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…
AstraZeneca to Withdraw COVID Vaccine Globally as Demand Dips
May 8 By Urvi Dugar (Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” since the pandemic. The company also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzevria’s marketing authorizations…
Israel Secures Spot in Eurovision 2024 Grand Final
May 7 By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) -Switzerland and the Netherlands, two of the favourites to win Eurovision 2024, secured spots in Saturday’s grand final alongside Israel despite large protests against the country’s participation and booing during its performance. Some 100,000 visitors have gathered…
Brazil’s Lula Seeks Spending Waiver for Rain-Ravaged Southern State Where 85 Have Died
May 6 By Leonardo Benassatto, Andre Romani, Lisandra Paraguassu CANOAS, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked Congress on Monday to recognize a state of public calamity for the heavy rains that have killed at least 85 people in the country’s southernmost…
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…
Madonna Attracts 1.6 Million to Free Concert at Brazil’s Copacabana Beach
May 4 By Leonardo Benessato RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – More than a million people thronged Brazil’s Copacabana beach for a free Madonna concert on Saturday, braving the heat to see the end of her “Celebration” world tour. The sand and oceanfront boulevard around Rio…
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%…
Binance Crypto Founder Zhao Sentenced to Four Months in Prison
April 30 By Deborah Bloom and Jonathan Stempel SEATTLE (Reuters) -Changpeng Zhao, the former chief executive of Binance, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after pleading guilty to violating U.S. laws against money laundering at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Once considered…