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Athletics-Paulino pips Nasir, Cherotich beats Chemutai at Paris Diamond League
PARIS, June 20 (Reuters) - Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino outfought Salwa Eid Naser to win the women's 400 metres at the Paris Diamond League meet on Friday, Faith Cherotich won the steeplechase and Grace Stark set a personal best to outgun Tobi Amusan in the 100m hurdles.Dominican Republic&...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
US judge blocks slashing of universities' federal funding from National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday blocked the National Science Foundation from sharply cutting research funding provided to universities in the latest legal setback to efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to slash government support of research at major...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Parkland Corp announces execution of supplemental indentures for senior notes in connection with consent solicitations
June 20 (Reuters) - Parkland Corp PKI.TO:PARKLAND CORPORATION ANNOUNCES EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES FOR SENIOR NOTES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSENT SOLICITATIONSReuters
Fri, Jun 20
Trump says he may have to change his mind about firing Fed chair Powell
WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he may have to change his mind about firing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.Trump made the comment in a lengthy social media post criticizing the Federal Reserve's decision to not lower interest rates."I don...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Purdue Pharma begins vote on $7.4 bln opioid settlement
Purdue's settlement has the support of all eligible US statesStates pledge to spend settlement funds to address the opioid addiction crisisSome individuals pressed for more details on how the funds will be spent By Dietrich Knauth June 20 - Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma received court approva...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
US Supreme Court curbs discrimination claims over lost retiree benefits
Justices rule against retired Florida firefighterPlaintiff retired due to effects of Parkinson's diseaseSuit involved a rollback of a health insurance subsidyBy Daniel Wiessner June 20 (Reuters) - Retirees cannot sue their former employers for disability discrimination after leaving their job...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Asus fends off bid to ban US laptop imports in Lenovo patent dispute
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - Taiwanese electronics maker Asus 2357.TW on Friday defeated rival Lenovo's 0992.HK bid to block American imports of Asus' Zenbook laptops and other computers as part of a patent dispute between the two companies.The ruling by the U.S. Inte...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Japan scraps US meeting after Washington demands more defense spending -FT
Japan cancels meeting after US defense spending demandUS requested Japan to increase defense spending to 3.5% of GDPJapan's decision linked to upcoming Upper House elections and NATO meeting WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan has canceled a regular high-level meeting with its key ally the ...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Apple executives held internal talks about buying Perplexity, Bloomberg News reports
June 20 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O executives have held internal talks about potentially bidding for artificial intelligence startup Perplexity, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
