Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, study says
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Last summer, as wildfires swept across the Mediterranean, roads buckled in Texas and heatwaves strained power grids in China, it was not just the warmest summer on record, but the hottest one in some 2,000 years,...
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Golf-Koepka gets morning start to PGA Championship title defence
(Reuters) - LIV Golf's Brooks Koepka will launch his PGA Championship title defence on Thursday alongside Jordan Spieth and Max Homa while tournament favourite Scottie Scheffler is grouped with fellow major winners Wyndham Clark and Brian Harman. K...
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Sony rethinking its bid for Paramount, CNBC reports
(Reuters) - Sony Pictures is rethinking its bid for Paramount Global, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing sources, sending the shares of the U.S. media company down more than 7%. Sony and Paramount did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for c...
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White House's Sullivan to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan plans to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend, a U.S. official said on Tuesday as Israeli tanks pushed deeper into eastern Rafah, stoking fears of additional civil...
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Biden hikes US tariffs on Chinese imports
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports, including electric vehicle (EV) batteries, computer chips and medical products. Following are reactions to the move. ESWAR PRASAD, CORNE...
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Grifols swings to profit, says debt reduction on track
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish drugmaker Grifols swung to a first-quarter net profit of 21 million euros ($23 million) from a year-ago loss, and said on Tuesday it was on track to meet its 2024 outlook, including cutting debt. Grifols, ...
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Fond du Lac Police Negotiate with Person on Roof of a Building
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fond du Lac police are negotiating with an individual on the roof of a building. There is a large law enforcement and fire/rescue presence in the 900 block of S. Hickory Street. The building circled is International Paper Company. Employees of the business are sheltering in place. More in...
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Football Being Transported from Detroit to Green Bay to Commemorate NFL Draft
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A commemorative football arrived in Wisconsin Tuesday to symbolize the move of the NFL Draft from Detroit to Green Bay. The football traveled from Michigan on the Lake Express ferry and arrived in Milwaukee just before noon. The Draft Handoff is an homage to the transfer of the Olympic torch as well as t...
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Citi executive in charge of implementing bank's restructuring departs
(Reuters) - Citigroup's Titi Cole, a top executive in charge of implementing its sweeping restructuring plan, is leaving the bank, an internal memo seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday. Cole, as the head of legacy franchises, executed the third larges...
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Google launches Trillium chip, improving AI data center performance fivefold
By Max A. Cherney (Reuters) - Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday unveiled a product called Trillium in its artificial intelligence data center chip family that it says is nearly five times as fast as its prior version. "Industry demand for (machine ...
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