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Virgin Atlantic resumes London flights to Dubai and Riyadh
LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic said on Tuesday it planned to operate services as scheduled between London Heathrow and Dubai and Riyadh, after airspace in the Middle East was reopened to limited operations on Monday."Following the reopening of airspace in the Middle East, our servic...Reuters
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Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks are very high on his priority list
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that negotiating a deal between Ukraine and Russia was very high on his priority list.He made his comments in the Oval Office ahead of a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.Reuters
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US judge preliminarily approves $35 million settlement between Epstein estate, accusers
NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval on Tuesday to an agreement for Jeffrey Epstein's estate to pay as much as $35 million to resolve a class action lawsuit that accused two of the disgraced financier's advisers of aiding and abetting his sex trafficking of...Reuters
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U.S. HHS Spokesman Says March Meeting Of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Has Been Postponed & Will Be Rescheduled
March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. HHS SPOKESMAN:U.S. HHS SPOKESMAN: MARCH MEETING OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULEDU.S. HHS SPOKESMAN SAYS JULY AND NOVEMBER 2025 MEETINGS OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE WERE CANCELED, LAST MEETING WAS IN MARCH 2025Reuters
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Katjes International To Acquire Approximately 27% Of Missoni
March 3 (Reuters) - KATJES INTERNATIONAL: ACQUIRES STAKE IN GLOBAL LUXURY BRAND MISSONIKATJES INTERNATIONAL: HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 27% OF MISSONIKATJES INTERNATIONAL: PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE FINANCED PREDOMINANTLY FROM OWN FUNDSFurther company coverage: [ ]Reuters
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Trump hosts Germany's Merz against backdrop of Iran strikes, tariff threats
Trump says Germany 'helping' with IranMerz said on 'same page' with US on ending Iran's terrible regimeMerz says likely to press Trump on his end game for IranTrump may quiz Merz on his recent trip to ChinaPolitical experts play down expectations for meetingBy Nandita Bose, Andre...Reuters
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State Department switches to OpenAI as US agencies start phasing out Anthropic
Anthropic boycott extends to Treasury, HHS and housing agenciesState Department switching to rival chatbot OpenAIMoves follow directive by Trump to dump AnthropicBy Raphael Satter and Courtney RozenWASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Three U.S. cabinet agencies on Monday moved to cease use of Anthropic&...Reuters
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Trump says US will cut all trade with Spain
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States would cut off all trade with Spain after the European country refused to let the U.S. military use its bases for missions linked to strikes on Iran."Spain has been terrible," Trump told reporters du...Reuters
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Ticketmaster keeps $7.58 from each ticket, New York attorney says at trial
DOJ claims Live Nation holds ticketing and venue monopoliesU.S. states seek damages for fansLive Nation says claims are baseless and will not help fansBy Jody Godoy March 3 (Reuters) - Ticketmaster keeps an average of $7.58 of the price of each ticket for events at major concert venues, an at...Reuters
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Trump says no evacuation plan for embassies because it happened very quickly
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the war with Iran unfolded very quickly when asked why Washington did not have an evacuation plan for U.S. embassies and to get U.S. citizens out of harm's way.Reuters
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Fitch Upgrades Aruba To 'BBB', With Positive Outlook
March 3 (Reuters) - Fitch:FITCH UPGRADES ARUBA TO 'BBB'; OUTLOOK POSITIVEFITCH ON ARUBA: OUTLOOK REFLECTS EXPECTATION OF IMPROVEMENT IN FISCAL METRICS, FORTIFICATION OF FISCAL FRAMEWORK THROUGH PASSAGE OF KINGDOM LAWFITCH ON ARUBA: RATING UPGRADE REFLECTS CONTINUED RAPID REDUCTION IN GENERAL...Reuters
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Autism researchers form independent committee as counter to Kennedy-appointed group
By Robin Respaut March 3 (Reuters) - Autism researchers and advocacy leaders on Tuesday said they would form a new, independent committee to help guide autism research priorities, providing a science-based alternative to official U.S. information on the condition.U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. K...Reuters
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US judge preliminarily approves $35 million settlement between Epstein estate, accusers
NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval on Tuesday to an agreement for Jeffrey Epstein's estate to pay as much as $35 million to resolve a class action lawsuit that accused two of the disgraced financier's advisers of aiding and abetting his sex trafficking of...Reuters
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Trump says U.S. has knocked out many Iranian naval and air targets
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. military had been successful against many Iranian naval and air targets, saying "just about everything has been knocked out."He made his comments in the Oval Office ahead of a meeting with German Chancellor ...Reuters
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Father of accused Georgia school shooter convicted of second-degree murder
By Rich McKayATLANTA, March 3 (Reuters) - Colin Gray, the father of a boy charged with killing four people at a high school in Georgia in 2024, was found guilty of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday in a rare U.S. legal case in which a parent was prosecuted following the ac...Reuters
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US judge says Trump effort to end New York City congestion pricing unlawful
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday said the U.S. Transportation Department effort to force an end to Manhattan's congestion pricing program was illegal.The first-of-its-kind program in the United States -- in place since January 2025 -- is designed to reduce traffic and rais...Reuters
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Russian, Iranian foreign ministers discuss US, Israeli strikes on Iran
MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke by phone on Tuesday with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi, Russia's Foreign Ministry said.The ministers discussed the development of the situation in the region "resulting from the unprovoked armed aggression by th...Reuters
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