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National
Man who attacked Pelosi's husband sentenced to 30 years in prison
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - The man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home in 2022 and assaulted her husba...
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Complaint dismissed against Trump hush-money judge who donated to Biden
By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has dismissed an ethics complaint ag...
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Biden launches fresh bid for election support from Black voters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday launched a fresh bid to bolster support from African-American voters, lo...
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NY man who used name of fake 'Seinfeld' company pleads guilty to fraud
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Brooklyn man who ran a business named for a fake company from the TV show "Se...
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Cost to rebuild Brazil state after floods to be higher than initially thought, governor says
(Reuters) - The governor of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul said on Friday that the costs of rebuilding the ...
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National Sports
Doping-WADA criticises U.S. for undermining anti-doping efforts
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) continued to vigorously defend its handling of a drugs case ...
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Bruins' Brad Marchand game-time decision for Game 6 vs. Panthers
Bruins captain Brad Marchand participated in Boston's morning skate and is a game-time decision for Game 6 of the Eastern Con...
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Caitlin Clark show comes to Big Apple as Fever visit Liberty
The New York Liberty look to remain unbeaten on Saturday afternoon when they host the Indiana Fever and rookie Caitlin Clark ...
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Golf-Scheffler detained by police outside PGA Championship - report
(Reuters) - World number one Scottie Scheffler has been detained by police for an incident unrelated to an accident that caus...
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Golf-PGA Championship play delayed due to 'serious accident' near course
(Reuters) - The start of the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday has been delayed due to a "serious accident&...
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World
Ukraine restores consular services for military-age men abroad
(Reuters) - Ukraine will lift a temporary ban it imposed on consular services for military-age men living abroad starting on ...
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Israeli strikes kill at least 5 in Lebanon, including civilians
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least five people on Friday including Lebanese m...
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Gunmen kill three foreign tourists in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province
KABUL (Reuters) - Three foreign tourists and one Afghan citizen were killed by gunmen in Afghanistan's central Bamyan provinc...
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Yellen to push G7 to bring forward interest on Russian assets to aid Ukraine
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will push fellow G7 finance officials next week t...
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Sonia Gandhi makes emotional appeal to voters on behalf of son
(Reuters) - Sonia Gandhi, the leader of India's Congress party, made an emotional appeal to voters in the family borough, ask...
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Business
Hedge funds squeezed from short bets amid surging meme stocks, Goldman Sachs says
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds ditched bearish stock bets early this week at some of the highest rates in t...
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Factbox-Boeing faces multiple probes after mid-air MAX door plug blowout
(Reuters) - Boeing is facing heightened scrutiny from U.S. regulators and prosecutors into its safety and quality practices f...
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Fed's Bowman repeats she's willing to hike rates if needed
(Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Friday repeated her view that inflation will fall further with t...
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BuzzFeed CEO moves to majority stock based compensation amid AI push
(Reuters) - A major part of BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti's compensation will now be in stock options, the digital media firm sa...
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Fed Chair Powell tests positive for COVID-19, working from home
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, a Fed spokesperson said in an email...
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Politics
Biden launches fresh bid for election support from Black voters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday launched a fresh bid to bolster support from African-American voters, lo...
2h ago
With hunger, climate cuts, US House farm bill proposal faces slim Senate odds
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Agriculture Committee on Friday released a long-awaited farm bill draft...
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Explainer-Biden vs Trump: What to expect from presidential debates
By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to two deb...
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New York race for US House becomes latest Israel lobby battleground
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Democratic primary race for a U.S. House of Representatives seat in New York stat...
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Trump prosecutors' hard evidence bolsters Michael Cohen's testimony, experts say
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers at his New York criminal trial have portrayed his estranged former f...
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Health
Ontario reports first death from measles in over a decade
TORONTO, (Reuters) - An Ontario child under the age of five has died of measles making it the first such case in more than a ...
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Moderna wins case in patent dispute with Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID shot
(Reuters) -Moderna has won a case at the European Patent Office in its dispute with Pfizer and BioNTech over its COVID-19 vac...
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EU regulator scraps approval for pregnancy drug over cancer risk
(Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday recommended scrapping approval for a drug used to prolong gestation...
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Investors demand clarity from Fresenius over dialysis group FMC
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Investors demanded more clarity from German healthcare group Fresenius SE on Friday regarding its plans...
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GSK raises $1.5 billion from offloading Haleon stake at a discount
(Reuters) - GSK has raised 1.25 billion pounds ($1.52 billion) from selling its entire remaining stake in consumer healthcare...
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Science
A fox on stilts? Argentine long-legged maned wolf returned to the wild
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine conservationists have returned a rare and unusual-looking animal, a maned ...
7h ago
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...
May 16, 2024
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
Technology
Apple set to release slimmer iPhone in 2025, the Information reports
(Reuters) - Apple is developing a slimmer version of the iPhone that is likely to be launched by 2025, the Information report...
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US arrests two Chinese nationals in $73 million crypto scam
(Reuters) - U.S. authorities charged two Chinese nationals in a cryptocurrency scam that laundered at least $73 million from ...
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Canada's Security Intelligence chief warns that China can use TikTok to spy on users, CBC reports
(Reuters) - The head of Canada's Security Intelligence Service warned Canadians against using video app TikTok, saying data g...
3h ago
DXC Technology tumbles as investors fret over latest restructuring plan
(Reuters) - Shares of DXC Technology slumped 18% on Friday, after the IT services provider unveiled a new revamp and forecast...
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US labor board will suspend case against SpaceX pending company's legal challenge
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -The U.S. National Labor Relations Board told a Texas federal judge that it will suspend an admi...
5h ago
Entertainment
TV companies flaunt ad tech and AI to persuade advertisers to spend
By Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television "upfront" advertiser presentations this week in New York City w...
8h ago
Judge to rule on Alec Baldwin bid to avoid 'Rust' trial
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - A New Mexico judge was expected to rule on Friday whether to throw out the involuntary manslaughter...
8h ago
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 ...
May 16, 2024
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