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Biden to deliver Morehouse commencement address over student, faculty concerns
By Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has no plans to abandon giving the commenceme...
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Former US NSA employee gets nearly 22 years in prison for attempted espionage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) was sentenced on Monday to nearly 22 year...
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J&J, Bristol Myers lose challenges to US drug price negotiation program
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a challenge by Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson ...
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'Multiple' law enforcement officers shot in North Carolina, police say
(Reuters) - Multiple law enforcement officers have been shot in Charlotte, North Carolina, local police said on Monday, in wh...
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Southwest Airlines launches delay compensation program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines has launched a delay compensation program as part of a $140 million Transportation ...
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National Sports
Soccer-US and Mexico withdraw bid for 2027 Women's World Cup, eye 2031
(Reuters) - U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation have withdrawn their joint bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup...
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NBC plans about $2.5 billion offer to get NBA rights from TNT, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - Comcast's NBCUniversal is planning to invest an average of about $2.5 billion a year to broadcast a package of Na...
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Soccer-Uzbekistan and Japan secure qualification for Olympic Games
DOHA (Reuters) - Uzbekistan and Japan on Monday secured two of Asia's three berths at this year's Olympic Games football tour...
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NFL-No cruel summer ahead as Kelce signs contract extension with Chiefs
(Reuters) - Travis Kelce signed a two-year contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday that will see the three-t...
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Golf-Bradley impressed but not intimidated by Scheffler's dominance
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - While some golfers might enjoy the respite of playing an event without red-hot Scottie Scheffler ...
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World
King Charles to visit cancer centre on his return to public duties
LONDON (Reuters) - King Charles will visit a cancer treatment centre on Tuesday on his return to public duties after the Brit...
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As new Haiti leadership takes power, gangs demand a seat at the table
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's new transition council is set to choose the country's next president on Tuesday, but leade...
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Mali forces kill senior figure in Islamic State affiliate
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Malian forces killed Abu Huzeifa, a commander for a West African affiliate of Islamic State, during a larg...
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Peru seeks to avoid arbitration over Chinese-built mega port
LIMA (Reuters) - The Peruvian government is looking to avoid an international arbitration process which could be filed by Chi...
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US, Egyptian presidents hold phone call over Gaza ceasefire talks
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a phone call on Monday from U.S. President Joe Biden to di...
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Business
Supermaket chain Coles posts 3.4% rise in revenue
(Reuters) -Australia's Coles Group on Tuesday reported a rise in third-quarter revenue, as signs of cooling inflation helped ...
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Strained Chinese cities struggle to pay home buying subsidies
By Liangping Gao and Marius Zaharia BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Amy Wang was counting on a 100,000 yuan ($13,800) subsidy p...
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Multi-strategy hedge fund launches tumble in first quarter, says Preqin
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - New multi-strategy hedge fund launches accounted for less than one in 10 of new funds in...
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South Korea March factory output falls most in 15 months
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's factory output fell in March by the most in 15 months, government data showed on Tuesday, mis...
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NBC plans about $2.5 billion offer to get NBA rights from TNT, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - Comcast's NBCUniversal is planning to invest an average of about $2.5 billion a year to broadcast a package of Na...
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Politics
Republican-led states sue to block Biden protections for transgender students
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Five Republican-led states on Monday filed lawsuits challenging new Biden administration regulatio...
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US Lawmakers press Biden administration on use of crypto to evade sanctions
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Two lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration on the use of cryptocurrency to evade sanction...
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Blinken says he'll press Israel on more humanitarian aid to Gaza
By Humeyra Pamuk RIYADH (Reuters) - The U.S. has seen measurable progress in the humanitarian situation in Gaza, U.S. Secreta...
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VP Harris seeks to energize Black voters with economic opportunity tour
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday will launch a multistate tour to tout econ...
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Biden to speak at White House Correspondents' Dinner, protests planned
By Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will speak on Saturday night at the annual White House Cor...
Apr 27, 2024
Health
J&J, Bristol Myers lose challenges to US drug price negotiation program
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a challenge by Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson ...
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US FDA grants full approval for Pfizer's cervical cancer drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted traditional approval for Pfizer's drug for cervical cancer patients...
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State health plans must cover gender-affirming surgery, US appeals court rules
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Health insurance plans run by U.S. states must cover gender-affirming surgeries for transgende...
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USDA to test ground beef in US states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday it is collecting samples of ground beef...
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One dose of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy back in supply, FDA website shows
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration website showed on Monday one dose of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy...
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Science
What did people eat before agriculture? New study offers insight
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The advent of agriculture roughly 11,500 years ago in the Middle East was a milestone f...
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Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Paleontologists from Argentina announced the discovery of a new medium-sized her...
Apr 25, 2024
China sends astronauts to Chinese space station for six-month stay
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station for a six-month stay, ...
Apr 25, 2024
Scottish spaceport moves closer to satellite launches
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's SaxaVord Spaceport moved a step closer to being able to send satellites into orbit after regulat...
Apr 25, 2024
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...
Apr 25, 2024
Technology
F5 issues downbeat forecast on weak demand for IT-related services
(Reuters) - F5 on Monday reported disappointing quarterly sales and gave a downbeat earnings forecast, as it grappled with we...
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NXP Semiconductors forecasts Q2 profit above estimates on industrial demand recovery
(Reuters) - NXP Semiconductors NV forecast second-quarter profit above estimates on Monday, as easing inventory corrections a...
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Genuine Parts CEO Paul Donahue to be replaced by operations head
(Reuters) - Automotive and industrial replacement parts provider Genuine Parts' CEO Paul Donahue will step down from his posi...
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UnitedHealth hackers took advantage of Citrix vulnerabilty to break in, CEO says
By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hackers broke into UnitedHealth's tech unit on Feb. 12 by exploiting a security vu...
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Paramount CEO Bob Bakish resigns amid merger talks
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) -Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish is stepping down and will be replaced by three executives, the co...
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Entertainment
French actor Gerard Depardieu questioned over alleged sexual assaults
PARIS (Reuters) - French screen legend Gerard Depardieu was detained for questioning on Monday in connection with alleged sex...
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Start me up: The Stones kick off North America tour in Houston
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones kicked off their North America tour at a packed venue in Houston ...
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Blackstone outbids Concord in $1.6 billion takeover battle for Hipgnosis
(Reuters) - Blackstone has agreed to acquire Hipgnosis Songs Fund for about $1.57 billion, after the private equity giant out...
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Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department' dominates US sales and Billboard charts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop megastar Taylor Swift sold 2.61 million album and streaming units of "The Tortured Poets Dep...
Apr 28, 2024
New film captures Afghan women's courage in failed peace talks with Taliban
By Jenna Zucker TORONTO - The new documentary "The Sharp Edge of Peace" begins with a harrowing scene: Fawzia Koofi...
Apr 27, 2024