First Human to Receive Transplanted Pig Kidney Dies
May 12 By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said. “The Mass General transplant team is…
Body Camera Video Captures First Reactions to Baltimore Bridge Collapse
May 11 By Maria Caspani (This story contains explicit language in paragraph 3) (Reuters) – Body camera video captured the shocked reactions of first responders in the aftermath of the collapse of a Baltimore bridge in March in which six men were killed. The recordings,…
Billionaire Quant Investing Pioneer and Philanthropist James Simons Dies at 86
May 10 By Niket Nishant (Reuters) – Billionaire investor James Simons, the mathematician and Cold War code-breaker who founded one of the world’s most prominent and profitable hedge funds, Renaissance Technologies, has died at 86, his foundation said on Friday. The Simons Foundation did not…
OpenAI Plans to Announce Google Search Competitor on Monday, Sources Say
May 9 By Anna Tong (Reuters) -OpenAI plans to announce its artificial intelligence-powered search product on Monday, according to two sources familiar with the matter, raising the stakes in its competition with search king Google. The announcement date, though subject to change, has not been…
Police Clear Pro-Palestinian Encampment at University of Southern California
May 5 By Rich McKay and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Los Angeles police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California without making arrests on Sunday following turmoil at universities across the United States over the Israel-Hamas war. The intervention at USC followed a…
Exclusive-Southwest Pilots Face Reduced Hours, Pay Due to Boeing Delivery Delays
May 3 By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines plans to offer its pilots reduced hours and, in effect, monthly pay, two people familiar with the matter said, as it grapples with higher costs and overstaffing due to delays in aircraft deliveries from…
Fresh Chaos, Arrests on US College Campuses as Police Flatten Camp at UCLA
May 2 By Lisa Richwine and Arlene Washington LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges on Thursday, including taking down an encampment at UCLA in a jarring scene that underscored the heightened chaos that has erupted at universities…
Most Americans See TikTok as a Chinese Influence Tool, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
May 1 By Jason Lange and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – – A majority of Americans believe that China uses TikTok to shape U.S. public opinion, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted as Washington moves closer to potentially banning the Chinese-owned short-video app. Some 58%…
Soaring Cocoa Prices Put Spotlight on Hershey, Mondelez Earnings
April 29 By Granth Vanaik (Reuters) – Hershey and Mondelez International investors will be eager to see how the chocolate makers plan to tackle the recent surge in cocoa and sugar prices when they report first quarter results this week. These companies have already been…
Dozens of Tornadoes Strike Oklahoma, Killing at Least Four
April 28 By Rich McKay and Maria Caspani (Reuters) -At least four people died, including a four-month-old baby, and scores were injured in Oklahoma this weekend after dozens of twisters swept the U.S. Southern Plains, while weather alerts on Sunday put more than 7 million…