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US condemns Thailand's return of 40 Uyghurs to China
Rubio says Thailand risks violating global rights obligationsCalls China's treatment of Uyghurs "genocide"U.S. urges countries to safeguard Uyghurs who have fled ChinaAdds quotes and background after first paragraph, Chinese embassy comment, paragraphs 12-13By Michael Martina and David B...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
The $3,000-an-hour lawyer isn't a unicorn anymore
Plus, Tesla pays plaintiffs' lawyers $176 million in Musk case, and more Trump nominees disclose law firm payBy David Thomas and Mike Scarcella Feb 27 (Reuters) - (Billable Hours is Reuters' weekly report on lawyers and money. Please send tips or suggestions to D.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
USAID workers say goodbye to headquarters as Trump drastically cuts foreign aid
Workers collect belongings from Washington HQOver 90% of USAID awards cut as Trump cracks down on spendingMany staff put on leave, not expected to returnAdds details, AFGE quote, statement from Democrats in paragraphs 9-10, 13, 15, 18-19By Tim Reid, Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON,...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
FBI director considering having UFC train agents in martial arts, say people familiar with plan
Idea floated in Patel's first call with bureau's field officesTrump is a fan, counts UFC president as a friendBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - FBI Director Kash Patel is considering bringing in trainers from the Ultimate Fighting Championship to beef up agents' martial...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Report of TSMC chips that went to Huawei 'huge concern,' US Commerce nominee says
Adds quote in third paragraph, earlier TSMC statement in paragraph 10By Karen Freifeld Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to a post overseeing export policy on Thursday called reports about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 2330.TW producing hundreds of thousands of ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
CORRECTED-US politics newsletter - DOGE days
Corrects in fifth paragraph to 'Monday' from 'Tuesday' and 'agencies' from 'employees'; deletes the word 'increasingly' in seventh paragraphBy James Oliphant Feb 27 (Reuters) - There is “shock and awe” and “flooding the zone.” And then there’s just plain ch...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
BRIEF-Firstenergy Awarded Projects By PJM Interconnection To Enhance Reliability And Address Rising Customer Demand
Feb 27 (Reuters) - FirstEnergy Corp FE.N:FIRSTENERGY AWARDED PROJECTS BY PJM INTERCONNECTION TO ENHANCE RELIABILITY AND ADDRESS RISING CUSTOMER DEMANDFIRSTENERGY: IN TOTAL, FET TO INVEST ABOUT $1.25 BILLION IN APPROVED CUSTOMER-FOCUSED TRANSMISSION PROJECTSSource text: ID:nPn8QRj8FaFurther company c...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Mexico extradites two suspected former cartel leaders to US, says Texas sheriff's office
MEXICO CITY, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Mexico extradited two suspected former leaders of the violent Los Zetas cartel to the United States on Thursday, according to a Facebook post by the Webb County Sheriff's office in Texas.Miguel Angel and Oscar Omar Trevino-Morales, both suspected high-ranking memb...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Canada will have extremely strong response to US tariffs, says Trudeau
OTTAWA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Canada "will have an immediate and extremely strong response" if the United States imposes tariffs on Canadian imports next Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.Trudeau told a televised press conference in Montreal that Canada did not want a trad...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
German conservatives, Social Democrats to start exploratory talks on Friday
BERLIN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Senior figures from Germany's conservatives and the Social Democrats will begin exploratory talks on forming a coalition government on Friday, sources at the parties told Reuters.Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative bloc which came first in Sunday's election,...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Democratic FCC commissioner says agency seeking to 'bully' broadcasters
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday the Republican-led agency is seeking to bully major U.S. broadcasters by reinstating a series of complaints. FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez said a Paramount-owned PARA.O CBS "60 Minutes" in...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
REFILE-US judiciary raises concerns about Marshals Service's new immigration focus
Adds dropped "s" in "Marshals" in headlineBy Nate Raymond Feb 27 (Reuters) - The head of a U.S. judiciary panel tasked with addressing criminal justice issues is raising concerns about the Trump administration's decision to empower the U.S. Marshals Service to carry out immigr...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Old Hollywood glamour, classic looks expected on Oscars red carpet
By Alicia Powell and Marie-Louise Gumuchian LOS ANGELES, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Celebrity stylist Alexandra Mandelkorn lines up pairs of towering heels before flicking through a rack of dazzling dresses.Metallics and sparkling sequins have often been seen on the red carpets this awards season as have...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Meta in talks to raise $35 billion for data center financing led by Apollo, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Apollo Global Management is in talks to lead a roughly $35 billion financing package for Meta Platforms META.O to help develop data centers in the U.S., Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
UK PM Starmer says he will discuss Ukraine security backstop with Trump
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said he would discuss with U.S. President Donald Trump how to ensure that any Ukraine peace deal is not violated by Russia, speaking alongside Trump ahead of a meeting in Washington."We've talked and we will talk ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Car parts supplier Valeo weighs Trump tariffs, sees slight recovery in 2025
Valeo to pass trade levy costs to customersCEO Perillat sees marginal impact from US steel tariffs Warns of "very significant" import tariffs into the USValeo trims sales guidance, expects slower recovery in 2025Recasts with comments on US tariffs, paragraph 1-4By Nathan Vifflin Feb 27 (R...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Trump stands by expected reciprocal tariffs, 20% for China
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday stood by his pledge to impose reciprocal tariffs on other nations, and said his additional 10% tariffs on China would raise them to a total of 20%.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump also said the European Union has b...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
BRIEF-Mattel And Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products Announce Multi-Year Licensing Partnership For Dc Characters And Stories
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Mattel Inc MAT.O:MATTEL AND WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY GLOBAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS ANNOUNCE MULTI-YEAR LICENSING PARTNERSHIP FOR DC CHARACTERS AND STORIESMATTEL INC - AWARDED GLOBAL LICENSING RIGHTS FOR DC-THEMED PRODUCTS STARTING 2026Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
