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(Reuters) -The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday ordered FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities to pay $250.7 million in penalties and refunds after an investigation linked to a bribery scandal found the energy distributor broke state laws and rules. Ohio-based FirstEnergy previously admitted paying millions of dollars to state officials to pursue legislation on nuclear subsidies …

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By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -U.S. researchers are beginning to identify clinical characteristics that distinguish “super responders” to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound from patients who lose only moderate amounts of weight at best, according to a report published online ahead of peer review. The massive data analysis may eventually help personalize treatment decisions …

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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA released fresh images on Wednesday of the interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS that astronomers have determined is a comet probably even older than our solar system, as U.S. space agency officials dismissed speculation that it is actually an alien spacecraft. 3I/ATLAS was first spotted in July by an Asteroid Terrestrial-impact …

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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The F-35 fighter jets the U.S. plans to sell Saudi Arabia will be less advanced than those operated by Israel, in line with a U.S. law that guarantees Israel’s military edge in the region, U.S. officials and defense experts said on Wednesday. President Donald Trump announced the sale this week, …

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By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia’s military will continue carrying out bombing operations to curb the expansion of illegal armed groups, despite the recent deaths of at least 12 children and teenagers in three airstrikes against a FARC dissident group, Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday. Human rights ombudsman Iris Marin this week …

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GAZA (Reuters) -A Gaza company that operates water desalination plants serving nearly half of the enclave’s population said on Tuesday it had resumed operations after Hamas-led security freed a staff member whom they detained on Monday. A statement issued by the Abdul Salam Yassin Company, whose services reach more than 1 million people, said the …

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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -An Argentine court has ordered the seizure of 20 properties owned by former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her family as part of her fraud conviction in a public works scheme, local media reported on Tuesday. Fernandez, a polarizing leftist who served two presidential terms from 2007 to 2015, as well …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has nothing to do with his family business as the Trump Organization and a Saudi developer look to open the latest Trump hotel in the Maldives. During a meeting with the Saudi crown prince in the Oval Office, Trump was asked about a possible …

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By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – A federal judge ruled in favor of Meta Platforms on Tuesday, saying the company did not illegally stifle competition by buying Instagram and WhatsApp, giving Big Tech its first decisive win against the antitrust crackdown started in President Donald Trump’s first term. The ruling is a major setback for the …

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