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Seven bodies, including two missing teens, found in Oklahoma town

2 May 2023

(Reuters) -The bodies of seven people, including two missing teens and a convicted sex offender, were found Monday afternoon on a property near the small Oklahoma city of Henryetta, the county sheriff said. Corpses believed to be 14-year-old Ivy Webster and 16-year-old Brittany Brewer were found when officers searched the property where the sex offender, …

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Hollywood studios say talks with writers have ended with no deal

2 May 2023

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The group representing Hollywood studios in labor talks with film and television writers said in a statement that negotiations had ended on Monday without the two sides reaching a deal. (Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

U.S. Postal Service next-generation delivery vehicles delayed to mid-2024

2 May 2023

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said on Monday it expected to receive next-generation delivery vehicles in June 2024, nine months behind a prior schedule. In March 2022, the USPS placed an initial $2.98 billion order for 50,000 next-generation delivery vehicles from Oshkosh Corp and previously said it expected to …

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Factbox-How will TV shows be affected by the Hollywood writers strike?

2 May 2023

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of Hollywood film and television writers will go on strike starting Tuesday, an action that will disrupt TV production. How will the walkout by the Writers Guild of America’s affect viewers’ favorite TV shows and movies? Which shows will feel the first impact of the strike? Late-night talk shows such …

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Florida board picked by DeSantis countersues Disney

2 May 2023

By Dawn Chmielewski and Tom Hals (Reuters) – A district board appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to oversee development around Walt Disney Co’s Florida theme parks sued the company on Monday to void “backroom deals” favorable to the entertainment giant. The state court lawsuit escalates tensions between Disney and the Republican governor and likely …

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Highway pileup in Illinois dust storm causes multiple fatalities, at least 30 injured

1 May 2023

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A dust storm that cut visibility to near zero on Monday triggered a series of chain-reaction crashes involving dozens of vehicles on an Illinois highway, injuring at least 30 people and killing an unspecified number, state police said. Roughly 40 to 60 passenger cars and about 20 commercial vehicles, including …

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US FDA panel backs restricted use of AstraZeneca’s prostate cancer drug (April 28)

1 May 2023

(This April 28 story has been corrected to fix the company’s name in paragraph 1) (Reuters) – A panel of U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers on Friday voted for the restricted use of British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc’s experimental treatment, jointly developed with Merck & Co, for a type of prostate cancer. The FDA panel …

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