Seasonal US fuel demand hits pandemic lows, weighs on refining margins
By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline and diesel demand are at their weakest seasonal level since the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday, pulling refiners' margins for making t...
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Presidential candidate RFK Jr said he had a brain worm in 2012, New York Times reports
(Reuters) - Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a brain abnormality that he said doctors attributed to a parasite in his head, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. Citing a 12-year-old deposition, the Times said K...
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Death toll from heavy rains in Brazil hits 100
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The death toll from heavy rains that swamped Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state in recent days has climbed to 100, local civil defense said on Wednesday, adding that 128 people were still missing. (Reporting by Andre Romani and...
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Climeworks opens world's largest plant to extract CO2 from air in Iceland
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Climeworks has opened the world's largest operational direct air capture (DAC) plant to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, with its Mammoth plant in Iceland almost ten times larger than the current reco...
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Georgia appeals court to hear Trump's bid to disqualify Fani Willis
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump notched another win on Wednesday in his campaign to slow the criminal cases against him when a Georgia appeals court agreed to hear his bid to disqualify the district attorney prosecuting him for t...
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Biden to unveil $3.3 billion Microsoft AI investment in battleground Wisconsin
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will visit the political battleground state of Wisconsin on Wednesday to announce plans by Microsoft Corp to build a $3.3 billion high-tech data center that will create thousands of jobs, ...
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Five takeaways from Stormy Daniels' testimony at Donald Trump's trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stormy Daniels took the witness stand on Tuesday at Donald Trump's criminal trial and described in lurid detail her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the former U.S. president. Trump has pleaded not guilty to Manh...
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Isabelle Huppert to head Venice Film Festival jury
ROME (Reuters) - Isabelle Hubbert will head the main competition jury at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers said on Wednesday. Hubbert won the best actress award in Venice in 1988 for her performance in "Story of Women" and in 1995 for "L...
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Republicans allege US Iran envoy sent classified material to personal email, phone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republican lawmakers said they believe the security clearance of Rob Malley, who is on unpaid leave from his post as U.S. special envoy for Iran, was suspended because he allegedly sent classified documents to his persona...
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US lawmakers seek to strengthen bill to ensure quick airline refunds
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House and Senate negotiators have agreed to revise language in an aviation reform bill to ensure quick refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled and who are not seeking alternative fli...
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US explores AI to train immigration officers on talking to refugees
By Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is piloting artificial intelligence to train officers who review applicants for refugee status in the United States, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters o...
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Eurovision favourites Croatia, Ukraine qualify for grand final
By Tom Little and Isabelle Yr Carlsson MALMO (Reuters) - Croatia and Ukraine, two favourites to win Eurovision 2024, were among the first 10 contestants to qualify for the competition's grand final on Saturday, following an initial round of semi-fi...
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John Krasinski's 'IF' brings imaginary world alive for daughters
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - John Krasinski says he made his new film "IF" for his children. The live-action and animated fantasy comedy is written, directed and produced by Krasinski, who also plays the main character's father and voices "M...
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Factbox-How to vote for your favourite in Eurovision 2024
By Isabelle Yr Carlsson MALMÖ, Sweden (Reuters) - The world's biggest live music event, Eurovision Song Contest, will take place in Sweden in the second week of May with 37 participating countries. Roughly 100,000 visitors from 89 countries are exp...
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Idaho will seek to revive 'abortion trafficking' law in US appeals court
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Idaho will urge a federal appeals court on Tuesday to revive a 2023 law making it a crime to help a minor cross state lines for an abortion without her parent's consent, which a judge blocked in November. A three-judg...
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Biden welcomes peaceful protests at college commencements, White House says
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes peaceful protests at college commencement ceremonies where he and other administration officials will speak, the White House said on Tuesday as pro-Pales...
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US probe finds widespread sexual misconduct at FDIC
By Douglas Gillison and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation must make sweeping changes to address widespread sexual harassment and other misconduct, according to a damning independent report released on Tuesda...
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US lawmakers await Biden administration report on Israeli weapons use
By Patricia Zengerle, Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is to report to U.S. lawmakers as soon as Wednesday on whether Israel is violating international humanitarian law or obstructing aid del...
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Brazil floods disrupt rail, road access to major grains ports
By Roberto Samora and Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Road and rail links to a major grains port in southern Brazil have been disrupted by the impact of heavy floods, Anec, an association representing global grain exporters including Cargill and Bun...
May 07, 2024
Brazil floods death toll rises to 90, dozens still stranded
By Amanda Perobelli and Leonardo Benansatto ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (Reuters) - Rescuers rushed to evacuate people stranded by devastating floods across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on Tuesday, with 90 reported dead and despera...
May 07, 2024
Biden to condemn antisemitism, praise free speech at Holocaust remembrance
By Trevor Hunnicutt and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to honor 6 million Jews killed eight decades ago, his message will be as much about the present as the past. Biden wi...
May 07, 2024
TikTok, ByteDance sue to block US law seeking sale or ban of app
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance sued in U.S. federal court on Tuesday seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 mil...
May 07, 2024
US soldier detained in Russia travelled through China without clearance- Army
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier who has been detained in Russia travelled to the Russian city of Vladivostok through China without clearance from the military, the U.S. Army said on Tuesday. The soldier, who the Army identified as Staff Serge...
May 07, 2024
Oklahoma tornadoes kill at least one person, injure five
(Reuters) - A swarm of tornadoes touched down overnight in Oklahoma, according to local media reports, killing at least one person and injuring at least five as they flattened homes and ripped down trees in the northeast corner of the state. As the...
May 07, 2024
Payments in focus as prosecutors make their case in Trump hush money trial
By Jack Queen, Luc Cohen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Donald Trump's criminal trial are expected to call more witnesses on Tuesday as they build out their argument that he was responsible for illegally covering up a hush mo...
May 07, 2024