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National
US retail sales beat expectations in May
WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in May, but a slowdown is likely as the cushio...
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Portugal to offer fast-track areas for wind, solar projects
LISBON, June 17 (Reuters) - Portugal's government on Wednesday launched a process to assign over 1,000 areas for wind and sol...
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As oil roundtrips, AI booms, and US consumers spend, economists' Fed outlooks hit the extremes
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - Is the second half of 2026 when the U.S. consumer finally cracks and leav...
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'Toy Story 5' tackles tech tensions and tween girl trials
By Danielle Broadway EMERYVILLE, California, June 17 (Reuters) - For actor Joan Cusack, who voices the animated cowgirl Jessi...
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Warsh-led Fed expected to leave interest rates unchanged
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesda...
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National Sports
MLB roundup: Dodgers top Rays 1-0 on Shohei Ohtani's homer
Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run in the sixth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers prevailed in a pitchers' duel, earning a ...
6h ago
Soccer-Arnautovic decisive as Austria triumph over Jordan on World Cup return
By Martin Petty SANTA CLARA, California, June 16 (Reuters) - Austria celebrated their long-awaited return to the World Cup wi...
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Soccer-Austria return from long World Cup absence with nervy 3-1 win over Jordan
SANTA CLARA, California, June 16 (Reuters) - Austria marked their return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence with a &...
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Soccer-Merlin the duck: From Mexico City streets to World Cup stardom
MEXICO CITY, June 16 (Reuters) - A domesticated duck named Merlin, sporting a miniature Mexico shirt and custom duck socks, h...
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Soccer-Messi hat-trick equals scoring record as Argentina dazzle against Algeria
By Lori Ewing KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 16 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi scored a majestic hat-trick to equal the all-time World...
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World
Spain's ex-PM Zapatero denies wrongdoing in graft court hearing
By David Latona and Emma Pinedo MADRID, June 17 (Reuters) - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, a former prime minister of Spain, t...
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Taiwan says its delegates have been barred from ocean conference in Kenya
NAIROBI, June 17 (Reuters) - Kenya has barred delegates from Taiwan from attending an international conference on oceans in t...
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Trump threatens to resume bombing campaign if Iran does not "behave"
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that an interim accord with Iran wa...
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Exclusive-Colombia's ELN open to talks with new president, but says it can survive military offensive
By Luis Jaime Acosta JUNGLE OF CHOCO PROVINCE, COLOMBIA June 17 (Reuters) - Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels ...
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UK-Iranian national charged with arson at London memorial wall
LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - A man who holds both British and Iranian nationality has been charged with an arson attack in ...
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Business
Chile central bank trims GDP growth estimate, raises inflation forecast
SANTIAGO, June 17 (Reuters) - Chile's gross domestic product is expected to grow between 1% and 1.75% this year, the...
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Morningstar teams up with Wall Street firms to open private markets to retail investors
June 17 (Reuters) - The wealth division of Morningstar has teamed up with Apollo Global Management, Franklin Templeton and ...
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CarMax tops first-quarter revenue estimates on higher prices, wholesale demand
June 17 (Reuters) - CarMax topped revenue estimates for the first quarter on Wednesday, helped by higher used-vehicle pric...
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Russian central bank says household inflation expectations fall to 12.4% in June
MOSCOW, June 17 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank said on Wednesday that inflationary expectations ...
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China to support IPOs by 'future industry' startups, large model companies
By Samuel Shen and Eduardo Baptista SHANGHAI/BEIJING, June 17 (Reuters) - China took fresh steps on Wednesday to fund tech in...
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Politics
Trump calls for delay of spy nominee's confirmation
By Patricia Zengerle and Erin Banco WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a Senate he...
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Trump: Clayton DNI confirmation won't go forward until McDonald is confirmed as US Attorney
June 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday's Senate hearing on Jay Clayton's nomination to become the next U.S...
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US Senate narrowly blocks new bid to rein in Trump war powers
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly blocked the latest Democratic-led ef...
