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US Supreme Court declines for now to block Mississippi social media age-check law
Tech industry trade group sued to block Mississippi lawNetChoice claims the law violates free speech protectionsBy Mike ScarcellaWASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Thursday to put on hold Mississippi law requiring that users of social media platforms verify their age a...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
Israel's Smotrich launches settlement plan to 'bury' idea of Palestinian state
Far-right minister says Netanyahu and Trump back E1 projectPalestinians fear land fragmentation will rob them of stateUN urges Israel to reverse its decisionConstruction was frozen in Maale Adumim after outcryBy Rami Amichay and Alexander Cornwell MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank/TEL AVIV Aug 14, (Reuters...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Air Products, Biogen and JLL
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Air Products, Biogen and JLL, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS* Air Products APD.N: TD Cowen raises target price to $335 from $315* Biogen BIIB.O: Piper Sandler raises target...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
US health department reinstates task force on safer childhood vaccines
Aug 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday it is reinstating its task force on safer childhood vaccines, a federal panel created by Congress to improve the safety, quality and oversight of vaccines administered to American children.The original task force wa...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
Trump says peace is possible between Putin and Zelenskiy
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Thursday about the possibility of peace between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy."We have a meeting with President Putin tomorrow. I think it's going to be a good meeting,&...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
US taking 'special measures' to protect people possibly exposed in court records hack
By Sarah N. Lynch and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. government is taking unspecified "special measures" to protect people potentially exposed in a recent hack of court records, a top U.S. Department of Justice official said on Thursday. The hack of the federal ju...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
HHS Revives Task Force On Safer Childhood Vaccines
Aug 14 (Reuters) - HHS: HHS REVIVES TASK FORCE ON SAFER CHILDHOOD VACCINESHHS: WILL TRANSMIT ITS FIRST FORMAL REPORT TO CONGRESS WITHIN TWO YEARS, WITH UPDATES EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER - WEBSITEHHS: NIH DIRECTOR JAY BHATTACHARYA WILL SERVE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE TASK FORCEReuters
Thu, Aug 14
Well-heeled shoppers shrug off price hikes for Birkenstocks and Bugaboo strollers for now
Affluent consumers continue buying despite price hikes, says Birkenstock CEOBugaboo baby gear sees no retailer pushback on price increases due to tariffsCoach and Ralph Lauren maintain strong demand amid economic uncertaintyBy Helen Reid LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Well-heeled shoppers around the ...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
Hack at UnitedHealth's tech unit impacted 192.7 million people
Aug 14 (Reuters) - The cyberattack at UnitedHealth Group's UNH.N tech unit last year impacted 192.7 million people, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' office for civil rights' website showed on Thursday.In January, the company had estimated the hack at Change Healthcare ha...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
UniFirst Corp & Units Enter Third Amended & Restated Credit Agreement On Aug 12
Aug 14 (Reuters) - UniFirst Corp UNF.N:UNIFIRST CORP - ON AUG 12, CO & UNITS ENTERS THIRD AMENDED & RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT - SEC FILINGUNIFIRST CORP - UNDER AGREEMENT, SECURES $300 MILLION REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY - SEC FILINGUNIFIRST CORP - CREDIT AGREEMENT TO MATURE ON AUGUST 12, 2030 ...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
Man charged with throwing sandwich at US agent was Justice Dept staffer
Defendant worked on international casesIncident occurred during Trump's police crackdown in Washington D.C.Man allegedly called officers 'fascists' before throwing sandwichBy Andrew Goudsward and Jana Winter WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A man facing a felony assault charge for throw...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
Lilly signs $1.3 billion deal with Superluminal to discover obesity medicines using AI
Superluminal to receive payments, equity investment, royaltiesLilly, Novo pursuing GPCR-targeting drugs for obesitySuperluminal's lead candidate not part of deal with LillyBy Mariam Sunny Aug 14 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly LLY.N has signed a deal worth $1.3 billion with privately held Superluminal ...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
Tennis-Italian Berrettini withdraws from US Open
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Former world number six Matteo Berrettini has withdrawn from the U.S. Open, tournament organisers said on Thursday.The Italian, currently ranked 59th, has not competed since a first-round lost at Wimbledon in June after he had recovered from an abdominal injury.Berretini skipped t...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
REFILE-Cevian Capital raised share stake in UBS Group by 9.9% in Q2
NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Activist investor Cevian Capital raised its share stake in bank UBS UBSG.S by 9.9% in the second quarter, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday.Cevian ended June with 48.1 million shares worth $1.63 billion in its portfolio. The fund first disclosed a stake in the...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
Russian Duma speaker Volodin meets North Korea's Kim in Pyongyang
MOSCOW, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an official visit to Pyongyang, the Russian parliament said on Thursday.Volodin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, conveyed greetings from the Russian leader and thanked ...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
FACTBOX-What is the Golden Dome missile defense shield?
Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has picked a design for his Golden Dome missile defense system and named a leader of the ambitious $175 billion defense program. Here are some key details about the project: HOW WILL IT WORK?The big new aim is for Golden Dome to leverage a network o...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
Coatue Management Raises Share Stake In Microsoft, Doordash, Cuts In Meta Platforms
Aug 14 (Reuters) - COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC:COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC CUTS SHARE STAKE IN META PLATFORMS INC BY 2% TO 3.7 MILLION CLASS A SHARESCOATUE MANAGEMENT LLC RAISES SHARE STAKE IN MICROSOFT CORP BY 20.3% TO 3.9 MILLION SHARESCOATUE MANAGEMENT LLC RAISES SHARE STAKE IN REDDIT INC BY 30.8% TO 6.2 MIL...Reuters
Thu, Aug 14
