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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...
1h ago
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...
1h ago
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...
1h ago
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
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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Reports: Chiefs adjust Travis Kelce's contract; now highest-paid TE
Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs agreed to a new two-year deal that makes the nine-time Pro Bowl selection the NFL's h...
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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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World
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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US appeals to UAE, others to stop support for Sudan's warring parties
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.S. is appealing to all countries - including the United Arab Emirates - ...
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Uruguay ex-president Jose Mujica diagnosed with 'challenging' cancer
By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Jose Mujica, Uruguay's former president and one of Latin America's best-known leade...
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Duchess Sophie visits Ukraine in first trip by British royal since start of war
LONDON (Reuters) - Sophie, Britain's Duchess of Edinburgh, has visited Ukraine, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy an...
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Business
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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Brazil's government to launch commission to unlock South American integration projects
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government will soon create an interministerial commission chaired by the Planning Ministry to ...
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IMF approves $1.1 billion funding for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved $1.1 billion in funding for Pakistan on...
1h ago
WeWork reaches settlement with creditors, rebuffs Neumann bid
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shared office space provider WeWork announced on Monday a settlement with its junior ...
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Geopolitical tensions pose risk to euro zone inflation, ECB's VP says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation is on its way back to 2%, but the process is bound to be bumpy and geopolitical ten...
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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...
11h ago
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
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...
1h 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...
3h 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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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
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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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...
1h ago
Apple shares rise 3% after analyst upgrade
By Sinéad Carew (Reuters) - Shares in Apple Inc were up 3% on Monday after a well-known analyst at Bernstein Societe G...
2h ago
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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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...
7h ago
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...
12h 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...
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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