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US Senate passes sweeping aviation safety, consumer bill
By David Shepardson and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate late on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a broad avi...
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US to post influenza A wastewater data online to assist bird flu probe, official says
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning to post data on...
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US civil rights groups sue Iowa over immigrant arrest law
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block an Iowa law authorizing the a...
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US asylum change aims to speed up some rejections at Mexico border
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new U.S. asylum change proposed on Thursday aims to more quickly reject asylum seekers...
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US to determine cause of Southwest, FedEx jetliners near-miss incident
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a June 6 hearing to determine t...
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National Sports
Pete Alonso, rested Mets take aim at Braves
Thanks to a rainout in St. Louis on Wednesday, the New York Mets' schedule in August will open with a four-city road trip in ...
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Basketball-No pressure says Clark as fans follow her to WNBA
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark is embracing the moment as she brings super-sized star powe...
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Tennis-Nadal battles past Bergs in Italian Open first round
(Reuters) - Ten-time champion Rafa Nadal overcame losing the opening set to defeat Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs 4-6 6-3 6-4 ...
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Hornets hire Charles Lee as head coach
Boston Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee agreed to become head coach of the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday. Lee, 39, will co...
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Union sign Cavan Sullivan, 14, to record homegrown deal
The Philadelphia Union signed 14-year-old midfielder Cavan Sullivan in a record contract for a Major League Soccer homegrown ...
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World
Anti-aircraft units intercept drone south of Moscow, no damage or injuries, mayor says
(Reuters) - Russian anti-aircraft units intercepted a drone south of Moscow and there were no injuries or damage from falling...
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Man shoots and wounds two police officers in Paris, French media reports
PARIS (Reuters) -A man shot and wounded two police officers in Paris after he got hold of one of the officer's weapons while ...
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Suffering worst drought in decades, Costa Rica orders electricity rationing
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Struck by the worst drought in five decades, Costa Rica announced an electricity ratio...
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I've been allowed out of my cage, King Charles jokes during visit
LONDON (Reuters) - King Charles joked he had been "allowed out of his cage" on Thursday as the British monarch visi...
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US warning on arms supplies prompts Israeli defiance, doubts
By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's announcement that he would withhold arms supplies if Isra...
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Business
US set to impose tariffs on China EVs and other strategic sectors, Bloomberg reports
(Reuters) -The Biden administration is set to announce new China tariffs next week that target strategic sectors including el...
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China's push for greener aluminium hit by erratic rains, power cuts
BEIJING (Reuters) - Erratic rainfall in China's southwest is frustrating a multibillion-dollar push to green an aluminium ind...
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Dollar nurses losses after another set of soft jobs data
By Vidya Ranganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar had a soft tone in early Asian trading on Friday after losing grou...
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Singapore's OCBC posts record Q1 profit, lifts margin guidance for 2024
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's second-largest bank Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) posted on Friday ...
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Oil prices up on stronger Chinese data, Middle East conflict
By Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday, continuing upwards trend on the signs of improving economy in...
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Politics
Hunter Biden loses bid to dismiss gun charges, clearing way for June trial
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A federal appeals court panel rejected a bid by U.S. President Joe Biden's son t...
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Donald Trump's youngest son Barron to represent Florida at Republican convention
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, will be one of the delegates representing ...
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Republican clerk charged in Michigan voting-system breach
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - A Michigan township clerk was charged with multiple felonies on Wednesday, the latest turn in a s...
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US House Speaker Johnson survives ouster attempt, but future uncertain
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson wakes up on Thursday having survive...
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House quickly defeats Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson
By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday quickly defeated an eff...
May 08, 2024
Health
Mettler-Toledo raises annual profit forecast despite expecting persistent weak demand
(Reuters) - Medical equipment maker Mettler-Toledo International raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday despite antici...
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Insulet misses first-quarter profit estimates as marketing costs weigh
(Reuters) - Insulet Corp reported first-quarter profit that missed market expectations on Thursday, weighed by higher marketi...
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US to post influenza A wastewater data online to assist bird flu probe, official says
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning to post data on...
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Masimo prepared to provide one board seat if activist Politan drops proxy contest
(Reuters) -Masimo said on Thursday that it is prepared to appoint Politan Capital Management's nominee William Jellison as a ...
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NYC sued for denying gay employees in vitro fertilization coverage
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - New York City was hit with a lawsuit on Thursday claiming it discriminates against gay male ci...
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Science
Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an a...
May 08, 2024
SpaceX's unit Starlink secures Indonesia operating permit
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The satellite unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, has secured a permit to operate in Indonesia, its com...
May 08, 2024
Russia starts developing nuclear power unit for joint lunar station with China, RIA says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has started developing a nuclear power plant for its planned joint lunar station with China, the RI...
May 08, 2024
First crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner capsule targeted for May 17
(Reuters) - The target launch date for the long-awaited first crewed test flight of Boeing Co's new Starliner Space capsule h...
May 08, 2024
Timeline: Boeing's new Starliner set for first crewed flight to space station
(Reuters) - Two years after its initial unmanned journey to the International Space Station (ISS), Boeing's new Starliner ast...
May 07, 2024
Technology
US set to impose tariffs on China EVs and other strategic sectors, Bloomberg reports
(Reuters) -The Biden administration is set to announce new China tariffs next week that target strategic sectors including el...
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Australia targets social media with parliamentary probe
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia announced on Friday that it would hold a parliamentary inquiry to look into the ne...
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OpenAI plans to announce Google search competitor on Monday, sources say
By Anna Tong (Reuters) - OpenAI plans to announce its artificial intelligence-powered search product on Monday, according to ...
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Gen Digital beats quarterly revenue estimates
(Reuters) - Cybersecurity firm Gen Digital beat Wall Street's fourth-quarter revenue estimate on Thursday, as customers spend...
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Exclusive-Chinese EV maker Zeekr prices US IPO at top of range to raise $441 million, source says
By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker Zeekr Intelligent Technology priced its U.S. initial public ...
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Entertainment
US Supreme Court rules against Warner Music in copyright damages case
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Miami music producer in a leg...
10h ago
Warner Bros Discovery misses estimates for quarterly revenue
(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue on Thursday, weighed down by a weak a...
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Spanish court dismisses second tax case against singer Shakira
MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish court on Thursday dismissed a tax investigation against Colombian pop star Shakira, after the of...
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Israel in spotlight at Eurovision semi-final as pro-Palestinian protests loom
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - The second semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest will take p...
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'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' cast harnessed their inner apes
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Freya Allan arrived on set for the first day of filming "Kingdom of th...
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