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First law protecting consumers' brainwaves signed by Colorado governor
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Wednesday signed into law the first measure passed in the U.S. th...
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Trump hush money prosecutors seek to ask about fraud, E. Jean Carroll
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial want to ask the former U.S. preside...
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Argentina corn harvest faces more deep cuts from stunt disease spread
By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's corn harvest, already cut sharply due to a stunt disease spread by l...
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Biden says uncle shot down over area populated by cannibals in World War Two
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday raised the possibility that an uncle who served in the Pacific campai...
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Yellen calls Republican delays in approving Ukraine aid inexcusable
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday underscored the Bi...
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National Sports
Trevor Lawrence not distracted by looming deal with Jaguars
As he enters his fourth NFL season, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is eligible for a contract extension for the first ti...
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WTA roundup: Coco Gauff downs another American in Stuttgart
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff outlasted Sachia Vickery for a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win on Wednesday in an all-American, second-round match at...
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Olympics-U.S. athletes praise Paris Games prize money plan
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - World Athletics' (WA) plan to offer prize money to Olympic gold medallists is a much need...
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Bill Belichick joining Pat McAfee for NFL draft-day coverage
Bill Belichick, known as a man of few words while the head coach of the New England Patriots, apparently is ready to share hi...
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NBA-Toronto Raptors' Porter banned for life from NBA for gambling
By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Raptors' Jontay Porter was given a lifetime ban from the National Basketball Ass...
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World
Stabbed Sydney Assyrian bishop says recovering quickly, forgives attacker
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Assyrian bishop who was stabbed during a service at his Sydney church said on Thursday he was recoverin...
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Prince William returns to public duties after wife Kate's cancer revelation
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William will return to public duties on Thursday for the first time since his wife Kate r...
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EU to widen Iran sanctions, including drones, missiles -statement
PARIS (Reuters) - The EU will take further sanctions against Iran following the country's recent attack on Israel, in particu...
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UNRWA chief warns man-made famine tightening grip across Gaza
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A man-made famine is "tightening its grip" across the Gaza Strip, th...
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Jordan says Israeli retaliation for Iran strikes risks wider regional war
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Wednesday an Israeli retaliation agai...
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Business
Micron set to get $6 billion in chip grants from US, Bloomberg reports
(Reuters) -Memory chip maker Micron Technology is set to get more than $6 billion in grants from the U.S. Commerce Department...
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CSX beats quarterly estimates on higher intermodal, coal export volumes
(Reuters) - U.S. railroad operator CSX reported first-quarter earnings above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, helped by hi...
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UBS plans next round of layoffs in Credit Suisse integration, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - UBS Group is planning another round of job cuts after its takeover of Credit Suisse that is expected to affect ov...
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Foreign holdings of US Treasuries hit record high; Japan holdings rise, data shows
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries surged to a record in February, its fift...
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United Airlines says Boeing to compensate for damages caused by MAX 9 fleet grounding
(Reuters) -United Airlines said on Wednesday it has entered into an agreement with Boeing on compensation of financial damage...
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Politics
Yellen calls Republican delays in approving Ukraine aid inexcusable
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday underscored the Bi...
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Columbia University president takes heat at congressional antisemitism hearing
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday accused Columbia University's president of failin...
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Microsoft finds Russian influence operations targeting U.S. election have slowly begun
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Wednesday it found Russian online campaigns aimed at influencing the outcome of t...
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US Senate expected to swiftly end Mayorkas impeachment
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday is expected to make...
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Arizona Democrats seek to repeal 1864 abortion ban, but need Republican help
By Liliana Salgado and Daniel Trotta PHOENIX (Reuters) - Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday will ...
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Health
FDA classifies recall of Boston Scientific device as 'most serious'
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday classified a recall of Boston Scientific's device used to block...
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Italy's ruling coalition accused of attacking abortion rights
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's right-wing ruling coalition faces opposition accusations of trying to limit abortion rights with a p...
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Vanda Pharmaceuticals rejects takeover proposal from Future Pak
(Reuters) - Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc on Wednesday said it is rejecting a takeover proposal from Future Pak, a privately-held...
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Most doses of Lilly's Mounjaro and Zepbound in limited availability, US FDA says
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration website showed that most doses of Eli Lilly's diabetes drug Mounjaro and we...
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Sage Therapeutics scraps plans for Parkinson's drug after mid-stage failure
(Reuters) -Sage Therapeutics said on Wednesday it will stop development of its experimental drug to treat Parkinson's disease...
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Science
Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and father
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to...
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Head of Russian space agency says work under way on modernised Angara rocket
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is working on a modernised Angara-A5M rocket capable of launching manned spacecraft, and plans to l...
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Astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that o...
Apr 16, 2024
Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - You might call it a cup of Joe, java, mud, brew, mocha, or your morning jolt. Coffee un...
Apr 16, 2024
Australia's Juukan Gorge yields up rare Tasmanian Devil tooth
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Archaeologists surveying the Juukan Gorge rock shelter in Western Australia that was destroyed by Rio T...
Apr 16, 2024
Technology
Fintech startup Ramp raises $150 million as valuation recovers
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Ramp, a developer of finance and expense management software for companies, has raised $150 million...
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New Cadence supercomputers aim to speed creation of chips, software
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Cadence Design Systems on Wednesday introduced the latest version of supercomputer based around...
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Crown Castle beats site rental revenue estimates on steady demand
(Reuters) - Wireless tower operator Crown Castle beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter site rental revenue on Wednesda...
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Google lays off employees, shifts some roles abroad amid cost cuts
(Reuters) - Alphabet-owned Google is laying off an unspecified number of employees, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday,...
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Exclusive-Billing software firm Zuora explores sale after takeover interest, sources say
By Milana Vinn NEW YORK (Reuters) -Zuora, which makes subscription management software for businesses, is exploring options t...
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Entertainment
Bon Jovi docuseries allows peek at band's private history
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Rockers Bon Jovi open up about their 40-year career in the new docuseries "Thank You...
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British actor Hugh Grant settles privacy lawsuit against publisher of the Sun - court documents
LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against the publisher of The Sun tabloid newspaper over cla...
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Statue to Tony Blair honours "Tonibler" cult in Kosovo
By Fatos Bytyci FERIZAJ, Kosovo (Reuters) - As sculptor Agon Qosa put some of the finishing touches to a statue of Tony Blair...
Apr 16, 2024
Russia adds director and playwright to 'terrorists and extremists' list
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian theatre director Zhenya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk have been added to an officia...
Apr 15, 2024
Ritchie's tale of ungentlemanly warfare aims to be fun
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - With his latest movie "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare", which is inspire...
Apr 15, 2024