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Jazz quintet Ezra Collective wins Mercury Prize
LONDON (Reuters) - Ezra Collective on Thursday won the Mercury Prize for "Where I'm Meant to Be", the first jazz album to ever take home the British music award. The London quintet, made up of drummer...
Sep 07, 2023
Blinken, Romanian minister discuss drone debris found in Romania near Ukraine border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu on Thursday discussed Romania's investigation into drone debris found in Romania close to ...
Sep 07, 2023
Imbue raises $200 million at over $1 billion valuation in AI funding boost
(Reuters) - AI research lab Imbue has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round, which included participation from Astera Institute and Nvidia, at a valuation of over $1 billion, the company sai...
Sep 07, 2023
US showdown over Ukraine aid looms as counteroffensive grinds on
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's latest request for Ukraine assistance faced new hurdles in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as factions of Republicans argued over federa...
Sep 07, 2023
US Vice President Harris dismisses Biden age concerns, but ready to be president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris dismissed questions about President Joe Biden's age on Friday, telling a television interviewer she is prepared to be commander in chief, but t...
Sep 07, 2023
Canadian wildfires could keep burning through winter -minister
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Warm, dry conditions in Canada could ignite new wildfires in September and it is possible that some of the blazes could remain active through the winter season, Natural Resources Mi...
Sep 07, 2023
Massachusetts top court allows electric shock therapy for disabled patients
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A Massachusetts institution for the developmentally disabled can continue to use controversial electric shock devices to address aggressive or self-harming behavior in r...
Sep 07, 2023
Former Trump adviser Navarro convicted of contempt of Congress
By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's trade adviser Peter Navarro was found guilty on Thursday of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoe...
Sep 07, 2023
Exclusive-U.S. sports league caps maker New Era prepares for IPO-sources
By Abigail Summerville, Echo Wang and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Era Cap LLC, a supplier of major U.S. sports league headware, has kicked off preparations for an initial public offering (IPO...
Sep 07, 2023
Lee to become ‘major hurricane’ over weekend as it chugs across Caribbean
(Reuters) - Hurricane Lee, a Category 2 storm, was "rapidly strengthening" as it churned through the Caribbean on Thursday, the U.S.-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. In Puerto Rico and ...
Sep 07, 2023
