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Rising food costs leave hungry Americans $33 billion behind, report says

Hungry people in the U.S. faced a $33.1 billion shortfall in funds for basic food needs in 2022, but nearly half of them will not qualify for aid, according to a report by

Rising food costs leave hungry Americans $33 billion behind, report says

US House committee advances bill to restrict BGI, WuXi AppTec

By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -U.S. legislation that would restrict business with China's BGI, WuXi AppTec and certain other biotech companies on national security grounds was approved by a U.S.

US House committee advances bill to restrict BGI, WuXi AppTec

Love them or hate them, meme stocks are back

Meme stocks are soaring again, delighting fans, frustrating detractors and showing Wall Street that the social media force behind the wild

Love them or hate them, meme stocks are back

The inside story of Elon Musk’s mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff

The day before Elon Musk fired virtually all of Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging division last month, they had high hopes as charging chief

The inside story of Elon Musk’s mass firings of Tesla Supercharger staff

Oil rebounds, gains 1% after US crude draw, lukewarm inflation data

Oil prices rose nearly 1% on Wednesday from a two-month low in the prior session as the market balanced bullish U.S. economic and crude storage data against the

Oil rebounds, gains 1% after US crude draw, lukewarm inflation data

Norway's wealth fund backs bid for PepsiCo biodiversity risk assessment

Norway's sovereign wealth fund plans to back a shareholder proposal demanding PepsiCo conduct a biodiversity risk assessment to gauge how vulnerable the soft drink and

Norway's wealth fund backs bid for PepsiCo biodiversity risk assessment

Viruses are doing mysterious things everywhere – AI can help researchers understand what they’re up to in the oceans and in your gut

Scientists are discovering viral genetic sequences in the wild faster than they can analyze them. A kind of ChatGPT for proteins can help make sense of all that data.

Viruses are doing mysterious things everywhere – AI can help researchers understand what they’re up to in the oceans and in your gut

Black holes are mysterious, yet also deceptively simple − a new space mission may help physicists answer hairy questions about these astronomical objects

Studying theoretical, fast-spinning black holes is helping physicists understand more about the elusive black holes out in the universe.

Black holes are mysterious, yet also deceptively simple − a new space mission may help physicists answer hairy questions about these astronomical objects

Sheriff faces questions from Arkansas lawmakers over Netflix series filmed at county jail

Arkansas lawmakers are questioning a sheriff's decision to allow a Netflix documentary series to be filmed at a county jail

Sheriff faces questions from Arkansas lawmakers over Netflix series filmed at county jail

'Furiosa' debuts in Cannes, giving Anya Taylor-Joy a megawatt movie-star moment

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” rolled into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, returning George Miller’s dystopia-on-wheels to the French Riviera festival and lending Anya Taylor-Joy a fairy tale moment on the Cannes red carpet

'Furiosa' debuts in Cannes, giving Anya Taylor-Joy a megawatt movie-star moment

Report: Welding at water slide caused huge fire in Sweden that killed one person

A welding operation sparked a huge fire in February at a water park that was under construction at one of Sweden’s biggest amusement centers, causing the death of one person

Report: Welding at water slide caused huge fire in Sweden that killed one person

Biden administration is moving ahead on new $1 billion arms sale to Israel, congressional aides say

The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it plans to move ahead on more than $1 billion in arms sales to Israel

Biden administration is moving ahead on new $1 billion arms sale to Israel, congressional aides say

Slovakia plans to build a new nuclear reactor

Slovakia’s government approved a plan to build another nuclear reactor in a country that relies heavily on nuclear electricity generation

Slovakia plans to build a new nuclear reactor

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hits longest home run at Oracle Park in nearly two years

Shohei Ohtani really wanted a splash hit into San Francisco’s McCovey Cove, and he came oh so close

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hits longest home run at Oracle Park in nearly two years

FIFA moves toward ending soccer tradition and letting league games be staged in other countries

FIFA has moved toward ending decades of soccer tradition by reviewing the policy that currently block domestic league games being played in other countries

FIFA moves toward ending soccer tradition and letting league games be staged in other countries

Tesla settles factory worker's sexual harassment lawsuit

Tesla has settled a lawsuit by a former factory employee who says she was fired for complaining about severe sexual harassment, as the electric carmaker faces a series

Tesla settles factory worker's sexual harassment lawsuit

Voice-cloning technology bringing a key Supreme Court moment to 'life'

The use of a voice-cloning technology marrying old audio clips to an actor's narration is bringing an historic U.S. Supreme Court decision to life

Voice-cloning technology bringing a key Supreme Court moment to 'life'

US appeals court upholds biofuel blending mandates for 2020-2022

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a rule from President Joe Biden's administration that set the amount of biofuels that oil refiners were required to blend into the

US appeals court upholds biofuel blending mandates for 2020-2022

Amazon Web Services plans $8.4 billion cloud investment in Germany

Amazon Web Services (AWS) said on Wednesday it plans to invest 7.8 billion euros ($8.44 billion) in Germany through 2040 as it builds a cloud computing infrastructure

Amazon Web Services plans $8.4 billion cloud investment in Germany

Musk's Neuralink has faced issues with its tiny wires for years, sources say

Neuralink's disclosure last week that tiny wires inside the brain of its first patient had pulled out of position is an issue the Elon Musk company has known about for

Musk's Neuralink has faced issues with its tiny wires for years, sources say

Singapore's guitar-playing new PM prefers 'incremental' change

Singapore's Lawrence Wong, who becomes on Wednesday the wealthy city-state's first new prime minister in 20 years, took to Tiktok in the years before to engage

Singapore's guitar-playing new PM prefers 'incremental' change

GameStop, AMC tumble as two-day rally in meme stocks loses momentum

By Medha Singh and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) -GameStop and AMC shares slumped on Wednesday, as a two-day rally sparked by the return of "Roaring Kitty" Keith Gill, who was the central figure in the

GameStop, AMC tumble as two-day rally in meme stocks loses momentum

Edmunds: The five things you need to know before buying your first used Tesla

Used Teslas aren’t as expensive as you might think, especially with the company’s recent price cuts on its new models

Edmunds: The five things you need to know before buying your first used Tesla

FIFA sets date for first Women's Club World Cup. Tournament due to launch in January 2026

FIFA has finally set a date for the first Women’s Club World Cup tournament

FIFA sets date for first Women's Club World Cup. Tournament due to launch in January 2026

Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review

A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and put safeguards around it

Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review
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