Left-wing philosopher Cornel West launches long-shot 2024 presidential bid

By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Cornel West, a progressive political activist and philosopher, announced on Monday that he is launching a third-party 2024 bid for the U.S. presidency. West said on Twitter that he was running for the White House with the small, leftist People’s Party, “fighting to end poverty, mass incarceration, ending wars and…

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Exclusive-Musk’s Neuralink valued at about $5 billion despite long road to market

By Rachael Levy, Krystal Hu and Marisa Taylor (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s brain implant startup Neuralink, which was valued at close to $2 billion in a private fundraising round two years ago, is now worth around $5 billion based on privately executed stock trades described to Reuters by five sources with knowledge of the matter….

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US Supreme Court takes up dispute over ‘Trump Too Small’ trademark

By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a California attorney’s federal trademark for the phrase “Trump Too Small” – a cheeky criticism of former President Donald Trump – should have been granted. The justices took up an appeal by the U.S. Trademark Office of a lower court’s…

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NH Gov. Sununu: staying out of 2024 race so Republicans can beat Trump

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu said on Monday he would not join the crowded field vying for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, saying too many candidates will help former President Donald Trump win the nomination. “Our party is on a collision course toward electoral irrelevance without significant corrective action,”…

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NATO says reinforcements arriving in Kosovo after clashes last week

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Reinforcements for NATO’s peacekeeping force have begun to arrive in Kosovo following last week’s unrest in the north of the country, the alliance said on Monday. Violence flared after Kosovo authorities installed ethnic Albanian mayors in offices in northern municipalities after being elected on a turnout of just 3.5% after Serbs who…

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Biden plans Chicago fundraiser with billionaire Illinois governor Pritzker

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s Democratic allies are planning a private Chicago fundraiser with billionaire Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker as soon as this month, two people briefed on the president’s plans say. A specific date for the tentative event had not been confirmed and a spokesman for…

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Aid group NRC resumes work with female staff in Taliban heartland

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – An international aid agency in Afghanistan has resumed operations in the southern province of Kandahar – the birthplace of the Taliban and home to its supreme spiritual leader – after its Afghan female staff were allowed to return to work. The move comes after Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)…

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