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Mexico's president confident that water conflict with US will be solved
MEXICO CITY, April 10 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday she is sure that an agreement on a water dispute with the United States will be reached. After U.S. President Donald Trump commented on the issue, Sheinbaum said on X that Mexico had on Wednesday sent a proposal t...Reuters
Fri, Apr 11
FDIC hunting for extra 20% staff cut as DOGE descends on agency, Bloomberg News reports
April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is looking for ways to cut staffing by an additional 20% as part of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency cost-cutting, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.Reuters earlier in the day...Reuters
Fri, Apr 11
Golf-Rose storms into Masters lead, McIlroy stumbles late
Rose equals his best Masters start with opening 65Scheffler, Conners and Aberg lurk three shots backMcIlroy tumbles off leaderboard after late strugglesBy Frank PingueAUGUSTA, Georgia, April 10 (Reuters) - Justin Rose used a red-hot putter to grab a three-shot lead over a trio of players that inclu...Reuters
Fri, Apr 11
China speaks with Saudi Arabia, South Africa about response to US tariffs
BEIJING, April 11 (Reuters) - China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao had discussions with his Saudi Arabian and South African counterparts to exchange views on responding to the United States' "reciprocal tariffs", the Chinese ministry said on Friday.The conversations took place over ...Reuters
Fri, Apr 11
Beijing bites back at US tariffs by curbing Hollywood film imports
BEIJING, April 10 (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it would immediately restrict imports of Hollywood films in retaliation for President Donald Trump's escalation of U.S. tariffs on imported Chinese goods, targeting one of the most high-profile American exports.
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Fri, Apr 11
Hotel chain Hyatt bets on India's population boom to fuel growth
By Praveen Paramasivam April 11 (Reuters) - Hyatt Hotels H.N is betting on India's rising population and consumer spending power to help the U.S. hotel chain keep up revenue growth in the double-digit percentage range in the Asian country this financial year, an executive said.Global hotel op...Reuters
Fri, Apr 11
Golf-Lesson learned. Swede Aberg back in Masters contention
By Frank PingueAUGUSTA, Georgia, April 10 (Reuters) - Ludvig Aberg claimed after last year's Masters that he learned from his runner-up finish in his major debut, and on Thursday the Swede put that knowledge to good use as he sat in a share of second place after the opening round at August Nati...Reuters
Fri, Apr 11
Kennedy sets September deadline to identify cause of rising US autism rates
Expanded autism definition and awareness drive diagnosis increase, scientists sayCDC, NIH plan large studies on vaccines and autismTrump's commission to address autism, asthma and ADHD medication ratesKennedy promotes debunked vaccine-autism link despite scientific evidenceBy Ahmed Aboulenein an...Reuters
Fri, Apr 11
China, Saudi Arabia commerce ministers exchanged views on responding to US tariffs
BEIJING, April 11 (Reuters) - China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao exchanged views with his Saudi Arabian counterpart on responding to the United States' "reciprocal tariffs", the Chinese ministry said on Friday.Both spoke over a video call on Thursday about strengthening economic a...Reuters
Fri, Apr 11
Top Democrat says new Gabbard task force is 'witch hunt' in spy agencies
Gabbard says group comprises stellar officersTask force seeks to restore 'transparency and accountability'Warner says expansion of ODNI needs reviewBy Jonathan Landay and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate's intelligence committee on...Reuters
Thu, Apr 10
Golf-Canada's Conners plays his way into Masters conversation
By Frank PingueAUGUSTA, Georgia, April 10 (Reuters) - Corey Conners was not garnering much attention in the lead-up to the year's first major but the Canadian announced his presence on Thursday with his best-ever start to a Masters that left him firmly in contention.The build-up to the Masters ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 10
Pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford charged with felonies
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - Twelve protesters were charged on Thursday with felony vandalism for their actions during a June 2024 pro-Palestinian protest at Stanford University in which demonstrators barricaded themselves inside the office of the school president.Those char...Reuters
Thu, Apr 10
Japan's ruling camp to call for sales tax cut, Yomiuri reports
TOKYO, April 11 (Reuters) - Japan's ruling coalition is considering requesting the government to cut the sales tax rate as part of measures to cushion the economic blow from rising cost of living and U.S. tariffs, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday.The tax cut will be put in place temporar...Reuters
Thu, Apr 10
MSP Recovery Announces Term Sheet Providing Prospective Liquidity And RestructuringTo Remove Corporate Debt By Over $1.2 Billion
April 10 (Reuters) - MSP Recovery Inc MSPR.O:MSP RECOVERY ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC TERM SHEET PROVIDING PROSPECTIVE LIQUIDITY AND RESTRUCTURING OF EXISTING AGREEMENTS TO REMOVE CORPORATE GUARANTEED DEBT BY OVER $1.2 BILLION AS WELL AS NEW AGREEMENTS AIMED AT DRIVING FUTURE GROWTHMSP RECOVERY INC - HAZEL ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 10
Gallagher closes $1.2 billion Woodruff Sawyer acquisition
By Michael LoneyApril 10 - (The Insurer) - Arthur J Gallagher has completed the previously disclosed $1.2 billion acquisition of San Francisco, California-based Woodruff Sawyer.The Insurer exclusively reported on February 25 that Gallagher was closing in on the deal, which was confirmed on March 4. ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 10
Trump threatens sanctions, tariffs on Mexico over a water treaty dispute
April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Mexico with sanctions and tariffs over what he said was Mexico's non-compliance with an 81-year-old water treaty."Mexico OWES Texas 1.3 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty, but Mexico is unfortunately ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 10
Democratic state AGs sue to restore COVID-related programs for K-12 students
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - A group of Democratic state attorneys general on Thursday sued the Trump administration in an effort to stop it from cutting off more than $1.1 billion in funding meant to help address the long-term effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on elementary an...Reuters
Thu, Apr 10
Ukraine to receive $580 million of UK-led military support
LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine will receive fresh military support worth 450 million pounds ($580 million), Britain said on Friday, as European allies attempt to strengthen the country's position ahead of any peace deal with Russia.Britain will provide 350 million pounds of the amount from...Reuters
Thu, Apr 10
