Biden names CIA Director William Burns to his cabinet
By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he had asked CIA Director…
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Pacific Gas and Electric says can meet California power demand this summer
(Reuters) – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on Friday said it is prepared to meet increased electricity demand in…
California grid operator urges power conservation as temperatures soar
(Corrects to removes reference to ‘flex’ alert in first paragraph) (Reuters) – The California power grid operator issued an emergency…
Analysis-Climate change: Which countries will foot the bill?
By Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici BRUSSELS/BEIJING (Reuters) – Record-breaking heat in China. Wildfires forcing Swiss villages to evacuate. Drought…
US appeals court to reconsider decision on Elon Musk tweet about unions
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday said it will reconsider its recent decision that Tesla…
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…
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…