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Canada revises express entry immigration rules, adds military roles
Foreign military recruits include doctors, nurses and pilotsCanada aims to reduce reliance on US with new defense strategyExpress Entry to include senior managers and transport-sector workersExpress Entry changes to address labor shortages in critical sectorsBy Wa Lone TORONTO, Feb 18 (Reuters) -...Reuters
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DoorDash forecasts quarterly profit below estimates amid spending on tech overhaul
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Food delivery company DoorDash DASH.O forecast first-quarter adjusted profit below Wall Street estimates, hurt by spending on a major overhaul of its technology platform at a time when consumers remain cautious on discretionary purchases.DoorDash is rebuilding its technology syste...Reuters
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Carvana's fourth-quarter profit jumps on used-vehicle demand
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Carvana CVNA.O reported higher fourth-quarter profit and revenue on Wednesday, as the online retailer benefited from strong demand for preowned vehicles from Americans battling higher cost of living and the trickle-down effects of tariffs.The results conclude a remarkable year for...Reuters
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Olympics-Short track-Canada's Dubois pips Dutch rivals to win 500 metres
By Keith Weir and Gianluca SemeraroMILAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Canada's Steven Dubois won gold in the men's 500 metres short track race at the Olympics on Wednesday, holding off a challenge from two rivals from the powerful Dutch team.Dutchman Melle van 't Wout took silver on his 26th birt...Reuters
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US judge blocks ex-Palantir staffers from poaching workers for new AI firm
By Daniel Wiessner Feb 18 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday granted Palantir Technologies' PLTR.O bid to block a former vice president and senior engineer from soliciting its employees to join the competing company they launched last year, Percepta AI.The ruling by U.S. Di...Reuters
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EXCLUSIVE-US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
Launch planned for last week was delayedPortal team includes former DOGE member CoristineOfficials discussed including a VPN functionBy Simon Lewis, Humeyra Pamuk and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in E...Reuters
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Olympics-Short track-Canada's Dubois wins men's 500 metres
MILAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Canada's Steven Dubois won gold in the men's 500 metres short track race at the Olympics on Wednesday.Dutchman Melle van 't Wout took silver, while his brother Jens van 't Wout finished third, adding a bronze to the two golds he has already won at the Milano...Reuters
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Morgan Stanley opened accounts for Epstein trusts as late as 2019
Morgan Stanley opened Epstein accounts between 2015-2019, documents showBank was among a number of global financial institutions that had ties to EpsteinMorgan Stanley shut 2019 account shortly after opening, source saysBy Nivedita Balu and Tatiana Bautzer TORONTO/NEW YORK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Mor...Reuters
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Iran issues notice over planned rocket launches on Thursday
DUBAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Iran issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) that it plans rocket launches in areas across its south on Thursday from 330 GMT to 1330 GMT, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration website showed on Wednesday. Iran conducted navy drills this week in the Hormuz Strait ...Reuters
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US NIH director Bhattacharya to temporarily run CDC
Bhattacharya to lead CDC amid leadership shakeupMonarez fired for opposing anti-vaccine policies, triggering resignationsO'Neill approved changes to vaccine advisory panel's recommendationsO'Neill to exit CDC, offered new role outside HHSBy Ahmed Aboulenein, Julie Steenhuysen and Bo Eric...Reuters
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French anti-trust raids Paris taxi operator, France Inter reports
PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - France's anti-trust watchdog raided Paris's largest taxi operator G7 on Tuesday as part on investigation opened after a complaint by ride-hailing company Uber Technologies UBER.N, French radio station France Inter reported on Wednesday.Autorite de la Concurrence, as...Reuters
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Olympics-Ice hockey-Reigning champions Finland make dramatic quarter-final comeback to beat Swiss in overtime
Champions Finland into semi-finalsFinland come from 2-0 down to win in overtimeCanada and Slovakia also into last fourBy Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Reigning Olympic champions Finland made a remarkable comeback to beat Switzerland 3-2 in overtime and reach the men's ice hockey se...Reuters
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Trillium Asset Management Urges Starbucks Shareholders To Vote Against Re-Election Of Directors
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Trillium Asset Management:TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT URGES STARBUCKS SHAREHOLDERS TO VOTE AGAINST RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS JØRGEN VIG KNUDSTORP AND BETH FORD AT AGM - SEC FILINGSource text: [ID:n0001214659-26-002122]Reuters
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Ukraine dissatisfied with 'difficult' talks, U.S. sees 'meaningful progress'
Zelenskiy says he is dissatisfied with latest Russia talks Delegations promise further talks but set no date Reported two hours of informal talks after session endsIssues of territory and nuclear power plant unresolvedBy John Revill and Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Two days of pe...Reuters
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AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li's World Labs raises $1 billion in funding
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Prominent computer scientist Fei-Fei Li's World Labs raised $1 billion in a funding round as the startup accelerates its efforts to advance "spatial intelligence." The startup said on Wednesday the investors included chip companies AMD AMD.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, software fi...Reuters
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US withdrawing all forces from Syria, WSJ reports
Feb 18 (Reuters) - The United States is in the process of withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing three U.S. officials. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Last week, the U.S. military said it completed a withdraw...Reuters
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US withdrawing all forces from Syria, WSJ reports
Feb 18 (Reuters) - The United States is in the process of withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing three U.S. officials.Reuters could not immediately verify the report.Reuters
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Lawyer in abortion pill battles joins conservative law firm Lex Politica
By David Thomas Feb 18 (Reuters) - A recent entrant in the expanding ecosystem of conservative U.S. law firms made its latest hire this week, bringing on a top attorney from the legal fight to restrict access to the abortion pill drug known as mifepristone.Erin Hawley, the wife of Republican U.S....Reuters
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Mexico's Walmex reports 4% drop in Q4 profit
MEXICO CITY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Walmart's Mexico and Central America unit Walmex WALMEX.MXon Wednesday reported a 3.9% drop in its fourth-quarter net profit compared to the same period in 2024, reaching 14.60 billion pesos ($811 million). Revenues for the quarter were up 3% coming in at 282.85 ...Reuters
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