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‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ lead SAG nominations on road to Oscars
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Box office hits “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” landed four nominations each for Hollywood’s Screen Actors Guild awards on Wednesday, setting up a new battle between the blockbuster films ahead of the Academy Awards. The movies that squared off in a showdown dubbed “Barbenheimer” last summer will vie for the top…
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Madrid museum welcomes ruling it can keep painting looted by Nazis
By Catarina Demony and Elena Rodriguez MADRID (Reuters) – One of Spain’s top museums welcomed a U.S. court decision allowing it to keep a French impressionist painting looted from a Jewish woman by the Nazis, which the museum said it had bought decades later in a transparent way. Tuesday’s decision by a California appeals court…
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DNA from ancient Europeans reveals surprising multiple sclerosis origins
By Will Dunham (Reuters) – DNA obtained from the bones and teeth of ancient Europeans who lived up to 34,000 years ago is providing insight into the origin of the often-disabling neurological disease multiple sclerosis, finding that genetic variants that now increase its risk once served to protect people from animal-borne diseases. The findings stemmed…
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Massive winter storm batters US, knocks out power ahead of brutal freeze
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) -A massive winter storm moving across the eastern half of the U.S. on Tuesday knocked out power to about 811,000 homes and businesses in 12 states ahead of a brutal freeze expected to blanket the region starting this weekend. The hardest hit states so far are New York and Pennsylvania, each…
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Judges skeptical of Trump’s immunity claim in election subversion case
By Andrew Goudsward, John Kruzel and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday questioned Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from criminal charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election, and the former president threatened to prosecute Joe Biden if he returns to the White House. Trump looked on as his…
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Factbox-Key dates in the 2024 US presidential race
(Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump leads a pack of six candidates jostling to be the Republican presidential nominee in the 2024 election, while President Joe Biden faces little opposition in the Democratic Party in his campaign for a second term. Here is a timeline of events related to the Nov. 5, 2024, election between now…
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Trump seeks ‘revenge and retribution’ Biden says in Jan. 6 anniversary speech
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Joe Biden on Friday accused Republican Donald Trump, his likely 2024 election opponent, of instigating the Jan. 6 attacks and plotting revenge on those seeking to punish him, as the president put the future of U.S. democracy at the center of his bid for…
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India Navy rescues bulk carrier crew after Arabian Sea hijack attempt
By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The Indian Navy on Friday rescued the crew of a merchant vessel after its attempted hijack in the Arabian Sea and said it had not found any pirates on board. An Indian Navy warship intercepted the Liberian-flagged MV Lila Norfolk bulk carrier less than a day after it had…
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New York could be first state to offer prenatal paid leave to mothers
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday proposed offering pregnant women 40 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments, which she said would make New York the first state in the U.S. to offer such benefits. The proposal was part of a six-point plan to improve maternal and…
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Bitcoin Could Test $50,000 this Month
The Bitcoin rally continues. Last checked, the digital currency was up to $45,075 and could see $50,000 soon, according to analysts at Matrixport. All in anticipation of a potential Bitcoin ETF. Helping, the cryptocurrency could also see big interest from institutional investors if the US SEC approves an ETF prior to a January 10 ETF…