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South Carolina voting map faulted for racial bias by court revived for 2024
By John Kruzel (Reuters) - A federal court that previously threw out a Republican-drawn South Carolina electoral map for bias...
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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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National Sports
Tennis-Zverev sees off in-form Marozsan to reach Miami semi-finals
(Reuters) - German fourth seed Alexander Zverev overcame tricky conditions to beat Hungary's Fabian Marozsan 6-3 7-5 on Thurs...
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Patriots special teams veteran Cody Davis announces retirement
New England Patriots veteran special teams player Cody Davis announced his retirement on social media Thursday after 11 seaso...
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Warriors' Draymond Green on most recent ejection: 'It just can't happen'
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green said Thursday that he deserved to be ejected for his actions less than four minu...
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Caitlin Clark named to Team USA training roster
USA Basketball announced the 14 players invited to training camp for the women's national team on Thursday and it included on...
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Poland to send troops to Paris Olympics amid security challenge
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland said on Thursday it will join international efforts to help keep the Olympic Games in France safe b...
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World
Brazil's Lula says current EU-Mercosur deal negotiations look more promising than before
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that the trade deal which Mercosur an...
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Bus accident in South Africa kills at least 45, Transport Ministry says
(Reuters) - South Africa's Department of Transport on Thursday said a bus crash near Mamatlakala in the province of Limpopo r...
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Portugal's president accepts new government's cabinet lineup
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Thursday accepted the lineup of a new center-right minorit...
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Poland to send troops to Paris Olympics amid security challenge
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland said on Thursday it will join international efforts to help keep the Olympic Games in France safe b...
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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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Business
US, Mexico to partner on semiconductor supply chain development
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will partner with Mexico to explore semiconductor supply chain opportunities, the St...
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New York City Retirement System to back Disney in boardroom battle with Trian, Blackwells
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Retirement System plans to vote for all Walt Disney directors in a bruising boardroom ...
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Frustration for some of Bankman-Fried's victims who hoped for stiffer sentence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some former FTX customers expressed anger and disappointment on Thursday after Sam Bankman-Fried, the ...
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Kitchen sponge maker Scrub Daddy explores sale, sources say
By Abigail Summerville (Reuters) - Scrub Daddy, the kitchen sponge maker that gained popularity after securing an investment ...
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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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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
Bristol Myers' bowel disease drug fails to meet main goal in late-stage study
(Reuters) - Bristol Myers Squibb said on Thursday its experimental drug to treat Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory bowe...
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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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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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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
Poland's CD Projekt full-year net profit rises 39%
By Adrianna Ebert GDANSK (Reuters) -CD Projekt, Poland's biggest games developer, posted a 39% rise in full-year net profit o...
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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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Entertainment
'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan to be given knighthood
LONDON (Reuters) - British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan, fresh from his Oscar victory for historical drama "Oppe...
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Blackwells sues Disney in Delaware over disclosure in relationship with ValueAct
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackwells Capital is ratcheting up the pressure on Walt Disney in a bruising boardroom battle by suing ...
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'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...
Mar 27, 2024
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