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Exclusive-Trump plans to make Cold War-era plutonium available for nuclear power
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans to make available about 20 metric tons of Cold War-er...
26m ago
Trump says US conducting tariff investigation into furniture imports
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration will conduct a "major" tariff investigation on ...
35m ago
Court upholds Connecticut assault weapons ban adopted after Sandy Hook school shooting
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a Connecticut ban on assault weapons the state adopted af...
1h ago
Epstein associate Maxwell says she never saw Trump behave inappropriately
By Luc Cohen, Andrew Goudsward and Jack Queen (Reuters) -Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of the late financier and sex offend...
1h ago
Trump threatens federal intervention in Chicago, government takeover in D.C
By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would expand his crim...
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National Sports
Shane Lowry 'disappointed to hear' why he may need Ryder Cup captain's pick
A quirk in Team Europe's Ryder Cup selection process means that Irishman Shane Lowry is likely to need one of Luke Donald's s...
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Athletics-Jefferson-Wooden crushes 100m field again in Brussels
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -American sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden blew away a strong field in the 100 metre...
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Giants place RHP Landen Roupp (knee) on IL
The San Francisco Giants' fading playoff hopes took a further blow Friday when right-hander Landen Roupp landed on the 15-day...
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Brazilian F Brenner returns to Cincinnati on loan
Brazilian striker Brenner has returned to FC Cincinnati on loan from Italian Serie A side Udinese. The move, announced Friday...
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Tennis-Top seed Sinner declares himself fit ahead of US Open title defence
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) -Defending champion Jannik Sinner has allayed concerns about his fitness ahead of his U.S. Open tit...
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World
Trump names Sergio Gor as next US ambassador to India
(Removes extraneous word from paragraph 1) (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had named Sergio Gor to b...
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Vietnam island building in Spratlys may soon surpass China's, report says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Vietnam has significantly expanded island-building work in areas it claims in the Spratly Islands chain...
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Dutch foreign minister quits caretaker government over Gaza
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp, part of a caretaker government, quit his cabinet post on Friday ...
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Epstein associate Maxwell says she never saw Trump behave inappropriately
By Luc Cohen, Andrew Goudsward and Jack Queen (Reuters) -Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of the late financier and sex offend...
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Putin sees 'light at end of the tunnel' in Russia-US ties, cooperation in Arctic and Alaska
By Anastasia Lyrchikova and Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that there was "lig...
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Business
Brazil unveils new $1.9 billion credit line for companies hit by US tariffs
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's state development bank BNDES announced on Friday a fresh credit line of 10 billion reais ($1.85 ...
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Braskem sale negotiations with Tanure fund persist despite end of exclusivity window
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Talks for Brazilian firm Novonor, formerly Odebrecht, to sell a controlling stake in petrochemical compa...
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Exclusive-Air Canada labor deal faces fierce opposition over wages, vote could fail
(Reuters) -Many Air Canada flight attendants are dissatisfied with wage increases in a tentative agreement that ended a cripp...
1h ago
BlackRock's Levy-Odom to lead stewardship in Americas
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) -BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, recently promoted a se...
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Fitch affirms US credit rating at 'AA+', expects deficit to narrow on tariff surge
(Reuters) -Fitch affirmed the United States' long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at "AA+" on Friday, c...
2h ago
Politics
Trump says US conducting tariff investigation into furniture imports
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration will conduct a "major" tariff investigation on ...
35m ago
Epstein associate Maxwell says she never saw Trump behave inappropriately
By Luc Cohen, Andrew Goudsward and Jack Queen (Reuters) -Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of the late financier and sex offend...
1h ago
Trump threatens federal intervention in Chicago, government takeover in D.C
By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would expand his crim...
2h ago
Head of Pentagon's intelligence agency fired, officials say
By Idrees Ali and Jonathan Landay (Reuters) -The head of the Pentagon's intelligence agency has been fired, two U.S. official...
