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US opens national security probes into imported drones, polysilicon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it has opened national security investigations into the imp...
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Avelo Airlines to close US West Coast base amid backlash over deportation flights
By Doyinsola Oladipo -Avelo Airlines, a Texas-based budget carrier, said on Monday it will close its base at Hollywood Burban...
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Republican-led US Senate confirms Trump's first second-term judicial nominee
By Nate Raymond and Jack Queen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump secured approval of his first judicial nominee of...
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US nuclear regulator asks job seekers political questions
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A job notice posted by the U.S. nuclear power regulator asks applicants political qu...
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New York official again rebuffs Texas judgment against doctor over abortion pills
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A county official in New York on Monday rejected for a second time efforts by Texas to enforce ...
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National Sports
76ers' Paul George has arthroscopic surgery on left knee
Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Monday after sustaining an ...
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Jets sign WR Garrett Wilson to four-year, $130 million extension
Wide receiver Garrett Wilson will be sticking around in New York through 2030, having reached an agreement with the Jets on a...
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Report: Stu Sternberg agrees to sell Tampa Bay Rays for $1.7 billion
Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg has agreed in principle to a $1.7 billion deal to sell the franchise to a group led by a F...
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Mariners C Cal Raleigh will join Team USA in 2026 WBC
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is the latest player to commit to suiting up for the United States at the 2026 World Bas...
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LSU WR Nic Anderson injured in car crash
LSU transfer wide receiver Nic Anderson spent one night in a hospital this past weekend after he sustained unspecified injuri...
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World
Russian drones kill two in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, governor says
(Reuters) -Russian drones killed two people on Monday in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, regional governor Oleksander Prok...
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Israeli ultra-Orthodox party leaves government over conscription bill
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -One of Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties, United Torah Judaism, said it was quitting Prim...
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Portugal aims to reach NATO's defence spending goal without harming finances
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal is preparing a "credible" plan of gradual annual increases in defenc...
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy proposes PM Shmyhal as new defence minister
(Reuters) -Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday proposed current Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal as Ukraine's new d...
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Egypt says Israel-EU agreement has not increased aid to Gaza
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Egypt's foreign minister said on Monday that the flow of aid into Gaza has not increased despite an agree...
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Business
Fed's Powell asks watchdog to take fresh look at renovation project, Politico reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the Fed board's inspector general to take a fresh lo...
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Lockheed Martin delivers 72 F-35 jets facing upgrade delays, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Lockheed Martin has delivered 72 F-35 jets to the U.S. government as of May 1, after several months of delay due t...
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Behaviour of aging New Zealanders to impact interest rates, asset prices, RBNZ says
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's savings, borrowing and investment behaviour is likely to change as its population ages, a...
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UK retail spending bounced back in June, trade body says
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British shoppers spent more freely last month as unusually hot weather boosted demand for...
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China's economy set to slow in Q2 as pressure from US tariffs mounts
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -China's economy is likely to have cooled in the second quarter after a solid start to the yea...
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Politics
Republican-led US Senate confirms Trump's first second-term judicial nominee
By Nate Raymond and Jack Queen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump secured approval of his first judicial nominee of...
18m ago
US nuclear regulator asks job seekers political questions
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A job notice posted by the U.S. nuclear power regulator asks applicants political qu...
18m ago
Fed's Powell asks watchdog to take fresh look at renovation project, Politico reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the Fed board's inspector general to take a fresh lo...
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Cuomo to stay in New York mayoral race despite losing Democratic primary
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will stay in the New York City mayoral race as an independent candi...
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US Supreme Court clears way for Trump to gut Education Department
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump's administra...
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Health
WHO recommends Gilead's twice-yearly injection for HIV prevention
(Reuters) -The World Health Organization on Monday recommended Gilead's lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection, as a tool to p...
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Many US ice cream producers to phase out artificial food dyes by 2028
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON -Dozens of U.S. ice cream producers are planning to remove artificial colors from their products b...
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OraSure Technologies received takeover bid from industry entrepreneur, sources say
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Prominent healthcare entrepreneur Ron Zwanziger approached medical device maker Or...
7h ago
ViiV expands licence to allow generic HIV treatment production for low-income countries
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) -ViiV Healthcare, the HIV-focused joint venture majority owned by GSK, said on Monday it has ...
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India's Sun Pharma launches hair loss drug Leqselvi in US after patent settlement
By Rishika Sadam (Reuters) -India's top drugmaker by revenue Sun Pharma on Monday launched its anti-baldness drug Leqselvi in...
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Science
Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary depart space station for return flight
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson and four crewmates from India, Pol...
3h ago
SpaceX to invest $2 billion in Musk's xAI startup, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -SpaceX has committed $2 billion to xAI as part of a $5 billion equity round, deepening the ties between tech billi...
Jul 13, 2025
Taiwanese rocket fails to achieve Japan's first foreign launch
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Taiwanese private rocket company TiSpace terminated the flight of one of its rockets short...
Jul 12, 2025
Varda Space raises $187 million to accelerate development of drugs in space
(Reuters) -Varda Space Industries said on Thursday it has raised $187 million in a funding round led by venture capital firms...
Jul 10, 2025
US Transport Secretary Duffy to be interim NASA administrator, Trump says
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was directing Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to be the ...
Jul 10, 2025
Technology
Elmo's X account gets hacked, posts antisemitic and racist messages
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hackers broke into the X account of Sesame Street character Elmo and posted antisemit...
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Cognition AI to buy Windsurf, doubling down on AI-driven coding
(Reuters) -Artificial intelligence startup Cognition AI on Monday agreed to acquire Windsurf, an integrated development envir...
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Trump to unveil $70 billion in AI and energy investments, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will announce $70 billion in artificial intelligence and energy investments in Pennsyl...
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IDC sees growth in global smartphone market, despite tariffs, macroeconomic uncertainty
Global smartphone shipments increased 1% to 295.2 million units in the second quarter, despite tariff concerns and macroecono...
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Five EU states to test age verification app to protect children
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -France, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Greece will test a blueprint for an age verification ap...
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Entertainment
A Minute With: 'How To Train Your Dragon' star and director on making the live action movie
LONDON (Reuters) -"How To Train Your Dragon" writer and director Dean DeBlois says he feels both relief and pressur...
7h ago
Bob Geldof and Brian May mark Live Aid's 40th at London musical
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Musicians who performed at Live Aid, the transatlantic concert that raised millions for fa...
Jul 13, 2025
New 'Superman' muscles to $122 million at U.S., Canada box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A new "Superman" movie from Warner Bros hauled in $122 million at box offices in the United ...
Jul 13, 2025
US singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to lesser assault charge in UK court
LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm by a...
Jul 11, 2025
Disney and UK's ITV tie-up in joint streaming deal
LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. entertainment giant Walt Disney and British broadcaster ITV will carry a selection of each other's sho...
Jul 10, 2025