US FDA Approves First Treatment for Severe Frostbite
Feb. 14 By Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Eicos Sciences’ injection, making it the first-ever treatment to treat severe frostbite in adults. The treatment, which will help reduce the risk of amputation, will be sold…
IT Contractor CGI Federal Says US Government Data Breach Was Tied to Atlassian Bug
Feb. 13 By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. government data breach disclosed earlier this year was tied to a bug in enterprise software maker Atlassian’s Confluence suite of collaboration tools, an IT contractor said on Tuesday. CGI Federal, an IT contractor and unit of…
Atmospheric Rivers Boosts California’s Hydropower Supplies
Feb. 12 By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) – A pair of atmospheric rivers that drenched California in recent weeks will bolster the state’s hydropower systems by filling reservoirs and building up snowpack levels after a prolong drought cut supply, the state’s Department of Water…
Crowd Sets Waymo Self-Driving Vehicle Ablaze in San Francisco
Feb. 11 By Hyunjoo Jin, Mariana Sandoval and Abhirup Roy (Reuters) – A crowd vandalized and set fire to a Waymo self-driving car using a firework in San Francisco on Saturday, the Alphabet-owned company and authorities said, marking the most destructive attack so far on…
NFL-‘Records Will Be Set’: Americans Bet Big on Super Bowl 58
Feb. 10 By Evan Garcia LAS VEGAS – The sports gambling industry is preparing for a record-breaking inflow of money as Americans bet on Sunday’s Super Bowl in Las Vegas. A record 67.8 million American adults are expected to bet a combined $23.1 billion on…
Putin tells Tucker Carlson Russia has no interest in attacking Poland or Latvia
Feb. 9 By David Ljunggren, Ronald Popeski and David Brunnstrom (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview that aired on Thursday that Russia will fight for its interests “to the end” but has no interest in expanding its war in Ukraine to…
US FAA to Investigate Collision Between Two JetBlue Planes
Feb. 8 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it will investigate the collision between two JetBlue Airways planes on the tarmac at Boston Logan Airport that damaged both planes but caused no injuries. JetBlue Flight 777, an Airbus…
Next Stop for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Film: Disney+
Feb. 7 By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film will start streaming next month on Disney+ with the addition of five songs that were not shown in theaters, Walt Disney said on Wednesday. “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” will…
Lingering Atmospheric River Soaks California, Threatening More Flooding, Mudslides
Feb. 6 By Steve Gorman and Jane Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A deadly atmospheric river storm lingered over Southern California for a third day on Tuesday, soaking the region with steady rains that threatened to trigger more flooding and mudslides as the weather system slowly…
Google to Face US Antitrust Trial Over Digital Ads in September
Feb. 5 By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Monday set a Sept. 9, 2024, date for the start of a jury trial in a lawsuit the U.S. Justice Department and a coalition of states filed last year against Google that…
California’s Second Storm in a Week Brings Heavy Rain, High Winds and Power Outages
Feb. 4 By Maria Caspani (Reuters) -Heavy rainfall and hurricane-force winds hit most of storm-battered California on Sunday, forecasters said, knocking out power and threatening flooding and mudslides. The storm is the second Pineapple Express weather system, or atmospheric river storm, to hit the state…
Northern Ireland Appoints Irish Nationalist as First Minister in Historic Shift
Feb. 3 By Amanda Ferguson and Natalie Thomas BELFAST (Reuters) -Northern Ireland’s parliament appointed an Irish nationalist as First Minister for the first time on Saturday, a historic milestone in a state established a century ago to ensure the dominance of pro-British unionists. Michelle O’Neill’s…