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Anthropic’s more than $20 billion funding to close as soon as next week, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 6 (Reuters) - AI startup Anthropic is ironing out the final details on a funding round likely to raise more than $20 billion and slated to close as soon as next week, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing sources.Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The company did not immediatel...Reuters
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Soccer-Altidore says World Cup will prove critics wrong as soccer aims to match Super Bowl buzz
By Angelica MedinaFeb 6 (Reuters) - Former U.S. striker Jozy Altidore believes this summer's World Cup will silence doubters who claim soccer cannot compete with American football for the nation's attention, drawing parallels to the transformative impact of the 1994 tournament.Speaking ahead...Reuters
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EXCLUSIVE-US plans initial payment towards billions owed to UN-envoy Waltz
US owes over $2.19 billion to UN regular budgetTrump signed bill with $3.1 billion for UN duesWaltz says UN reform efforts important first step, more needed WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The United States will make an initial payment towards the billions of dollars it owes to the United Nations i...Reuters
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Iran says talks with US in Oman were 'good start', will continue
Mediator Oman says discussions to resume in due courseTehran rejects negotiating its missile programUS Navy buildup near Iran raises regional tensionsTehran wants sanctions liftedIran says it will show flexibility on uranium enrichmentBy Mohammed Benmansour, Parisa Hafezi and Nayera Abdallah MUSC...Reuters
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Trump condemns video showing Obamas as apes after removal
White House, after defending post, says it was erroneousLawmakers in Trump's party objected to postIncident raises questions about White House use of social mediaBy Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump condemned a video posted on his social m...Reuters
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Trump administration won't let student deported to Honduras return
Babson College student's deportation violated a court orderJudge had asked administration to "rectify" its mistakeBy Nate Raymond BOSTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Friday called a judge's proposal that the government issue a student visa to a...Reuters
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Trump says good talks ongoing on Ukraine
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday "very good talks" were ongoing regarding Russia's war in Ukraine and he added, without elaborating, that "something could be happening" as a result of the negotiations."Very, very go...Reuters
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Trump says he didn't see Obama clip in video before it was posted
Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he did not see the full video clip that depicted Democratic former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes before it was posted on his social media, adding he did not feel he made a mistake.Trump said he saw the start ...Reuters
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New York governor signs law allowing medical aid in dying for terminally ill residents
By Jasper Ward Feb 6 (Reuters) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed a bill into law allowing medical aid in dying to be available for terminally ill New Yorkers with less than six months to live.The law has parameters to ensure that patients are not coerced into choosing medical aid...Reuters
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Pentagon ends training, fellowship programs with Harvard, Hegseth says
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said late on Friday his department was ending all military training, fellowships, and certificate programs with Harvard University in what marks the Trump administration's escalation against the Ivy League school."...Reuters
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New message surfaces in presumed abduction of Nancy Guthrie in Arizona
By Evan Garcia and Steve GormanTUCSON, Arizona, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Investigators in Arizona searching for the elderly mother of U.S. television journalist Savannah Guthrie are examining a new message that has surfaced in the presumed kidnapping case, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department s...Reuters
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Pentagon ends training, fellowships and certificate programs with Harvard, Hegseth says
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said late on Friday his department was ending all military training, fellowships, and certificate programs with Harvard University."The @DeptWar is formally ending ALL Professional Military Education, fellowships, and certificate programs...Reuters
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SpaceX delays Mars plans to focus on 2027 moon landing, WSJ reports
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX told investors it will prioritize going to the moon first and attempt a trip to Mars at a later time, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing sources.The company will target March 2027 for a lunar landing without astronauts on board, the report add...Reuters
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Toyota changes CEO despite its strength through industry turmoil
Toyota's changes CEO despite successIncoming CEO Kon emphasizes the bottom lineKon's appointment signals focus on financialsBy Norihiko Shirouzu and Nathan Gomes Feb 6 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor's 7203.T surprise CEO switch comes as global automakers confront a tumultuous industry lands...Reuters
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Bad Bunny's hometown beams with pride ahead of Super Bowl halftime show
VEGA BAJA, Puerto Rico, Feb 6 (Reuters) - In the small coastal Puerto Rican town of Vega Baja, the global megastar who is about to command the world's biggest stage on Sunday is still just known as "Benito."Bad Bunny - whose given name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio - will make histor...Reuters
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SpaceX delays Mars plans to focus on Moon, WSJ reports
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX told investors it will prioritize going to the moon first and attempt a trip to Mars at a later time, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing sources.The company will target March 2027 for a lunar landing without humans on board, the report added.Reuters
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