By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday she hopes to pass a $33 billion aid package for Ukraine requested by President Joe Biden “as soon as possible.” Biden asked Congress on Thursda…
Purdue urges skeptical appeals court to revive Sackler opioid lawsuit shield
(This April 29 story refiles to change marking to marketing in 9th paragraph) By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Judges on a U.S. appeals court appeared hesitant on Friday to revive a legal shield that would protect members of the Sackler family who own Pu…
Tourist hub Bahamas sees spike in migrant smuggling by boat to the United States
By Brian Ellsworth and Jasper Ward CORAL HARBOR, The Bahamas (Reuters) – Patrol crafts manned by the Royal Bahamas Defense Force set off each day from a former luxury resort hotel, as the archipelago nation works to control a spike in migrants attempti…
N.Korea’s Kim calls for stronger military as nuclear test work ‘well underway’
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on the country’s military to “bolster up their strength in every way to annihilate the enemy”, state media reported on Friday, as new satellite imagery showed increased preparations …
How infant formula makers are saturating mothers’ social media
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Stephanie Labarta, 31, was six months pregnant when she first noticed the occasional infant formula ad on Instagram and Facebook. Now, a year later, she sees ads three or four times a day, typically for Reckitt Benckis…
New York City delays start of law requiring salaries in job advertisements
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Council voted on Thursday to delay its new pay transparency law by six months to Nov. 1, when employers will be required to include salary ranges in job advertisements. The law, passed in January…
Lawyer for ‘Rust’ cinematographer’s family objects to video release
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An attorney for the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said authorities had done “irreparable” harm by releasing video of her receiving medical treatment after she was shot on the set of Alec Baldwin movi…
Wall Street ends sharply higher, lifted by Meta and Apple
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Wall Street ended sharply higher on Thursday after a strong quarterly report from Meta Platforms lifted beaten down technology and growth stocks and offset worries about the U.S. economy’s contract…
Russian spy chief says U.S., Poland plotting division of Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) -Russia’s foreign spy chief accused the United States and Poland on Thursday of plotting to gain a sphere of influence in Ukraine, a claim denied by Warsaw as disinformation aimed at sowing distrust among Kyiv’s supporters. Sergei Nary…
Moderna files for U.S. authorization of COVID shot for kids under 6
By Michael Erman and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – Moderna Inc said on Thursday it asked U.S. regulators to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 6, which would make it the first shot against the coronavirus available for those u…