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Lawmakers in the dark on Iran deal as Trump says he will send it to Congress
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was willing to send his interi...
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Trump invokes Defense Production Act for munitions, supply chains
WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to address constraints in ...
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Health
Jazz Pharma, AbCellera ink antibody deal worth up to $876 million
June 17 (Reuters) - Jazz Pharmaceuticals has signed a research collaboration and licensing agreement with Canada's AbCellera ...
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UniQure gets FDA nod for accelerated filing of Huntington's treatment, shares surge
June 17 (Reuters) - UniQure said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed existing trial data could supp...
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Robots improve drug tests for catching lurking cancer cells
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays) By Na...
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US progesterone supplies tighten as menopause treatment demand grows
By Mrinalika Roy and Sriparna Roy June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. supplies of progesterone are coming under strain, with patients, c...
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Italy's privacy watchdog fines Emirates over handling of passenger health data
ROME, June 17 (Reuters) - Italy's data protection authority said on Wednesday it had fined the Emirates airline €180,...
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Science
Blue Origin starts launch pad rebuild, targets New Glenn rocket return in 2026
PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - Reconstruction has begun at Blue Origin's Florida launch pad after a New Glenn rocket exploded ...
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Yes, the universe's expansion is still accelerating, researchers say
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - Taking a fresh look at data involving a specific type of stellar explosion, a ...
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Retail investors build big dreams on small slices of SpaceX
(This June 13 story has been repeated with no changes to the text) By Suzanne McGee, Akash Sriram and Manya Saini NEW YORK, J...
Jun 13, 2026
Space stocks slump as blistering rally cools after SpaceX market debut
June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. space stocks tumbled on Friday as investors rushed to lock in gains on the day of SpaceX's market de...
Jun 12, 2026
Scientists decipher ancient origins of the Euphrates River
By Will Dunham June 12 (Reuters) - Uruk, the world's first metropolis and the birthplace of written language, was nourished b...
Jun 12, 2026
Technology
In US, EU mutual interest for Europe to use best AI models, von der Leyen says
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday it was in t...
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Jabil raises annual profit forecast amid strong data center demand
June 17 (Reuters) - Jabil raised its 2026 profit forecast on Wednesday, as the electronic-component maker looks to capitalize...
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US awards $500 million to Nvidia-backed SandboxAQ for finding new chipmaking materials
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. government awarded $500 million on Wednesday to startup Sandbox...
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China to support IPOs by 'future industry' startups, large model companies
By Samuel Shen and Eduardo Baptista SHANGHAI/BEIJING, June 17 (Reuters) - China took fresh steps on Wednesday to fund tech in...
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AI will lead to labour shortages, Bezos says in optimistic talk
PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - Artificial Intelligence will lead to labour shortages, not the replacement of humans, Amazon found...
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Entertainment
'Fallout' producer lauds tax breaks for luring show to Hollywood
By Dawn Chmielewski SANTA CLARITA, California, June 16 (Reuters) - As guests milled around a cavernous sound-stage that house...
Jun 16, 2026
Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and anti-apartheid champion, dies at 91
By William Schomberg June 15 (Reuters) - Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, whose music buzzed with the bustle of South Africa's towns...
Jun 15, 2026
Netflix expands iHeartMedia partnership, adds Kate Hudson, Martha Stewart podcast shows
June 15 (Reuters) - Netflix is adding several new podcast shows to its content library, including ones by Hollywood star Kate...
Jun 15, 2026
French watchdog orders conservative news channel CNews to comply with pluralism rules
By Michel Rose PARIS, June 15 (Reuters) - France's media regulator on Monday ordered rolling news channel CNews to comply wit...
Jun 15, 2026
Fox strikes $22 billion deal for Roku to fuel streaming push
By Milana Vinn, Dawn Chmielewski, Harshita Mary Varghese and Aditya Soni June 15 (Reuters) - Fox Corp is buying Roku in a cas...
Jun 15, 2026





