Athletics-Prize money offered to misdirected US half marathon runners
March 3 (Reuters) - Three athletes who were led off course when leading the U.S. half marathon championship will receive compensation after organizers said police assigned to mark out the route had to leave their positions to respond to an emergency ...
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Tennis-Sabalenka, Gauff back 'rage rooms' for players to blow off steam
INDIAN WELLS, Calif., March 3 (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka likes the idea of 'rage rooms' at tournaments where players can vent their frustrations away from the cameras, though the world number one said there would be nothing left to destroy after she...
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Wild acquire F Michael McCarron from Predators
The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Michael McCarron from the Nashville Predators on Tuesday in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft. The trade was officially confirmed shortly after McCarron was a late scratch from Nashville's Tue...
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Spring training roundup: United States clobbers Giants in WBC tune-up
Fifteen different players had hits as the United States national team obliterated the San Francisco Giants 15-1 in the first of two World Baseball Classic tune-up games Tuesday in Scottsdale, Ariz. The American team, loaded with major league talent, r...
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UK self-driving startup Oxa raises $103mln to scale up at ports, airports
LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - British self-driving startup Oxa has raised $103 million from investors to scale up autonomous vehicle operations focused on ports, airports, warehouses and other industrial applications, it said on Wednesday. Oxa, based i...
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Investors, US crude producers scramble to lock in oil price spike
By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, March 3 (Reuters) - Investors rushed to lock in a spike in oil prices this week, resulting in a record volume of energy futures and options contracts changing hands on Monday, the first trading day after Israel and the U....
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Saudi Arabia to take all necessary measures to defend its security, cabinet says
March 4 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will take all necessary measures to defend its security and protect its territory, citizens and residents, the state news agency reported early on Wednesday, citing a cabinet statement. An Iranian attack target...
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CIA station in Saudi Arabia struck by suspected Iranian drone, source says
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - The Central Intelligence Agency's station at the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia was hit on Monday by a suspected Iranian drone, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. There is no in...
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Pentagon identifies first US soldiers killed in Iran war
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Tuesday identified four of the first American soldiers killed in the war against Iran. The U.S. Army Reserve soldiers, from the 103rd Sustainment Command out of Des Moines, Iowa, were: * Capt....
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Sino Biopharm unit licenses blood cancer drug to Sanofi for up to $1.53 billion
March 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong-listed Sino Biopharmaceutical said on Wednesday its unit has signed an exclusive global licensing deal with French drugmaker Sanofi worth up to $1.53 billion, giving the European pharma giant rights to a blood cancer d...
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