By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Jennifer Aniston paid tribute to her late “Friends” co-star Matthew Perry on Wednesday in an Instagram post with a black and white photo of Aniston and Perry laughing together during a cast script reading. Perry was found dead in the Jacuzzi of his Los Angeles home on …
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By Jason Lange and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Americans inclined to vote for Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 election say they are more motivated by stopping Donald Trump from returning to the Oval Office than they are by supporting the incumbent, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The two-day poll, which closed on Tuesday, …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A former director of nutrition for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) sued the non-profit organization on Wednesday, accusing it of firing her for objecting to what she called a “pay to play” scheme to promote the no-calorie sweetener Splenda. Elizabeth Hanna said the ADA “sold the good name of the …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is holding a joint classified briefing for members of the Senate Intelligence and Commerce committees Wednesday on recent foreign online influence focused on Israel/Gaza and the Ukraine conflict. The closed-door briefing will also look at Chinese, Russian, and Iranian actors “working to undermine U.S. interests through online activity,” according …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, who last week announced he will retire from the Senate at the end of next year, added to his party’s woes on Wednesday when he said he “absolutely” would consider running for president in 2024. In an interview with NBC News, Manchin said: “Every American should consider it …
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By Patricia Zengerle and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers asked Apple Inc to explain the abrupt end of political comedian Jon Stewart’s television show on its streaming service, according to a letter made public on Wednesday, citing concerns that content related to China was behind the cancellation. The New York Times reported last month …
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(Reuters) – Las Vegas police have arrested eight teenagers in the fatal beating of high school student Jonathan Lewis and continue to search for two more suspects connected to what began as a dispute over a pair of headphones and escalated into a brutal assault, authorities said this week. Approximately 10 people can be seen …
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(Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has written to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding documents about its research into the harm to children from its social media platforms. A whistleblower’s release of documents in 2021 showed Meta knew Instagram, which began as a photo-sharing app, was addictive and worsened body image issues …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An independent U.S. aviation review team called on Wednesday for “urgent action” to prevent plane crashes, and made a series of recommendations to boost safety after a series of close calls involving passenger jets. The panel, named by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), released a 52-page report citing problems that …
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By Joey Roulette NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Wednesday released a long-awaited proposal to split regulatory powers over emerging private-sector space activities between the U.S. transportation and commerce departments, according to a draft legislative proposal. The plan would expand the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of rocket launch sites on Earth to include various …
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