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National
Lawsuit over Wall Street's 'Fearless Girl' statue is settled
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sculptor who created the "Fearless Girl" statue that promoted gender d...
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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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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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Vietnam coffee farmers boost irrigation but running low on water, says report
By Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) - Coffee farmers in Vietnam, the world's largest producer of robusta coffee, have sharply incre...
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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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National Sports
Jason Kelce joining ESPN's 'MNF' pregame show
Recently retired Jason Kelce is joining ESPN this fall to be part of its "Monday Night Countdown" pregame show, The...
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Soccer-Real won't underestimate Bayern, says Ancelotti
(Reuters) - Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday that his side will not make the mistake of looking past Bayern...
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Anthony Edwards gets KD's endorsement as Wolves star rises to new level
When the Minnesota Timberwolves begin the second round of the playoffs this week, they'll have one more active observer tunin...
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Athletics-Father of the Ingebrigtsen brothers charged with physical abuse
(Reuters) - Norwegian police said on Monday they have pressed charges against Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father of Olympic 1,500...
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Boxing-Tyson v Paul sanctioned as professional fight
(Reuters) - Boxing great Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul's July 20 bout in Arlington will be a sanction...
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World
UK to deport migrants to Rwanda based on group agreed by Kigali, document shows
LONDON (Reuters) - The first asylum seekers to be deported from Britain to Rwanda will come from a group of 5,700 people that...
A few minutes ago
Italy neutralises Houthi drone attack in the Red Sea
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian navy ship shot down a drone fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels and targeting a European cargo, the It...
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US found five Israeli military units committed gross human rights violations before Gaza war
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department found five units of the Israeli military responsible for gros...
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Exclusive-UN experts say North Korea missile landed in Ukraine's Kharkiv
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The debris from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Jan....
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Blinken, Saudi crown prince discuss achieving peace, security in Gaza, US says
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday in Riyadh...
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Business
Experts, politicians call for scrutiny of Venezuela's use of cryptocurrency
(Reuters) - Venezuela's use of digital currencies, expected to increase after the United States ordered a wind-down of oil de...
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Hapag Lloyd CEO says he expects Red Sea crisis to end this year
(Reuters) - The CEO of German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd said on Monday he expects that the Red Sea crisis can be overcome...
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Global upstream sector set for deals worth $150 billion over rest of 2024, report says
(Reuters) - The global upstream industry could see dealmaking worth another $150 billion throughout the remainder of the year...
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NYCB delays annual shareholders meeting by two weeks
(Reuters) - New York Community Bancorp has pushed back its annual shareholders meeting by two weeks to June 5. The bank discl...
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Tesla's California registrations down second quarter in a row, dealer data shows
(Reuters) - Registrations of Tesla vehicles in California fell about 8% in the first quarter of 2024 for the second consecuti...
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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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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
Kristi Noem, a Trump VP contender, defends killing dog on family farm
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kristi Noem, a contender to become Republican Donald Trump'svice presidential running mate...
Apr 26, 2024
Health
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...
21m ago
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...
1h ago
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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Annovis' Alzheimer's treatment helps improve cognition in trial
(Reuters) -Annovis Bio said on Monday its Alzheimer's treatment showed significantly higher improvement in cognition in patie...
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US FDA publishes final rule for laboratory developed tests
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday published the final rule to ensure safety and effectiveness...
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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
Experts, politicians call for scrutiny of Venezuela's use of cryptocurrency
(Reuters) - Venezuela's use of digital currencies, expected to increase after the United States ordered a wind-down of oil de...
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Axel Springer to migrate some cloud applications to Microsoft's Azure
(Reuters) - Global news publisher Axel Springer will migrate some of its cloud-based applications to Microsoft's Azure and wo...
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Crypto company Tether invests $200 million in brain-chip maker Blackrock Neurotech
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - Crypto company Tether has invested $200 million in Blackrock Neurotech, taking a maj...
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Olympics-British Cycling confident new track bike will deliver more gold
(Reuters) - Britain's track bike for the Paris Olympics pushes technological boundaries and will give the team the best chanc...
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AI startup Blaize raises $106 million in funding
(Reuters) - AI computing firm Blaize said on Monday it has raised $106 million in funding, including from existing investors ...
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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...
11h ago
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...
21h ago
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