US Provides Maryland $60 Million to Start Rebuild of Collapsed Baltimore Bridge
March 28 By David Shepardson and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The U.S. government awarded the state of Maryland an initial $60 million in emergency funds on Thursday to clear debris and begin rebuilding the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an extraordinarily fast disbursement…
Disney, Florida Settle Bitter Legal Feud Over Disney World District
March 27 By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) -Walt Disney and appointees of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reached a settlement on Wednesday to end a high-profile lawsuit in state court over control of the special district that includes the Walt Disney World theme parks….
Exclusive – US Lawmaker Seeks Answers on FDA Inspection of Musk’s Neuralink
March 26 By Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. lawmaker involved in health policy has asked the Food and Drug Administration why it did not inspect Elon Musk’s Neuralink before allowing the brain implant company to test its device in humans. Reuters reported last…
US Supreme Court Abortion Pill Fight Brings Claims of Distorted Science
March 25 By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The abortion opponents who are seeking to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone point to three studies by Gynuity Health Projects, a New York-based women’s health research group, to back up…
Mountain Lion Kills Man, Injures Brother in Rare California Fatal Attack
March 24 By Maria Caspani (Reuters) -A mountain lion killed a 21-year-old man and gravely wounded his younger brother on Saturday in the foothills of northern California’s Sierra Nevada, marking the first fatal cougar attack in the state in 20 years, authorities said. The two…
Analysis-Google, Apple Breakups on the Agenda as Global Regulators Target Tech
March 23 By Foo Yun Chee and Supantha Mukherjee BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Big Tech is facing its biggest challenge in decades as antitrust regulators on both sides of the Atlantic crack down on alleged anti-competitive practices that could result in break-up orders to Apple and…
Apple Antitrust Suit Mirrors Strategy That Beat Microsoft, but Tech Industry Has Changed
March 22 By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple draws on the watershed 1998 case that broke Microsoft’s stranglehold on desktop software, but that may prove to be an imperfect blueprint for addressing smartphone competition. The market for the iPhone…
Streaming Subscriptions Boost 2023 Recorded Music Revenues -Report
March 21 By Stephen Nellis LONDON (Reuters) – Global recorded music revenues grew for the ninth year running in 2023, increasing 10.2% to $28.6 billion mainly thanks to a rise in paid streaming subscribers, a report said on Thursday. Paid subscriptions to music streaming services…
Intel Readies for $100-Billion Spending Spree Across Four US States
March 20 By Stephen Nellis SANTA CLARA, California (Reuters) -Intel is planning a $100-billion spending spree across four U.S. states to build and expand factories after securing $19.5 billion in federal grants and loans – and hopes to secure another $25 billion in tax breaks….
Homicides in US Dropped by More Than 13% in 2023, FBI Data Shows
March 19 By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Homicides across the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in 2023, according to FBI data released this week, declining for the second consecutive year after a precipitous spike during the coronavirus pandemic. The largest cities – with a…
US Officials to Brief Senators Wednesday on Threats Posed by TikTok, Aide Says
March 18 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. national security officials will hold a closed-door briefing on Wednesday for senators on the Commerce and Intelligence committees on threats posed by Chinese-owned short video app TikTok, a committee aide told Reuters on Monday. The classified…
Tennis-Swiatek Downs Sakkari to Win Second Indian Wells Title
March 17 By Rory Carroll (Reuters) – World number one Iga Swiatek dominated ninth seed Maria Sakkari to win the Indian Wells final 6-4 6-0 and claim the title for a second time in the California desert on Sunday. In a rematch of the 2022…