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US Supreme Court weighs Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday confronts a major test of the power...
34m ago
More than 100 pilot whales stranded in Western Australia, experts say
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Marine wildlife experts were frantically trying to rescue some 140 pilot whales stranded on Thursday in th...
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US births retreat after pandemic-era growth
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of births in the United States fell by 2% in 2023 from the previous year, dri...
2h ago
'Stop arming Israel' Passover protest in Brooklyn harkens back to 1969 Freedom Seder
By Aurora Ellis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gathered around a banner emblazoned with the words "stop arming Israel," thous...
4h ago
Overcrowded Venice introduces first payment charge for tourists
VENICE (Reuters) - Venice becomes the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for tourists in an ef...
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National Sports
Tennis-Osaka doing her homework on clay ahead of French Open
(Reuters) - Naomi Osaka picked up her first win on clay in two years on Wednesday and while the former world number one is ad...
49m ago
Golf-Woods, McIlroy to receive loyalty payouts from PGA Tour, report says
(Reuters) -Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are among the golfers expected to be given equity in PGA Tour Enterprises as a thank ...
7h ago
Cardinals send struggling outfielder Jordan Walker to minors
The St. Louis Cardinals sent struggling outfielder Jordan Walker back to the minors on Wednesday. Walker, 21, was optioned to...
10h ago
Steelers rework linebacker Alex Highsmith's deal, clear $7M
The Pittsburgh Steelers restructured linebacker Alex Highsmith's contract to clear more than $7 million in salary cap space, ...
10h ago
Report: Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown gets $120M extension
The Detroit Lions have agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension with All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, NFL Networ...
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World
Russian programmers play 'cat and mouse' game to outsmart censors
By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - When Antony Rudkovsky was about 15, he began to teach himself how to build virtual pr...
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Exclusive-China harbors ship tied to North Korea-Russia arms transfers, satellite images show
By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China is providing moorage for a U.S.-sanctioned Russian cargo...
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Macron aims to cement French influence in EU, lift party fortunes with landmark speech
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will outline his vision for Europe as a global power on Thu...
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China stands by economic data, says defence spending 'transparent'
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) - China defended the veracity of its economic numbers and asserted its military spending was &qu...
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Taiwan's president-elect appoints new team, says island's security difficult
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan faces a difficult national security situation, with China pressing closer all the time, President-e...
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Business
Toyota says to partner with Tencent in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Toyota Motor will partner with tech giant Tencent in China, it said on Thursday, as it looks to expand it...
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Toyota to delay EV production launch in US to 2026, Mid Japan Economist reports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor will delay the start of its electric vehicle (EV) production in the U.S. to the spring of 2026...
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Equinor Q1 profit beats forecast
OSLO (Reuters) -Equinor on Thursday posted higher-than-expected profits for the first quarter and said this was driven by hig...
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LG Display returns to quarterly loss on drop in off-season demand
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean flat-screen maker LG Display returned to an operating loss in the first quarter, hit by weakeni...
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Thai banks to cut rates by 25 bps for 'vulnerable groups', bankers' association says
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai banks will cut lending rates by 25 basis points for vulnerable groups for a period of six months, th...
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Politics
Grand jury indicts 18 in alleged Arizona fake elector scheme to re-elect Trump
(Reuters) -A grand jury has indicted 18 people on charges that they took part in an Arizona fake elector scheme to re-elect t...
4h ago
Arizona Democrats say they will try again to repeal 1864 abortion ban
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Democrats in Arizona's House of Representatives said on Wednesday they would try once more to repe...
10h ago
US House Democrat Donald Payne Jr. dead at 65
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Payne Jr., a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives who represented a northern New Jerse...
10h ago
Biden's re-election campaign won't stop using TikTok
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden's reelection campaign plans to continue using TikTok, a campaign official sa...
13h ago
TikTok CEO expects to defeat US restrictions: 'We aren't going anywhere'
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday that the company expects to win a legal ...
14h ago
Health
Clinical lab operator Labcorp to buy bankrupt genetic test maker Invitae for $239 million
(Reuters) - Laboratory service provider Labcorp said on Wednesday it will acquire Softbank-backed Invitae Corp's assets aucti...
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Molina Healthcare beats profit estimates aided by higher premiums
(Reuters) - Molina Healthcare beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, aided by higher premiums in...
4h ago
McKinsey faces US criminal probe over opioids work, sources say
By Mike Spector, Nate Raymond and Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) - McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in th...
6h ago
Universal Health Services quarterly results beat on higher hospital admissions
(Reuters) - Universal Health Services on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit aided by higher patien...
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Arizona Democrats say they will try again to repeal 1864 abortion ban
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Democrats in Arizona's House of Representatives said on Wednesday they would try once more to repe...
10h ago
Science
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...
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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...
7h ago
Huge energetic flare from magnetic neutron star detected
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stella...
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Factbox-Shenzhou-18 caps over two decades of Chinese human spaceflight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Thursday in the country's 13th crewed mission to...
Apr 24, 2024
US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols and Joey Roulette UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are set to face off ...
Apr 23, 2024
Technology
STMicro cuts FY revenue outlook as slowing car demand bites
(Reuters) - European chipmaker STMicroelectronics on Thursday lowered its full-year sales guidance, the latest semiconductor ...
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Apple loses top spot in China market with shipments down 6.6% in Q1, data shows
(Reuters) - Apple lost its crown as China's biggest smartphone seller in the first quarter of 2024 as its smartphone shipment...
2h ago
Battery firm LG Energy Solution Q1 profit plunges on weak EV sales
By Heekyong Yang and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean battery firm LG Energy Solution (LGES) posted on Thursday a 7...
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Cisco says hackers subverted its security devices to spy on governments
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Technology firm Cisco Systems said that hackers have subverted some of its digital s...
4h ago
Teradyne sees strong Q2 results on steady chip-testing equipment demand
(Reuters) - Semiconductor-testing equipment maker Teradyne forecast second-quarter profit and revenue above Wall Street estim...
4h ago
Entertainment
Ambani's JioCinema cuts subscription prices as India's streaming war heats up
By Aditya Kalra and Kanjyik Ghosh (Reuters) - JioCinema, the streaming platform run by India's Reliance Industries, on Thursd...
7h ago
Young Russians dance to K-pop and watch anime amid Asian culture boom
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A few years ago, Karina Marakshina had to explain what K-pop was when asked to describe the musical style ...
17h ago
Eurovision euphoria boosts travel to Sweden's Malmo, eDreams says
(Reuters) - Eurovision fever boosted travel searches for the Swedish coastal city of Malmo by 176% between September 2023 and...
17h ago
Record giant HYBE audits 'NewJeans' label as infighting returns to K-pop
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's largest music company is auditing the management of one of its labels as it susp...
19h ago
John Lennon's lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction
By Lisa Keddie and Will Russell LONDON (Reuters) - A previously lost 12-string acoustic guitar that belonged to the late John...
Apr 23, 2024