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Tennis-American Kenin says not going to Olympics
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin became the latest player to rule herself out of the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. "I'm not playing the Olympics. That was a difficult deci...
Jun 30, 2021
Britney Spears’ father asks for investigation of her abuse claims
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jamie Spears, father of Britney Spears, has asked for an investigation of the pop superstar's claims that she had been mistreated under a legal conservatorship...
Jun 30, 2021
Bill Cosby’s prison release provokes strong feelings
(Reuters) - Reaction to Bill Cosby being freed from prison on Wednesday after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction ranged from outrage to cheers. Here are some of thos...
Jun 30, 2021
Micron profit beats, forecasts revenue above estimates
(Reuters) - Micron Technology Inc on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit and forecast fourth-quarter revenue above expectations, as a worldwide shift to remote work and rising 5G...
Jun 30, 2021
El Salvador’s appointment of new judges raises fears of power grab
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Lawmakers in El Salvador on Wednesday voted to keep the head of the Supreme Court in place for three more years and appointed five new justices, triggering ...
Jun 30, 2021
Con Edison asks NY customers to conserve energy amid heat wave
(Reuters) - New York utility company Con Edison on Wednesday asked customers in the New York City area to limit energy use during a heat wave that has gripped sections of the United States. The compan...
Jun 30, 2021
Motor racing-Ganassi sells NASCAR operation to Trackhouse
(Reuters) - Trackhouse Entertainment Group said on Wednesday it has agreed to purchase Chip Ganassi Racing's NASCAR operation, a deal that will see the longtime motorsports fixture exit the top U.S. s...
Jun 30, 2021
Venezuela’s Maduro aims to ‘whitewash’ image with concessions, Guaido says
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is seeking to "whitewash" his image abroad with recent political changes seen as favorable to the opposition ahead of state and local elections ...
Jun 30, 2021
Motor racing-Senna scriptwriter to make Ecclestone docu-series
LONDON (Reuters) - Manish Pandey, who scripted the award-winning motor racing film "Senna", is making an eight-part documentary series about the life of former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone an...
Jun 30, 2021
U.S. House approves creation of select committee to probe Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the creation of a Democratic-majority select committee to probe the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capito...
Jun 30, 2021
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