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US weighs oil futures market action to combat rising energy prices – WH official
March 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to announce measures as soon as Thursday aimed at combating rising energy prices, including potential action involving the oil futures market, a senior White House official said.Reuters
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FBI 'identified and addressed' suspicious cyber activities on its networks, agency spokesperson said
March 5 (Reuters) - The FBI "identified and addressed suspicious activities" on its networks, an agency spokesperson said on Thursday. The agency has "leveraged all technical capabilities to respond," the spokesperson said. The spokesperson declined to provide any details as to the n...Reuters
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Radio station owner Cumulus Media files for bankruptcy to cut $600 mln debt
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, March 5 (Reuters) - Cumulus Media, an audio entertainment company which owns 394 radio stations, a radio syndication business and a podcast network, has filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas with a restructuring deal that would eliminate most of the company’s $697 ...Reuters
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Iran seeking to escalate conflict, EU's Kallas says
Kallas says Iran acting as exporter of warEU continuing to pursue diplomatic solutionsEU foreign policy chief says Middle East chaos fueled by erosion in international law By Dave Graham ZURICH, March 5 (Reuters) - Iran is seeking to escalate the conflict in the Middle East by attacking other cou...Reuters
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US FDA approves Johnson & Johnson's blood cancer drug after speedy review
March 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Johnson & Johnson's JNJ.N treatment for a type of blood cancer, making it the third drug cleared under the agency's new speedy review program.The health regulator approved the use of Tecvayli in combination wi...Reuters
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Roche's obesity drug shows up to 10.7% weight loss in mid-stage trial
March 5 (Reuters) - Roche ROG.S said on Thursday its experimental obesity drug, coming from a partnership with Zealand Pharma ZELA.CO, helped patients lose up to 10.7% of their body weight in a mid-stage study.In the 493-patient trial, the patients on the drug, petrelintide, lost far more weight ove...Reuters
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FDA official calls UniQure's Huntington's disease treatment a failure
FDA official labels UniQure's treatment a 'failed product'FDA says study design not appropriate for Huntington's diseaseShares pare back earlier gainsBy Michael Erman and Puyaan Singh March 5 (Reuters) - A senior FDA official called UniQure's UQ1.F experimental treatment for H...Reuters
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Twenty-four US states file lawsuit to stop Trump’s latest global tariffs
Lawsuit is the first to challenge Trump's recently-imposed global tariffsTrump had imposed new tariffs after Supreme Court invalidated most of his prior tariffsStates that joined the lawsuit include California, New York, OregonBy Dietrich Knauth March 5 (Reuters) - A group of 24 U.S. states s...Reuters
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US, others express concern over violations of ceasefires in eastern Congo
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - The United States, European Union and others said in a joint statement on Thursday they were profoundly concerned about "continued and recent" violations of ceasefires in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and called on all parties to recommit to end fightin...Reuters
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Fed terminates enforcement action imposed on Wells Fargo due to fake accounts scandal
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Thursday it had terminated the enforcement action it imposed on Wells Fargo WFC.N following the bank's widespread fake accounts scandal, saying the bank had sufficiently overhauled its operations.The centr...Reuters
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Israel warns people to leave Beirut's southern suburbs
Israeli military orders evacuation of Beirut's southern suburbsFar-right Israeli minister: Area will soon resemble parts of GazaHezbollah attacks prompt intensified Israeli airstrikes in LebanonLebanese authorities say 102 people killed, no fatalities reported in IsraelBy Maya Gebeily, Maayan Lu...Reuters
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Proposed New York law would bar AI chatbots from posing as lawyers, allow duped users to sue
By Karen Sloan March 5 (Reuters) - A proposed law working its way through New York's legislature would bar artificial intelligence chatbots from impersonating lawyers and other licensed professionals in the state, opening up AI platforms to lawsuits by users. The bill, whose sponsor calle...Reuters
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Trump ousts Kristi Noem, names Oklahoma senator as homeland security nominee
Noem embraced harsh immigration rhetoric and actionsStaffing change may alter Trump's immigration strategyCritics accuse Noem of targeting non-criminal immigrantsBy Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - Kristi Noem, who oversaw U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration...Reuters
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ADVISORY-An alert from law firm tagged to Goldman Sachs and Navan withdrawn
An alert from a law firm's press release investigating Goldman Sachs's GS.N sale of Navan NAVN.O shares was inadvertently published and has been withdrawn.There will be no substitute.STORY_NUMBER:nTUABMZ3FXSTORY_DATE:05/03/2026STORY_TIME:07:25:02 PM GMTReuters
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US, Mexico to launch review process of USMCA trade pact week of March 16
March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. and Mexican negotiators will hold bilateral discussions starting the week of March 16 as part of the joint review of the United States–Mexico–Canada trade agreement, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Thursday.U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Mexi...Reuters
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US, Mexico to launch review process of USMCA trade pact week of March 16
March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. and Mexican negotiators will hold bilateral discussions starting the week of March 16 as part of the joint review of the United States–Mexico–Canada trade agreement, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Thursday.Reuters
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Buddy Guy reflects on his blues legacy as 'Sinners' takes center stage at Oscars
By Alicia Powell and Danielle BroadwayLOS ANGELES, March 5 (Reuters) - Blues legend Buddy Guy is gaining a wave of new fans — some from surprising places — thanks to his role in the Oscar-nominated film “Sinners.” “After the movie came out, I went to this grocery store I’ve shopped at for 35 years,”...Reuters
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Czech parliament votes to shield PM Babis from trial on EU subsidy fraud charges
PRAGUE, March 5 (Reuters) - The lower house of the Czech parliament voted on Thursday to deny a court request for billionaire businessman and Prime Minister Andrej Babis to face trial in long-running prosecution over an alleged fraud in drawing a European Union subsidy.Babis, head of the populist AN...Reuters
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Shell And Venezuela Government Execute Several Agreements
March 5 (Reuters) - Shell PLC SHEL.L:SHELL: ON THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH, SHELL AND THE GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA EXECUTED SEVERAL AGREEMENTS - SPOKESPERSONSHELL: DEAL INCLUDES OFFSHORE GAS DEVELOPMENTS, ONSHORE OIL, GAS OPPORTUNITIES, EXPLORATION & LOCAL CONTENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVESSHELL...Reuters
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