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Texas Senate debates redistricting bill, is expected to pass it easily
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -The Texas Senate on Friday began debating a bill that redraws the state's congressional maps at the...
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Health
Judge pauses portion of US changes to ACA insurance
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge in Baltimore on Friday paused portions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service...
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Factbox-How the IPC global hunger monitor determines famine
(Reuters) -A global hunger monitor determined on Friday that famine is taking place in Gaza, nearly two years after Israel la...
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Health Rounds: GLP-1 drugs linked to lower cancer risks
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By N...
10h ago
Ailing US nuclear workers in limbo after Trump pauses medical compensation claims
By Valerie Volcovici HARRIMAN, Tennessee (Reuters) -Steve Hicks worked for 34 years at the Y-12 National Security Complex - w...
11h ago
Bavarian Nordic beats revenue expectations, as launch of takeover bid nears
(Reuters) -Bavarian Nordic, subject of a takeover offer valuing the vaccine maker at about 19 billion Danish crowns ($3 billi...
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Science
Japan to provide H3 rocket for Europe's mission to observe Apophis asteroid
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will join a European project to observe the Apophis asteroid when it passes close to...
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Japan to launch new spacecraft to resupply International Space Station in October
(Corrects to say HTV-X was built jointly by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric, not just Mitsubishi Electric...
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Nigerian firm develops bionic arms for amputees
By Kazeem Sanni UYO, Nigeria (Reuters) -Gift Usen cannot wait to have her hand. Born 25 years ago in Akwa Ibom, southern Nige...
Aug 21, 2025
French firm teams up with JetZero on hydrogen-powered flight
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -A French technology startup unveiled plans on Wednesday to work with clean-aircraft venture Je...
Aug 20, 2025
India says it successfully test-fired locally developed intermediate range ballistic missile
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India said it had successfully test-fired "Agni 5", its locally developed intermediate range b...
Aug 20, 2025
Technology
Trump poised to unveil Intel deal for equity stake on Friday, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -The Trump administration and Intel are poised to announce details of an agreement to give the U.S. government an e...
3h ago
Apple in talks to use Google's Gemini AI to power revamped Siri, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Apple is in early talks to use Google's Gemini AI to revamp the Siri voice assistant, Bloomberg News reported on F...
3h ago
Cybersecurity firm Netskope reveals revenue surge in US IPO filing
(Reuters) -Netskope's revenue surged 30.7% in the first half of fiscal year 2026, the cybersecurity firm disclosed on Friday ...
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Waymo gets first permit to test autonomous vehicles in New York City
(Reuters) -Alphabet's robotaxi unit Waymo has received its first permit to begin testing its autonomous vehicles in New York ...
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Visa shutters US open-banking unit as data fight heats up, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Payments processor Visa has shut its open-banking business in the United States, Bloomberg News reported on Friday...
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Entertainment
UK actor Noel Clarke loses libel lawsuit over sexual misconduct accusations
LONDON (Reuters) -British actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke lost his libel lawsuit against The Guardian newspaper on Friday ove...
10h ago
Helen Mirren says it's great to see older people's life experiences in 'The Thursday Murder Club'
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) -Actor Helen Mirren, one of the stars of "The Thursday Murder Club," a movie about ...
21h ago
Singer Lil Nas X arrested after charging at officers, police say
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES -Grammy-winning American singer Lil Nas X was arrested early on Thursday morning after charg...
22h ago
Apple boosts subscription price for TV+ to $12.99
(Reuters) -Apple will raise the price of streaming service Apple TV+ by $3 starting Thursday, following a similar move by Com...
Aug 21, 2025
Hollywood's biggest AI debut? Las Vegas Sphere's 'Wizard of Oz'
By Dawn Chmielewski LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -When "The Wizard of Oz at Sphere" opens off the Las Vegas Strip on Aug. 28...
Aug 21, 2025