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National
Black-owned brands urge US consumers not to boycott Target over end of diversity efforts
By Arriana McLymore and Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) - Please don't boycott Target: That's the message from Black foun...
29m ago
Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he woul...
29m ago
Trump signs order to eliminate DEI in military, reinstate members removed by vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Monday that eliminated diversity, equity and in...
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Trump administration puts on leave nearly 60 USAID career staff after aid freeze
By Daphne Psaledakis, Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has put on leave about 60...
2h ago
Trump: We will have a lot of people bidding on TikTok
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Monday there will be many people bidding to own TikTok, and he doe...
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National Sports
NASCAR to consider playoff format changes for 2026
As NASCAR teams prepare to kick off the new season, changes to the Cup Series playoff format could be on the horizon. NASCAR ...
33m ago
Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle) exits game vs. Lakers
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball sprained his left ankle in the second quarter of a meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers on...
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Providence F Bryce Hopkins (knee) out for season again
Providence coach Kim English said Monday that Bryce Hopkins will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, the second s...
34m ago
Reports: Fenway Sports Group trying to sell minority stake in Penguins
Fenway Sports Group is looking to sell a minority share of the Pittsburgh Penguins, multiple media outlets reported Monday. T...
34m ago
WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu shown early exit in Singapore
Cristina Bucsa of Spain rallied to eliminate No. 7 seed Emma Raducanu of Great Britain 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 in a three-hour-plus mar...
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World
Tonga names crown prince as defence, foreign minister
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tonga's Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala has been named minister for defence and foreign affairs, taking ...
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US has options to address Chinese influence in Panama, US official says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Maritime Commission will tell a U.S. Senate committee that...
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Analysis-Indonesia's new leader expands military's role in test of fragile democracy
By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) - Nearly three decades after the fall of Indonesia's authoritarian leader, General Suhart...
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Trump administration puts on leave nearly 60 USAID career staff after aid freeze
By Daphne Psaledakis, Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has put on leave about 60...
2h ago
UN chief Guterres calls for more exemptions to US aid pause
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the Uni...
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Business
Japan govt nominates Waseda professor Koeda as new BOJ board member
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government on Tuesday nominated Waseda University political science and economics professor Ju...
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DeepSeek's low-cost model rattles Australian AI shares
By Aaditya GovindRao (Reuters) - Australian stocks that are exposed to the artificial intelligence wave fell sharply on Tuesd...
22m ago
China Vanke's Hong Kong shares climb after reshuffle of top management
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Property developer China Vanke's Hong Kong shares firmed on Tuesday following a change of top management...
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Currency markets jittery as traders assess DeepSeek, tariff concerns
By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese yen gave up some of the safe-haven driven gains on Tuesday as investors grappl...
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Oil prices hold near two-week low as weak China data adds to demand concerns
(Reuters) - Oil prices hovered near a two-week low on Tuesday after weak economic data from China and warming weather forecas...
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Politics
Trump administration puts on leave nearly 60 USAID career staff after aid freeze
By Daphne Psaledakis, Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has put on leave about 60...
2h ago
Quakers sue to keep US immigration agents out of houses of worship
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Quaker groups sued on Monday to prevent U.S. immigration agents from carrying arrests and searches in...
3h ago
Trump calls on US Congress to boost funding for border security
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he wants Congress to pass a bill that includes an increase in fu...
3h ago
Bessent confirmed as Treasury secretary by majority of Senate; voting continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Monday backed President Donald Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent to...
3h ago
Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary...
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Health
China to prioritise physical education in schools as obesity rates rise
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than ...
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UK detects human case of bird flu, says wider risk remains low
LONDON (Reuters) -British health authorities said on Monday they had detected a case of the H5N1 bird flu in a person in cent...
11h ago
Novo Nordisk to cap insulin prices in Minnesota settlement
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk agreed to cap insulin prices to settle a lawsuit in which Minnesota's attorney ge...
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Sage rejects Biogen's takeover offer, to explore strategic alternatives
(Reuters) - Sage Therapeutics said on Monday that its board has unanimously rejected the takeover offer it received from Biog...
12h ago
Weight-loss drug developer Metsera seeks up to $1.78 billion valuation in US IPO
(Reuters) - Weight-loss drug developer Metsera is targeting an up to $1.78 billion valuation in its initial public offering, ...
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Science
Fossil reveals Cretaceous drama of a croc attack on a flying reptile
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - About 76 million years ago, a juvenile of one of the largest flying creatures in Earth's history, ...
Jan 24, 2025
Where did dinosaurs first evolve? Scientists have an answer
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dinosaurs long dominated Earth's land ecosystems with a multitude of forms including pl...
Jan 23, 2025
Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with...
Jan 21, 2025
Lonestar's moonshot: Firm aims to place data center on lunar surface
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) - Lonestar Data Holdings is reaching for the moon in its quest to place the first physical data cen...
Jan 21, 2025
Great white shark's 9-million-year-old ancestor found in Peru
LIMA (Reuters) - Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white sh...
Jan 20, 2025
Technology
DeepSeek's low-cost model rattles Australian AI shares
By Aaditya GovindRao (Reuters) - Australian stocks that are exposed to the artificial intelligence wave fell sharply on Tuesd...
22m ago
Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he woul...
29m ago
KuCoin pleads guilty, agrees to pay nearly $300 million in US crypto case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - KuCoin, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, pleaded guilty on Monda...
3h ago
Column-US 'exceptionalism' meets DeepSeek disruption: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The jury is still out on whether Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepS...
3h ago
Trump: We will have a lot of people bidding on TikTok
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Monday there will be many people bidding to own TikTok, and he doe...
3h ago
Entertainment
Nineties boy band Boyzone get candid in 'atypical' documentary
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Thirty years on from its creation, members of the Irish boy band Boyzone reunite to recou...
3h ago
'I’m Still Here' shows what authoritarianism looks like, says star Fernanda Torres
By Isabel Teles and Janaina Quinet SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The role of a mother who rebuilds her life after her husband goes mi...
6h ago
Don't let AI 'rip off' artists, Beatles star McCartney warns UK government
LONDON (Reuters) - Beatles musician Paul McCartney has warned that artificial intelligence could be used to "rip off&quo...
Jan 26, 2025
Dior's Kim Jones pares down embellishments for winter catwalk show
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - Dior men's artistic director Kim Jones kept embellishments to a minimum for his winter 20...
Jan 24, 2025
Louvre Museum adds haute couture to high antiquity
PARIS (Reuters) - The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, is for first time displaying haute couture gowns and accessori...
Jan 24, 2025