By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -Texas and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported a case of avian influenza in a person who had contact …
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Study finds mercury contamination in Brazil’s Yanomami people
by Reutersby ReutersBy Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living closer to illegal …
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By Herbert Lash and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares and bond yields meandered on Wednesday after data showed U.S. services industry growth eased further in March, suggesting …
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Hamas sticking to ceasefire conditions including Israeli Gaza pullout
by Reutersby ReutersBy Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said on Wednesday that his Palestinian Islamist movement at war with Israel was sticking to its conditions for a ceasefire in …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump recently spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people briefed on …
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By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The State Department’s No. 2 diplomat suggested on Wednesday that the AUKUS submarine project between Australia, Britain and the U.S. could help …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold an April 10 hearing on the nomination of Jennifer Homendy to serve a new term as chair …
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Chef Jose Andres says Israel targeted his aid workers ‘systematically, car by car’
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Celebrity chef Jose Andres told Reuters in an emotional interview on Wednesday that an Israeli attack that killed seven of his food aid workers in …
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S&P 500, Nasdaq close slightly higher after soft services sector data, Fed comments
by Reutersby ReutersBy Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed higher on Wednesday after data showing the U.S. services industry growth slowed further in March, but the advance …
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By Dawn Chmielewski, Lisa Richwine and Svea Herbst-Bayliss LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney shareholders backed Chief Executive Bob Iger and other company directors on Wednesday, defeating a campaign by …
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US pushes back on judge over Trump claim that classified records he kept were personal
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. prosecutor leading the case against Donald Trump for retaining classified documents after leaving office pushed back on a federal judge after she …
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By Howard Schneider and Abhirup Roy STANFORD, California (Reuters) -Federal Reserve officials including U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell on Wednesday continued focusing on the need for more debate and …
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Trump campaign, RNC triple fundraising in March to $65.6 million
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The election campaign of former U.S. President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee said on Wednesday they raised over $65.6 million in March, …
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Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years kills 9 people, 50 missing
by Reutersby ReutersBy Yimou Lee and Fabian Hamacher HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday and injured more than 900, while 50 workers …
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UN Security Council fails to condemn strike on Iran in Syria
by Reutersby ReutersBy Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States, Britain and France on Wednesday opposed a Russian-drafted U.N. Security Council statement that would have condemned an attack on Iran’s …
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White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon
by Reutersby ReutersBy Joey Roulette and Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday directed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies, …
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Teen hero relives Moscow concert horror as mother worries about him
by Reutersby ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) – Teenage cloakroom attendant Artem Donskov helped people flee to safety when gunmen stormed a concert hall near Moscow last month. Now his mother is trying to get …
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Trump loses bid to delay hush money trial until US Supreme Court review
by Reutersby ReutersBy Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York judge on Wednesday denied Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to …
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Microsoft, Quantinuum claim breakthrough in quantum computing
by Reutersby ReutersBy Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Microsoft and Quantinuum on Wednesday said they have achieved a key step in making quantum computers a commercial reality by making them more reliable. The …
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Analysis-Hunt for Disney CEO Bob Iger’s successor kicks into high gear
by Reutersby ReutersBy Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – With Walt Disney’s months-long proxy war with activist investor Nelson Peltz in the rear-view mirror, attention is refocused on finding CEO Bob Iger’s successor. The …
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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will speak by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, three days after Israel launched an attack in which …
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Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders push companies to cut cost of asthma inhalers, prescription drugs
by Reutersby ReutersBy Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden hosted a White House event with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to tout their fight against high prescription …
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By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – The son of a Dominican lawmaker was fatally shot at a gas station in Houston, Texas, according to police, who said on Wednesday they were …
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US service sector expands moderately in March; price pressures easing
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. services industry growth slowed further in March, while a measure of prices paid by businesses for inputs dropped to a four-year low, which bodes well for …
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Explainer-What to know about bird flu in dairy cows and the risk to humans
by Reutersby ReutersBy Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Texas officials reported on Monday that a farm worker tested positive for H5N1, or bird flu, that has spread to dairy cows in Texas, …