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Scientists puzzled by giant planet detected orbiting tiny star
This star is the smallest one known with a large planetDiscovery challenges current planetary formation theoriesThe planet is a gas giant about the same size as Saturn By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a cosmic mismatch that has left them perplexed - a really ...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Pope Leo urged Russia to support peace in call with Putin
VATICAN CITY, June 4 (Reuters) - Pope Leo appealed to Russia to take a step to support peace when he held a first telephone call with President Vladimir Putin, the Vatican said on Wednesday.In the call, the pope also underlined the importance of dialogue in finding solutions to the conflict, it adde...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Yale nears deal to sell $2.5 billion of private equity stakes, Bloomberg News reports
June 4 (Reuters) - Yale University is finalizing the sale of up to $2.5 billion of its private equity and venture capital assets, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The Ivy League school's endowment is in advanced talks on the portfolio sale, code-named "Project Gatsby," with an overa...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
US Education Department says Columbia University violated federal anti-discrimination law
WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it has notified Columbia University's accreditor of a violation of federal anti-discrimination laws by the Ivy League school.This violation, the department said, means that Columbia has failed to meet the standards...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Trump administration plans $1,000 fee to fast-track tourist visas -memo
Trump administration considering $1,000 fee to expedite non-immigrant visa interviews -memoProgram could arrive in pilot form as soon as DecemberState Department lawyers raise concern about legalityBy Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson June 4 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering a $1,00...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Republican, Democratic FCC commissioners stepping down this week
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - Two members of the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday they plan to resign this week giving President Donald Trump two more seats to fill on the U.S. telecom regulator.Republican Nathan Simington was confirmed in December 2020 to...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Google and Chile sign agreement to deploy trans-Pacific submarine cable
SANTIAGO, June 4 (Reuters) - Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google signed an agreement with the Chilean government during a meeting on Wednesday to deploy a 14,800-kilometer (9,196-mile) submarine data cable across the Pacific Ocean to connect with Australia and Asia, set to be operational by 2027.The pact,...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
More than 100 Democrats urge Trump officials to restore deportation relief for Afghans in the US
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - A group of 101 Democratic lawmakers is urging top Trump administration officials to restore deportation protections for thousands of Afghans in the U.S., warning they would be sent back to "devastating humanitarian and economic conditions" in A...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Trump appellate court nominee defends experience at US Senate hearing
Whitney Hermandorfer is nominated to 6th CircuitDemocrats question Hermandorfer on her experience, birthright citizenship caseFour Missouri nominees also were consideredBy Nate Raymond June 4 (Reuters) - A former clerk to three conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices who was chosen by President ...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Santander halts appointment of Broedel, Preto becomes new accounting boss, memo says
Broedel faces legal proceedings from former employee Itau Manuel Preto to replace Jose Doncel as new accounting headBy Jesús Aguado and Andres Gonzalez MADRID, June 4 (Reuters) - Santander SAN.MC rescinded the appointment of Alexsandro Broedel Lopes as its new chief accounting officer and has in...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Trump tax bill would increase number of uninsured by 11 million, CBO says
June 4 (Reuters) - The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday projected that President Donald Trump's tax-cut bill, as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, would increase the number of uninsured by 10.9 million in ten years. Another 5.1 million people would lose access to h...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Sean 'Diddy' Combs dangled Cassie's friend off balcony, jury hears
Bryana Bangolan testifies about alleged attack by Combs in 2016Combs accused of coercing women to take part in sexual performancesHip-hop mogul's lawyers say sexual activity was consensualBy Luc Cohen NEW YORK, June 4 (Reuters) - Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs dangled a friend of hi...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Canadian miners Hudbay, SSR pause operations due to wildfires
June 4 (Reuters) - Canadian mining firms Hudbay Minerals HBM.TO and SSR Mining SSRM.TO said on Wednesday they had temporarily suspended operations in their respective mines that were close to wildfires in parts of the country.Hudbay said it had paused operations in Snow Lake, Manitoba. Its operation...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
State Department shifts $250 million from refugee aid to 'self-deportations'
State Department transferred $250 million to DHSDHS to use funds for 'self-deportations'Funds historically aided refugeesBy Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has moved $250 million to the Department of Homeland Security for voluntary deportations by ...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Column: Google takes a gamble in class action jury trial over cell phone data use
By Jenna Greene June 4 (Reuters) - Class actions rarely go to trial, which is why a case against Google is proving to be an outlier. The tech giant is defending itself before a jury in Santa Clara County, California, superior court in an $800 million lawsuit by Android smartphone users who say Go...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Musk further criticizes spending bill, saying a new one should be drafted
June 4 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk, who recently left his cost-cutting role in President Donald Trump's administration, on Wednesday further criticized a spending bill working its way through Congress, saying a new one should be drafted. "No one who actually reads the bill should be ab...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Jefferies hires Lazard's Thomas for activism defense, sources say
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, June 4 (Reuters) - Jefferies JEF.N has hired a veteran Lazard banker as global head of the firm's activism defense practice, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, as more corporations face pressure from activist investors.The New York-headquart...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
Airbus procurement chief to move to India role, no successor named
By Tim Hepher PARIS, June 4 (Reuters) - The top supply chain executive at planemaker Airbus AIR.PA, procurement chief Juergen Westermeier, has been appointed to run the group's operations in India and South Asia from September 1, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.His successor is ...Reuters
Wed, Jun 4
