force narrows list to General Atomics, Anduril to build autonomous aircraft
(Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force (USAF) said on Wednesday that it narrowed down its list to choose General Atomics and Anduril,...
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Understanding of Earth's flowering plants blossoms in genome study
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flowering plants - from corn, wheat, rice and potatoes to maple, oak, apple and cherry ...
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US Senate committee investigates pricing of Novo's Ozempic and Wegovy
(Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee said on Wednesday it had launched an investigation into the prices of Novo Nordisk's diab...
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Pre-roman necropolis unearthed in Italy during excavations
ROME (Reuters) - A pre-Roman necropolis characterised by rich grave artefacts was discovered in southern Italy during excavat...
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Alberta warns of critical time for wildfire risk as evacuations start
By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Alberta introduced more fire restrictions on Wednesday, as officials said the 2024 wildfire seaso...
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National Sports
Golf-Woods, McIlroy to receive loyalty payouts from PGA Tour, report says
(Reuters) -Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are among the golfers expected to be given equity in PGA Tour Enterprises as a thank ...
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Cardinals send struggling outfielder Jordan Walker to minors
The St. Louis Cardinals sent struggling outfielder Jordan Walker back to the minors on Wednesday. Walker, 21, was optioned to...
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Steelers rework linebacker Alex Highsmith's deal, clear $7M
The Pittsburgh Steelers restructured linebacker Alex Highsmith's contract to clear more than $7 million in salary cap space, ...
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Report: Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown gets $120M extension
The Detroit Lions have agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension with All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, NFL Networ...
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Report: Trophy Trust to return 2005 Heisman to Reggie Bush
Due to an evolving landscape in college football, the Heisman Trust is set to return the 2005 Heisman Trophy to Reggie Bush, ...
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World
UK's Labour outlines plan to renationalise railways within 5 years
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party said it planned to renationalise the country's rail network within five ...
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Masked attackers storm anti-fascist event in Sweden
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Three people have been taken to hospital after masked attackers stormed a meeting in Swedish capital Sto...
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Barbados 'pauses' acquisition of former slavery plantation owned by Tory MP
By Catarina Demony (Reuters) - Barbados will halt the acquisition of a former slavery plantation belonging to a British Conse...
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Russia, US clash at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resol...
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Brazil Justice says no evidence Bolsonaro sought asylum in Hungarian embassy
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday closed an investigation into whether fo...
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Business
Morning Bid: Japan's FX no-show, Meta plunges
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The depreciation of Asian currencies against the U.S....
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BHP considering potential buyout offer for Anglo American, Bloomberg reports
(Reuters) -Global mining giant BHP Group is considering a potential buyout of British multinational mining company Anglo Amer...
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Court revives Whole Foods worker's lawsuit over 'Black Lives Matter' masks
By Jonathan Stempel and Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court revived a lawsuit accusing Whole Foods of illegally ...
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Walmex posts 14% Q1 net profit jump on strong sales
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Walmart's Mexico and Central America unit posted a 14.4% year-on-year rise in its first-quarter net pr...
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O'Reilly Automotive's profit misses on higher costs
(Reuters) - Auto parts distributor O'Reilly Automotive missed analysts' estimates for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, hurt...
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Politics
US House Democrat Donald Payne Jr. dead at 65
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Payne Jr., a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives who represented a northern New Jerse...
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Biden's re-election campaign won't stop using TikTok
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden's reelection campaign plans to continue using TikTok, a campaign official sa...
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TikTok CEO expects to defeat US restrictions: 'We aren't going anywhere'
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday that the company expects to win a legal ...
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Biden notches another union endorsement as building trades back reelection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden secured the backing of another union on Wednesday as the organization representing...
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Biden administration toughens school nutrition standards
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday announced new rules limiting the sugar and sodium content of meals served t...
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Health
McKinsey faces US criminal probe over opioids work, sources say
By Mike Spector, Nate Raymond and Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) - McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in th...
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Universal Health Services quarterly results beat on higher hospital admissions
(Reuters) - Universal Health Services on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit aided by higher patien...
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US requires bird flu tests for any cattle moving for interstate commerce
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday said it would require dairy cattle moving for interstate ...
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Saudi Arabian healthcare group Fakeeh Care Group announces IPO
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Fakeeh Care Group, one of the largest private hospital groups in the kingdom, said on Wednes...
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India inspects spice makers MDH, Everest over alleged contamination
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India is inspecting facilities of spice makers MDH and Everest for compliance with quality standards af...
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Science
Russia, US clash at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resol...
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Huge energetic flare from magnetic neutron star detected
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stella...
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Factbox-Shenzhou-18 caps over two decades of Chinese human spaceflight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Thursday in the country's 13th crewed mission to...
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US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols and Joey Roulette UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are set to face off ...
Apr 23, 2024
Three Russians parachute from stratosphere to North Pole
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three Russians set a world record for parachuting from the Earth's stratosphere to the North Pole last wee...
Apr 19, 2024
Technology
Microsoft-backed Rubrik prices IPO above range at $32 per share, source says
By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rubrik, the cybersecurity software startup that counts Microsoft among its investors, price...
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Disappointing Meta forecast pulls down tech peers in extended trade
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - Disappointing forecasts from Facebook parent Meta Platforms has proven contagious, spark...
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Lam Research forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates on AI chip boom
(Reuters) - Lam Research reported quarterly revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, as chipmakers ordered more o...
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Tyler Technologies beats Q1 revenue estimates on strong demand for IT services
(Reuters) - Tyler Technologies beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, helped by strong demand for...
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Meta forecasts higher AI spending and weaker revenue
By Katie Paul and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) - Meta Platforms disappointed investors on Wednesday with forecasts of higher expens...
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Entertainment
Ambani's JioCinema cuts subscription prices as India's streaming war heats up
By Aditya Kalra and Kanjyik Ghosh (Reuters) - JioCinema, the streaming platform run by India's Reliance Industries, on Thursd...
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Young Russians dance to K-pop and watch anime amid Asian culture boom
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A few years ago, Karina Marakshina had to explain what K-pop was when asked to describe the musical style ...
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Eurovision euphoria boosts travel to Sweden's Malmo, eDreams says
(Reuters) - Eurovision fever boosted travel searches for the Swedish coastal city of Malmo by 176% between September 2023 and...
11h ago
Record giant HYBE audits 'NewJeans' label as infighting returns to K-pop
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's largest music company is auditing the management of one of its labels as it susp...
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John Lennon's lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction
By Lisa Keddie and Will Russell LONDON (Reuters) - A previously lost 12-string acoustic guitar that belonged to the late John...
Apr 23, 2024