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Pentagon sees no change in Russia's strategic nuclear force posture
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon has not seen a change to Russia's disposition of its strategic nuclear forces, it said on...
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Chicago museum acquires new specimen of famed Archaeopteryx
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - An exquisitely preserved fossil of the earliest-known bird Archaeopteryx, a pigeon-sized specimen ...
2h ago
U.S. hospital network Steward files for bankruptcy, aims for new loan
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steward Health, which operates 30 hospitals in nine U.S. states, filed for Chapter 11...
4h ago
Trump to return to New York courtroom for criminal hush money trial
By Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump returns to a New York courtroom on Monday, where he will be...
4h ago
Columbia cancels university-wide commencement ceremony after protests
By Julia Harte NEW YORK (Reuters) -Columbia University on Monday canceled its main, university-wide commencement ceremony sch...
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National Sports
Mavericks sign coach Jason Kidd to extension
The Dallas Mavericks signed coach Jason Kidd to a multi-year extension on Monday amid speculation that he was linked to the c...
3h ago
Boxing-Inoue knocks out Nery to defend unified super bantamweight title
(Reuters) - Undefeated Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue survived a first round knockdown to knock out challenger Luis Nery in the s...
4h ago
Tennis-Tsitsidosa era ends as Badosa announces split with Tsitsipas
(Reuters) - Former world number two Paula Badosa is no longer in a romantic relationship with fellow tennis player Stefanos T...
11h ago
Tennis-Sinner to play in French Open only if 100% fit
(Reuters) - Jannik Sinner has cast doubt on his French Open participation, with the world number two saying he will only comp...
14h ago
MLB roundup: Red Sox extinguish Twins' 12-game win streak
Ceddanne Rafaela and Rafael Devers hit two-run home runs and the Boston Red Sox pulled away for a 9-2 win over the Minnesota ...
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World
UAE and New Zealand to launch talks for a free trade deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates will begin negotiations over a free trade agreement, the Pacific ...
1h ago
Netanyahu agrees to reopen Gaza crossing for humanitarian aid, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday that he would ensure...
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Hamas accepts Egypt, Qatar's ceasefire proposal, Al Jazeera reports
CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas told Egyptian and Qatari mediators that it had accepted their Gaza ceasefire proposal, Qatari broadca...
1h ago
Several people trapped after building collapses in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Several people were trapped after a multi-storey building under construction collapsed in the South A...
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UK's Lib Dem party to submit no-confidence motion in PM Rishi Sunak's government
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Liberal Democrat party said on Monday it would submit a parliamentary motion of no confidence in...
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Business
Investors pull $9.9 billion from hedge funds in March - Nasdaq eVestment
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - Investors withdrew an estimated net $9.9 billion from hedge funds in March, up from $780...
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Nio on track to unveil its first mass-market car in May, executive says
By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) - China's premium electric vehicle maker Nio is on track to unveil a new model under a ma...
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Fed's Barkin: Current rate level will cool demand, doesn't see "overheating"
By Howard Schneider COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - The current level for the Federal Reserve's benchmark interest rate ...
1h ago
US financial markets watchdog to collect data on bilateral repo
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Office of Financial Research (OFR), a U.S. Treasury Department-based research po...
1h ago
Tesla lays off more staff in software, service teams, Electrek reports
(Reuters) -Electric-vehicle maker Tesla has launched another round of layoffs including staff from the software, service and ...
2h ago
Politics
New York state sues group over abortion pill reversal claims
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - New York state's top prosecutor on Monday sued Heartbeat International, an anti-abortion group...
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US crypto super PACs have raised more than $100 million, report says
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Outside political groups tied to the cryptocurrency industry have raised more than $102 million to...
3h ago
Trump to return to New York courtroom for criminal hush money trial
By Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump returns to a New York courtroom on Monday, where he will be...
4h ago
Trump accuses Biden of running 'Gestapo administration'
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Democratic rival President Joe ...
May 05, 2024
Democratic lawmakers tell Biden evidence shows Israel is restricting Gaza aid
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scores of lawmakers from U.S. President Joe Biden's Democratic Party told him on Fr...
May 03, 2024
Health
People with two copies of a risk gene have genetic form of Alzheimer's, scientists say
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who carry two copies of the APOE4 gene are virtually guaranteed to develop Al...
3h ago
Novavax's top shareholder Shah Capital ramps up efforts for board shakeup
(Reuters) - Hedge fund Shah Capital on Monday urged Novavax shareholders to vote against the re-election of three directors a...
4h ago
Gossamer Bio and Chiesi Group to collaborate for blood pressure treatment
(Reuters) - Gossamer Bio said on Monday it will collaborate with Chiesi Group to develop and commercialize its drug seralutin...
6h ago
China should boost number of ICU beds, state agencies say
By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China should increase the number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds over the next few ye...
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BioNTech says 90% of 2024 revenues will accrue at end of year
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's BioNTech, whose COVID-19 vaccine in partnership with Pfizer was widely used during the pandem...
7h ago
Science
Boeing's new Starliner capsule set for first crewed flight to space station
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Boeing Co's new Starliner astronaut capsule was poised ...
7h ago
German company launches candle wax-powered rocket on test flight into space
BERLIN (Reuters) - German company HyImpulse successfully launched on Friday a candle wax-powered rocket capable of carrying c...
May 03, 2024
Factbox-China's missions to the moon - past, present and future
By Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday launched a mission to collect samples from the moon's "h...
May 03, 2024
Scientists discover possible hammerhead shark nursery in Ecuador's Galapagos
QUITO (Reuters) - A team of researchers has discovered a potential breeding ground for smooth hammerhead sharks off an island...
May 02, 2024
Orangutan's use of medicinal plant to treat wound intrigues scientists
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, ...
May 02, 2024
Technology
Video streaming services see downloads, active users drop in April, BofA report shows
(Reuters) - Video streaming services saw a drop in downloads and active users during April, a research note by Bank of Americ...
43m ago
Microsoft readies new AI model to compete with Google, OpenAI, The Information reports
(Reuters) - Microsoft is training a new, in-house AI language model large enough to compete with those from Alphabet's Google...
3h ago
Synopsys to sell software unit to Clearlake, Francisco in $2.1 billion deal
(Reuters) -Synopsys will sell its software integrity (SIG) unit to a private equity consortium led by Clearlake Capital and F...
3h ago
Robinhood Crypto gets Wells notice from US SEC
(Reuters) - Retail trading platform Robinhood Markets said on Monday its cryptocurrency trading arm received a Wells notice f...
3h ago
Trump Media dismisses auditor BF Borgers amid SEC fraud charges
(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's media and technology company said it had replaced its auditor, BF Borgers, a...
4h ago
Entertainment
Exclusive-Disney and Comcast seek advisor to resolve Hulu valuation, sources say
By Anirban Sen and Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walt Disney and Comcast are seeking to hire a financial adviser to r...
1h ago
A Minute With: producer Mike Gunton on working with naturalist David Attenborough
(Reuters) - Veteran British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough turns 98 on May 8, but according to his longtime co...
5h ago
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes Taiwan - EMSC
(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Taiwan, on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said....
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Thousands of Madonna fans gather on Copacabana beach for free concert
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Thousands gathered on Rio de Janeiro's famous Copacabana beach on Saturday ahead of a free open-ai...
May 04, 2024
Europapa or Baby Lasagna? Contestants to look out for at Eurovision 2024
By Isabelle Yr Carlsson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Eurovision Song Contest, a music kitsch-fest watched by some 200 million p...
May 04, 2024