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Athletics-Kenya's Chebet nears 5000m world record at Rome Diamond League
Rome, June 6 (Reuters) - Kenyan Beatrice Chebet came close to breaking the women's 5000 metres world record on Friday at the Rome Diamond League when she clocked 14:03.69, a meeting record that was just 2.5 seconds shy of Gudaf Tsegay's 1997 world mark of 14:00.21.Chebet, who recorded the se...Reuters
Fri, Jun 6
ISS backs HG Vora's board nominees in Penn Entertainment proxy fight
June 6 (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm ISS on Friday urged shareholders of Penn Entertainment PENN.O to elect all three nominees of hedge fund HG Vora to its board ahead of the casino operator's June 17 annual meeting.ISS recommended that Penn's shareholders cast their votes for HG Vora-nomi...Reuters
Fri, Jun 6
US Supreme Court rejects Republican election-rule challenge in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is a pivotal state in presidential electionsVoters sought to have their provisional ballots countedRepublicans say state court violated US ConstitutionBy Andrew ChungJune 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court passed up a chance to give politicians more power over how federal elections ar...Reuters
Fri, Jun 6
US Supreme Court to review death row inmate's intellectual disability ruling
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal by Alabama officials of a judicial decision that a man convicted of a 1997 murder is intellectually disabled - a finding that spared him from the death penalty - as they press ahead with the Republican-governed ...Reuters
Fri, Jun 6
US Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to Washington, DC's high-capacity gun magazine ban
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to hear a challenge to the legality of a restriction imposed by Washington, D.C., on large-capacity ammunition magazines in a case that gives the justices a chance to further expand gun rights. The justices turned away an appea...Reuters
Fri, Jun 6
US citizen Joseph Tater leaves Russia after detention and psychiatric treatment, TASS says
MOSCOW, June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. citizen Joseph Tater, who was detained in Moscow last August and later sent for compulsory psychiatric treatment, has left Russia, the state news agency TASS said on Friday."We are aware of reports that a U.S. citizen detained in Russia has been released, and we a...Reuters
Fri, Jun 6
US must face claims over pandemic ban on residential evictions
By Mike Scarcella June 6 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court ruled Friday that the United States must face potentially billions of dollars in legal claims over a temporary ban on residential evictions during the COVID pandemic that affected millions of landlords.The Washington, D.C.-based U....Reuters
Fri, Jun 6
US Supreme Court keeps DOGE records blocked in watchdog group's challenge
Government watchdog group sought details on DOGE operations Federal judge ordered DOGE to release some recordsBy Andrew Chung June 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court extended on Friday its block on judicial orders requiring the Department of Government Efficiency to turn over records to a gover...Reuters
Fri, Jun 6
Trump signs orders to bolster US drone defenses, boost supersonic flight
Orders aim to reduce reliance on Chinese drone companiesNFL supports order to protect fans from drone threatsFAA to lift ban on supersonic air transport over landBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday signed executive orders to bolster U.S. defenses ag...Reuters
Fri, Jun 6
Soccer-Referee body cams and enhanced offside detection system tested at Club World Cup - FIFA
By Julien PretotPARIS, June 6 (Reuters) - Referees wearing body cameras and an upgraded offside detection system will be among the headline innovations at this year’s Club World Cup in the United States, FIFA said on Friday.For the first time at a FIFA tournament, match officials will wear body came...Reuters
Fri, Jun 6
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc Entered Into New Revolving Credit Agreement For $2.0 Billion Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
June 6 (Reuters) - DICK'S Sporting Goods Inc DKS.N:DICK'S SPORTING GOODS INC - ENTERED INTO NEW REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT FOR $2.0 BILLION UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITYReuters
Fri, Jun 6
US Supreme Court allows DOGE broad access to Social Security data
Access to 'personally identifiable information' at issueLabor unions and advocacy group sued to stop DOGE accessSupreme Court's three liberal justices dissentBy John Kruzel WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Department of Government Efficienc...Reuters
Fri, Jun 6
