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Trump administration agrees to review stalled NIH research grants after lawsuit
By Dietrich KnauthNEW YORK, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday reached a deal with researchers and Democratic-led states who sued over cuts to funding for diversity-related research, agreeing to review grant applications that were stalled or rejected during the legal battle.A fede...Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
New Era Energy & Digital Issues Statement Regarding New Mexico Civil Complaint
Dec 29 (Reuters) - New Era Energy & Digital Inc NUAI.O:NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC - CALLS LAWSUIT BASELESS ATTACK ON CEONEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL ISSUES STATEMENT SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT REGARDING NEW MEXICO CIVIL COMPLAINTNEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC - SAYS LAWSUIT DOES NOT IMP...Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
China launches live-firing drills around Taiwan in its biggest war games to date
BEIJING/TAIPEI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - China launched 10 hours of live-firing exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, the second day of Beijing's largest-ever war games around the island, aimed at swiftly cutting its links to outside support in the event of a conflict.The Eastern Theatre Command said th...Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
US allots at least $147 million per state for rural health in 2026
Dec 29 (Reuters) - The Trump administration will award between $147 million and $281 million to each U.S. state in 2026 under a new rural health transformation program aimed at improving access to care and the quality of services, a senior White House aide said on Monday.The initiative, authorized bReuters
Tue, Dec 30
EXPLAINER-What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already independent?
TAIPEI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday it would "never hesitate to combat separatism" as it held a second day of war games around Taiwan, describing the drills it calls "Justice Mission 2025" as a warning against independence and foreign interference. Below are some ...Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
Figure skating-Malinin eyes three Olympic Games as Milano Cortina looms
By Rory CarrollDec 29 (Reuters) - Ilia Malinin says he hopes to compete at three Olympic Games, starting with Italy in February, as the three-time U.S. men's champion continues the rapid rise that has made him the gold medal favorite at the upcoming Milano Cortina Games.Asked how long he plans t...Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
Oceanfirst And Flushing Financial Announce Merger Agreement, Deal Valued at $579 Million
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Flushing Financial Corp FFIC.O:OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP. AND FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCE MERGER AGREEMENT AND $225 MILLION STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FROM WARBURG PINCUSOCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP - CHRISTOPHER MAHER TO SERVE AS CEO OF COMBINED COMPANYOCEANFIRST FINANCIAL COR...Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
Trump threatens to sue Fed's Powell, will announce replacement next month
PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threat to bring a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for what he called "gross incompetence" related to Powell's management of renovations at the Fed's Washington headquarters.S...Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
Zelenskiy says Ukraine needs US support and he does not trust Putin
WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Fox News that Ukraine cannot win its war against Russia without U.S. support and that he does not trust Russian President Vladimir Putin."Can we win without American support? No," Zelenskiy said in an interview on Fo...Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
Sportstech Brands Provides Update On Discussions With Interactive Strength, Says Negotiations Suspended
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Sportstech Brands Holding: SPORTSTECH BRANDS HOLDING GMBH PROVIDES UPDATE ON DISCUSSIONS WITH INTERACTIVE STRENGTH, INC. (NASDAQ: TRNR)SPORTSTECH BRANDS HOLDING- NEGOTIATIONS SUSPENDED EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 27, NO MUTUALLY AGREED BASIS TO ADVANCE PROCESS TOWARD A BINDING AGREEMENTReuters
Mon, Dec 29
Lavrov: the West must recognise that Russia holds strategic initiative in Ukraine
Lavrov underscores that Russia holds battlefield initiativeSays U.S. has pursued "goal oriented" work as intermediaryWilling to give U.S. time on strategic arms treaty proposal Dec 29 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview published late on Monday, said the We...Reuters
Mon, Dec 29
US military says two men killed in strike on suspected drug vessel in Pacific
WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it killed two men in a strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday."Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist...Reuters
Mon, Dec 29
Britain's Octopus Energy to spin out Kraken at $8.65 billion valuation
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Britain's Octopus Energy said on Monday it will spin off its technology arm, Kraken, as an independent company valued at $8.65 billion, after a funding round led by U.S. investment firm D1 Capital Partners. Kraken supplies energy software to major utilities and energy gro...Reuters
Mon, Dec 29
Meta's Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang Says Excited To Announce That Manus AI Has Joined Meta To Help Us Build AI Products
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc META.O:META'S CHIEF AI OFFICER ALEXANDR WANG: EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MANUS AI HAS JOINED META TO HELP US BUILD AI PRODUCTSSource text: https://tinyurl.com/57t9xjvyReuters
Mon, Dec 29
Pentagon announces $8.6 billion Boeing contract for F-15 jets for Israel
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Boeing BA.N was given an $8.6 billion contract for the F-15 Israel Program, the Pentagon said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida."This contract provides for the design, integrat...Reuters
Mon, Dec 29
