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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 ...
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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
JC Tretter elected NFLPA executive director
JC Tretter, the former president of the NFL Players Association who resigned from his role as the union's chief strategy offi...
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Report: Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee, bone bruise) to be re-evaluated in 1 week
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will be shelved for at least a week after being diagnosed with a hyperextende...
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Mariners SS J.P. Crawford (shoulder) could miss start of season
Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford was in Texas on Tuesday to have his ailing right shoulder examined and he may not be...
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Spring training roundup: Offseason acquisitions shine as Tigers, Orioles tie
Offseason acquisitions Justin Verlander and Chris Bassitt set the tone on the mound as the Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Oriol...
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Chimaev-Strickland title fight to headline UFC 328
The Ultimate Fighting Championship finalized the card for UFC 328 on Tuesday, with the previously revealed Khamzat Chimaev-Se...
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World
Russian forces take control of two more Ukrainian villages, defence ministry says
MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Russian troops have taken control of the village of Sopych in Ukraine's northern Sumy region and...
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Drone attack targets US embassy in Baghdad, explosion heard
March 18 (Reuters) - A drone attack targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad ​and an explosion was heard in the area, sec...
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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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New Zealand to tighten immigration rules amid crime concerns
WELLINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - New Zealand's government will introduce legislation on Wednesday to tighten deportation, asy...
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El Salvador reforms constitution to allow for life sentences
March 17 (Reuters) - El Salvador's Congress on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to allow for life sentences ​for...
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Business
Oil prices drop as U.S. crude inventories show an increase
By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, March 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices slightly fell on Wednesday morning after sources citing ...
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Samsung sees AI driving strong chip demand in 2026, executive says
SUWON, South Korea, March 18 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics ​sees strong demand for chips continuing this year, driv...
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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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Japan's exports top expectations as Asia demand powers February jump
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose for a sixth straight month, data showed on Wednesday, poi...
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Dollar holds losses as risk appetite flickers ahead of central bank meetings
By Rocky Swift TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - The dollar held losses on Wednesday as a glimmer of risk appetite came back to mar...
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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...
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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 ...
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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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US House transport committee head wants to collect EV fees for highway repairs
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wants...
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Health
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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US FDA extends review of Lantheus' diagnostic imaging kit by three months
March 17 (Reuters) - Lantheus Holdings said on Tuesday that the U.S. health regulator has extended its review of the company'...
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Big drugmakers must face US overcharge claims on medications for low-income patients
By Jonathan Stempel March 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a whistleblower lawsuit accusing four large ...
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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...
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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
With watchful eye on Iran war, crypto dodges UAE disruption
By Lawrence Delevingne and Federico Maccioni DUBAI, March 18 (Reuters) - Laia Fernández has been working as normal as ...
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Musk's motives are debated as Twitter shareholder trial nears end
By Abhirup Roy and Jonathan Stempel SAN FRANCISCO, March 17 (Reuters) - A lawyer for former Twitter shareholders suing Elon M...
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Fintech lender SoFi disputes short seller Muddy Waters' report, considers legal action
March 17 (Reuters) - California-based fintech lender SoFi Technologies said on Tuesday that it may ​explore legal action &z...
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Exclusive-Nvidia preparing Groq chips that can be sold in Chinese market, sources say
By Max A. Cherney, Stephen Nellis and Liam Mo SAN JOSE, California, March 17 (Reuters) - Nvidia is preparing a version of its...
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US securities regulator issues long-awaited crypto guidance
By Hannah Lang March 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday issued an interpretation clarifyin...
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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...
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'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...
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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...
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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...
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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






