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Biden signs sweeping aviation safety, reform bill into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday signed sweeping aviation legislation to boost U.S. air traffic control...
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Texas governor pardons Uber driver convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - An Uber driver convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting a man...
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New York's summer average electrical prices expected to drop 3%
(Reuters) - The New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) on Thursday said that the average electricity prices for ful...
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US to speed up immigration cases of recent border crossers in new program
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration will speed up the immigration court cases of some single adults ...
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Buyout firm Roark explores sale of Primrose Schools, sources say
By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Roark Capital is exploring a sale of Primrose Schools that co...
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National Sports
MLB roundup: Yankees finish sweep of Twins
Clarke Schmidt did not allow a run over a career-high eight innings and the New York Yankees scored three times in the first ...
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Golf-Dazzling eagle gets Scheffler on right track at PGA Championship
(Reuters) - Scottie Scheffler sent the crowd into a frenzy as he holed out for an eagle to start his PGA Championship campaig...
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Rain dance? Wet track on Mystik Dan's Preakness wish list
Already aided when the morning-line favorite was scratched from the Preakness this week, Mystik Dan's stable is praying for r...
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Bruins on comeback trail against pesky Panthers in Game 6
There still is work to do to complete the difficult task of recovering from a 3-1 series deficit in the Eastern Conference se...
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Soccer-FIFA Congress to choose Women's World Cup host, seek racism penalties
By Martin Petty BANGKOK (Reuters) - Soccer's world body FIFA will decide the 2027 Women's World Cup host at an annual Congres...
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World
Four deaths confirmed from severe storm that ravaged Houston
(Reuters) - A severe storm packing hurricane-force winds pummeled Houston on Thursday, killing at least four people, blowing ...
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Chinese state-backed company to launch space tourism flights by 2028
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese commercial space company CAS Space announced its "space tourism vehicle" will first fly...
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'Massive' French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia
By Kirsty Needham and Camille Raynaud SYDNEY/PARIS (Reuters) - French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Cale...
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Putin to push growing Moscow-Beijing trade in China's northeast
By Bernard Orr BEIJING (Reuters) - After sealing pledges of a "new era" of strategic partnership with China's Xi Ji...
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Exclusive-Vietnam forfeits billions of dollars in foreign aid amid anti-graft freeze, document says
By Francesco Guarascio and Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam forfeited at least $2.5 billion in foreign aid over the last th...
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Business
Departing Boeing CEO's board status faces Friday vote by shareholders
(Reuters) - Boeing shareholders will vote on Friday whether outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun should remain on the board, adding intr...
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Morning Bid: Markets ponders rate path, shares listless
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The cold harsh reality of the Federal Reserve like...
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Malaysia's economy grows annual 4.2% in Q1, helped by export rebound
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's economy expanded 4.2% in the first quarter of 2024 from a year earlier, beating market ex...
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Chinese property developer Country Garden's Hong Kong liquidation hearing adjourned
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court adjourned to June 11 a hearing of a petition on Friday seeking liquidati...
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China's economy to improve further, stats bureau says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economic improvement will be further consolidated and strengthened as macro policies take effect,...
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Politics
US FDIC chief faces 2nd day of penitence on Capitol Hill
By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Martin Gruenberg on Thursday faced a second ...
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Garland blasts 'unfounded attacks' on US Justice Dept
By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday criticized wh...
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Trump, allies are laying the groundwork to contest potential election loss
By Nathan Layne and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - Donald Trump and his allies are laying the groundwork to contest a potential ...
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Democratic divide on Gaza war, campus protests hurting Biden, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are deeply divided over President Joe Biden's handling of ...
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Trump's lawyers to attack Michael Cohen's story of hush money scheme
By Jody Godoy, Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers plan to resume their cross-examination of...
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Health
Obesity and high blood sugar play ever growing role in ill-health, study shows
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Obesity, high blood sugar and high blood pressure among other metabolic issues now lead ...
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US FDA approves Amgen drug for small cell lung cancer
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted accelerated approval to Amgen's tarlatamab, a targeted i...
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US unveils proposal to ease restrictions on marijuana
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday unveiled a historic proposal to ease restric...
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GSK intends to sell its remaining stake in Haleon
(Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK said on Thursday it plans to sell about 385 million shares, representing its entire shareho...
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Properly cooked hamburgers pose no bird flu risk, US study finds
CHICAGO (Reuters) -No bird flu virus was found after cooking ground beef to medium to well done, the U.S. Department of Agric...
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Science
Sea otters get more prey and reduce tooth damage using tools
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Humans are not alone in the use of tools. Chimpanzees, for instance, crack nuts with stones and us...
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Study reveals history and oceanic voyages of remarkable baobab tree
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - The baobab tree is a distinctive sight on the landscape. When its contorted branches are leafless ...
May 15, 2024
Blue Origin to resume space tourist flights after near 2-year pause
(Reuters) - Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin will resume flights to space on Sunday, ending a near two-year pause of crewed oper...
May 14, 2024
Boeing Starliner's crew debut delayed again over spacecraft issue
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing's first Starliner mission carrying humans to space was delayed to May 21 over ...
May 14, 2024
For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - People greet each other in a variety of ways. They might say "hello," "guten tag,&q...
May 13, 2024
Technology
Stability AI in talks to raise money from investor group
(Reuters) - British artificial intelligence startup Stability AI is in talks with a group of investors for a large equity inv...
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Space data fuels India's farming innovation drive
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) - Lokeswara Reddy, an Indian farmer with two decades of experience, has seen hi...
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Crypto boom, erratic rain spark outages in Laos, Asia's clean power export hub
By Sudarshan Varadhan BANGKOK (Reuters) - Higher electricity demand in Laos due to cryptocurrency mining and erratic rainfall...
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Take-Two expects GTA VI launch in fall 2025, cuts bookings forecast
(Reuters) -Take-Two Interactive Software tempered expectations for fiscal 2025 bookings on Thursday, after setting the releas...
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Copart's third-quarter revenue beats as vehicle sales rise
(Reuters) - Online vehicle auction services provider Copart marginally beat third-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday as ve...
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Entertainment
After decades, Francis Ford Coppola's opus 'Megalopolis' finally debuts at Cannes
By Miranda Murray CANNES (Reuters) - Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola closed a decades-in-the-making chapter of his lo...
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Concord terminates $1.51 billion offer for Hipgnosis
(Reuters) -Apollo-backed Concord terminated its proposed $1.51 billion offer for Hipgnosis Songs Fund on Thursday, according ...
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Dystopia and glamour collide as new 'Mad Max' saga premieres at Cannes
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Marvel royalty Chris Hemsworth walked the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet alongside star-of-the-...
May 15, 2024
Netflix nears deal for NFL games, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Netflix is finalizing a deal to buy exclusive rights to stream two National Football League (NFL) games on Christm...
May 15, 2024
For Cannes film market, conditions ripe for success after early pandemic years
CANNES (Reuters) - All the elements are in place for a successful Cannes film market after several subdued pandemic years, wi...
May 15, 2024