Democrats say new Alabama congressional map shorts Black voters
By Josephine Walker and Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Alabama’s Republican-controlled legislature on Friday passed a new congressional map that increased the…
July 2023
Oil rallies for fourth straight week on tightening supply
By Shariq Khan BENGALURU (Reuters) -Oil prices rose nearly 2% on Friday to record a fourth consecutive weekly gain, buoyed…
OpenAI, Google, others pledge to watermark AI content for safety -White House
By Diane Bartz and Krystal Hu WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary…
Global shares slip, dollar soars vs yen on BoJ policy expectations
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global share markets edged lower on Friday as most U.S. megacap stocks slipped, while…
Canada’s port workers union leadership backs new contract deal
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Leaders of a dock workers union in Canada’s Pacific region on Friday backed a tentative…
U.S. FDA denies petition on chemicals used in food packaging
(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator on Friday denied a petition urging the agency to reconsider its initial denial on a…
Spain’s election: some see choices for a ‘least bad’ option
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s election on Sunday will likely produce a win for the centre-right People’s Party, opinion polls show, but…
Amazon builds $120 million satellite processing hub in Florida
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amazon is building a $120 million processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in…
Johnny Depp self-portrait painted during ‘dark time’ goes on sale
LONDON (Reuters) – A self-portrait by Johnny Depp went on sale on Thursday, depicting the Hollywood star when he was…
Dead EV batteries turn to gold with U.S. incentives
By Nick Carey, Paul Lienert and Victoria Waldersee POOLE, England (Reuters) – A little-publicized clause in the U.S. Inflation Reduction…