What the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action means for colleges
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious policies in college admissions, ending decades of…
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Thrift store operator Savers valued at nearly $4 billion in market debut
By Sri Hari N S and Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Thrift store operator Savers Value Village fetched a market capitalization of…
Canadian wildfire smoke spreads, 100 million Americans under air-quality alerts
By Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) -Murky, dull skies loomed over tens of millions of Americans on Thursday as smoke from…
U.S. Supreme Court buoys religious employees who seek accommodations at work
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday bolstered the ability of employees to obtain accommodations at work…
US Midwest drought expands, but forecast rains offer relief to crops
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) – The most intense drought to hit the U.S. Midwest farm belt since 2012 deepened…
AI company Runway valued at $1.5 billion in latest funding – source
(Reuters) – AI company Runway has been valued at $1.5 billion in its latest round of funding, a source familiar…
Coinbase, facing SEC lawsuit, says regulator lacks police power over crypto
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency platform, said it will ask a judge to…
Volkswagen in discussions with Tesla over its charging standard
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen said on Thursday that it was in discussions with Tesla over its North American charging standard…
US antitrust enforcer says generative AI ‘raises competition concerns’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Generative AI, which is best known for ChatGPT, raises competition concerns and is a focus of the…
Hollywood stars stand by actors not ‘swimming in money’
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Laz Alonso recalled his days as an aspiring actor trying to break into…