Ukraine controls 60% of Kharkiv border town after Russian raids, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops still control about 60% of Vovchansk and are fighting house-to-house to defend the border town in northeastern Kharkiv region from Russian attacks, officials said in the most detailed public assessment of the battl...
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Target lowering prices on 5,000 items in bid to lure more shoppers
(Reuters) - Target will be lowering prices on at least 5,000 frequently shopped products across its assortment ranging from milk to diapers, the big-box retailer said on Monday, as it looks to attract budget-stretched customers. Still-high food pri...
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Website creator Wix.com Q1 profit tops estimates, raises 2024 outlook
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Wix.com, which helps small businesses build and operate websites, reported on Monday a higher-than-expected rise in quarterly net profit, boosted by its new artificial intelligence (AI) and Studio products for designing advanc...
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US FDA clears Neuralink's brain chip implant in second patient, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed billionaire Elon Musk's Neuralink to implant its brain chip in a second person after the company offered fixes to a problem that occurred in the first patient, the Wall Street Journal reporte...
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Schumer says US Senate will try again to pass border bill
(Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday the Senate would once again try to pass a bipartisan border security bill this week after a previous attempt failed when enough Republicans withdrew their support at the urging of...
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UK's infected blood scandal could and should have been avoided, inquiry finds
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's infected blood scandal that has killed 3,000 people and left thousands more suffering with hepatitis or HIV was no accident, a public inquiry found on Monday, blaming a catalogue of failures by government...
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Shah Capital ends campaign against Novavax board after Sanofi deal
(Reuters) - Hedge fund Shah Capital said on Monday it would withdraw its campaign against the re-election of three directors on Novavax's board, after the COVID-19 vaccine maker struck a licensing deal with Sanofi. Under a deal signed on May 10, th...
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Augie women drop tournament opener
LONGWOOD, FL (KELO.com) -- It's do or die for the Augustana University softball squad in the NCAA Division Two National Finals. They dropped a two-to-one decision to second-seeded University of Texas, Tyler yesterday in extra innings. The Vikings have a chance to pull it together with a day off today in the double-el...
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Argentina soy farmers wait on rising prices to sell rain-drenched crop
By Maximilian Heath PERGAMINO, Argentina (Reuters) - In the fields of Pergamino in Argentina's grain heartland, farmer Adrian Farroni is revving up his soybean harvest late, delayed by rains that along with low prices have led to the country's slow...
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Saudia Group agrees largest ever Saudi jet deal with Airbus
By Pesha Magid RIYADH (Reuters) -Saudia Group, owner of the Saudia airline and budget carrier flyadeal, on Monday announced an order for 105 Airbus narrow-body aircraft in what the company's director general described as the largest ever order from a S...
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