DeSantis escalates battle with Disney in new legislative push

By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday fired another shot in his battle with Walt Disney Co, saying the state’s Republican legislature would take steps to nullify the company’s effort to circumvent state oversight of Walt Disney World. DeSantis, a likely Republican presidential candidate who has made attacking “woke…

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Antisemitism festers in current US political and social climate, report says

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The social and political climate in the United States has become fertile ground for antisemitism in recent years, according to a report released on Monday by advocacy group Anti-Defamation League and the Tel Aviv University. Expressions of hatred against Jews have become “mainstreamed and normalized,” and incidents of violence,…

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Waiting for quantum computers to arrive, software engineers get creative

By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Quantum computers promise to be millions of times faster than today’s fastest supercomputers, potentially revolutionizing everything from medical research to the way people solve problems of climate change. The wait for these machines, though, has been long, despite the billions poured into them. But the uncertainty and…

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J.B. Hunt misses estimates on weak freight demand and higher maintenance expenses

(Reuters) – J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings on Monday, hurt by weak shipping demand, high driver wages and maintenance expenses.   Shares of trucking operator fell 2.43% to $172.36 in extended trading. Logistics firms are struggling with excess delivery capacity as demand from e-commerce companies declines from pandemic highs. Volumes at…

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Apple offers high-yield savings to card customers as deposit competition heats up

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc is seeking to attract U.S. savers with a new high-yield deposit account it announced on Monday with partner Goldman Sachs Group Inc amid increased competition among financial institutions for consumer dollars. Apple said users of its Apple Card can earn 4.15% on savings accounts, or 10 times higher than…

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US House Speaker McCarthy pitches budget cuts for debt limit vote

By Richard Cowan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday outlined spending cuts he said his fellow Republicans would demand in exchange for voting to raise the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, avoiding a potentially catastrophic default. His proposals included cutting spending to last year’s levels, capping…

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Soundgarden, singer’s widow settle court fight over unreleased recordings

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Grunge music pioneers Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, the widow of lead singer Chris Cornell, have settled a legal dispute over the late singer’s unreleased recordings, according to a joint post from their Instagram accounts on Monday. They said the “amicable” settlement marked a new partnership between Soundgarden and Cornell’s estate…

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