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US judge blocks rule capping credit card late fees at $8
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge in Texas on Friday blocked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new rule for...
3h ago
Court rejects Republican states' challenge to SEC's ESG proxy vote rule
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by four Republican-led states that sought ...
6h ago
US discussed 'overcapacity' in Chinese solar manufacturing, coal in climate talks
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China discussed Chinese overcapacity in solar and battery m...
8h ago
Senator Warren chides US Treasury for slow progress in tackling racial discrimination
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren this week called on the Treasury Department to more swi...
8h ago
US, China to discuss methane at COP29 summit, says State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.-China Climate Working Group intends to discuss methane and non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gass...
8h ago
National Sports
Cavaliers out to gain upper hand against top-seeded Celtics
The Cleveland Cavaliers have wrestled home-court advantage away from the top-seeded Boston Celtics. The next task is not givi...
3h ago
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle fined $35K for ripping officials
The NBA fined Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle $35,000 on Friday for "public criticism of the officiating and que...
11h ago
Coach Dan Campbell to miss Lions' rookie minicamp
The Detroit Lions will hold rookie minicamp this weekend without coach Dan Campbell, who is away from the team for unspecifie...
11h ago
Basketball-Toronto awarded WNBA franchise - CBC
TORONTO (Reuters) -Toronto has been awarded a WNBA franchise, according to a report by the CBC, making it the first city outs...
14h ago
MLB roundup: Manuel Margot drives in 5 as Twins top M's
Manuel Margot doubled and matched a career high with five RBIs as the Minnesota Twins cruised to an 11-1 win over the Seattle...
21h ago
World
Ukraine ground force commander expects Russian push ahead of arms supplies
(Reuters) - The commander of Ukraine's ground forces, in an interview published on Friday, said he expected the 26-month-old ...
2h ago
US working to keep Israel, Hamas engaged in Gaza truce efforts
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Washington said it was trying to keep Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas ...
3h ago
US says it was reasonable to assess Israel used US weapons inconsistent with humanitarian law
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday said it was reasonable to assess th...
3h ago
Russian attack forces frustrated, hungry residents from Ukraine border town
By Vitalii and Hnidyi NEAR VOVCHANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Residents of a Ukrainian border town, frustrated and angry at an ar...
3h ago
Mali talks propose junta rule for three more years
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Participants in Mali's national dialogue on Friday recommended extending the military-led transition to de...
5h ago
Business
China's consumer prices rise for third month, factory deflation persists
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's consumer prices rose in April for a third straight month, while producer prices extended declines,...
1h ago
US to hold auctions to sell airline warrants received during COVID bailouts
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday it planned to conduct a series of aucti...
3h ago
US judge blocks rule capping credit card late fees at $8
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge in Texas on Friday blocked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new rule for...
3h ago
Cuba accuses online news site of US-backed plot to sabotage economy
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's government and independent online news site El Toque exchanged blows this week after state-run medi...
5h ago
Microsoft hit with $242 million US verdict in Cortana patent lawsuit
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - Microsoft must pay patent owner IPA Technologies $242 million, a federal jury in Delaware said ...
5h ago
Politics
Senator Warren chides US Treasury for slow progress in tackling racial discrimination
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren this week called on the Treasury Department to more swi...
8h ago
Biden's Israel weapons pause won't dent Gaza protests, organizers say
By Nandita Bose, Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to pause shipment...
9h ago
US CFTC seeks to ban derivatives bets on elections, calamities
By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday was poised to propose a...
11h ago
US bill to restrict WuXi AppTec, Chinese biotechs revised to give more time to cut ties
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -A new version of a bill that would restrict U.S. business with certain Chinese biotechnology com...
11h ago
Trump ally Steve Bannon loses appeal of conviction for defying Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to ...
12h ago
Health
Final tests of US dairy samples are negative for bird flu virus, US FDA says
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Final testing of U.S. retail dairy samples came back negative for viable H5N1 bird flu virus, the Food an...
7h ago
Roughly 1 in 8 US adults have taken GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, poll shows
(Reuters) - About one in eight adults have taken a drug belonging to the GLP-1 class of medications for weight loss and relat...
9h ago
US to provide nearly $200 million to contain bird flu spread on dairy farms
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Friday it will provide nearly $200 million to fight t...
10h ago
Italy updates IVF rules to allow access for widowed or separated women
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Health Ministry has updated its guidelines on medically assisted reproduction, allowing access for w...
10h ago
Pandemic treaty talks to the wire, likely to miss first deadline, sources say
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Talks to draw up a global pact to help fight future pandemics are likely to miss an init...
13h ago
Science
Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an a...
May 08, 2024
SpaceX's unit Starlink secures Indonesia operating permit
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The satellite unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, has secured a permit to operate in Indonesia, its com...
May 08, 2024
Russia starts developing nuclear power unit for joint lunar station with China, RIA says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has started developing a nuclear power plant for its planned joint lunar station with China, the RI...
May 08, 2024
First crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner capsule targeted for May 17
(Reuters) - The target launch date for the long-awaited first crewed test flight of Boeing Co's new Starliner Space capsule h...
May 08, 2024
Timeline: Boeing's new Starliner set for first crewed flight to space station
(Reuters) - Two years after its initial unmanned journey to the International Space Station (ISS), Boeing's new Starliner ast...
May 07, 2024
Technology
Musk's X Corp loses lawsuit against Israeli data-scraping company
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit in which Elon Musk's X Corp accused an Israeli data-scraping...
9h ago
Elon Musk says Tesla will spend $500 million to expand charging network
(Reuters) - Tesla will spend more than $500 million to expand its fast-charging network, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, days a...
9h ago
US bill to restrict WuXi AppTec, Chinese biotechs revised to give more time to cut ties
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -A new version of a bill that would restrict U.S. business with certain Chinese biotechnology com...
11h ago
Binance registers with India's financial watchdog as it seeks to resume operations
By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) - Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has registered with India's Financ...
12h ago
FBI working towards nabbing Scattered Spider hackers, official says
By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. FBI is working towards charging hackers from the aggressive Scattered Spi...
15h ago
Entertainment
Dutch artist misses Eurovision rehearsal after 'incident', organisers say
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Dutch singer Joost Klein was missing from Friday's rehearsals of the Eurovision Song Contest follow...
10h ago
Beach Boys book covers 60 years of sun, surf and Good Vibrations
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - The Beach Boys share their story in a new book chronicling their rise from a small garage b...
11h ago
Italy's public TV apologises for mistakenly publishing Eurovision results
ROME (Reuters) - Italian public broadcaster RAI apologised on Friday for mistakenly revealing domestic voting results for the...
12h ago
US Supreme Court rules against Warner Music in copyright damages case
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Miami music producer in a leg...
May 09, 2024
Warner Bros Discovery misses estimates for quarterly revenue
(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue on Thursday, weighed down by a weak a...
May 09, 2024