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Chef Jose Andres mourns World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza at Washington Cathedral
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Celebrity Chef Jose Andres called seven aid workers killed by Israeli forces in Gaza "the best of humanity" on Thursday during a memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral that was attended by ...
Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Paleontologists from Argentina announced the discovery of a new medium-sized herbivorous dinosaur, which was a fast runner and lived about 90 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period in present ...
US FDA sends warning to Cardinal Health for marketing unapproved devices
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday sent a warning letter to Cardinal Health after an inspection of its facility in Illinois showed that the company was marketing unapproved devices. (Reporting by Pratik Jain in ...
US VP Harris hosts Kim Kardashian to discuss criminal justice reform
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will host reality-television star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian at the White House on Thursday to discuss criminal justice reform, after President Joe Biden granted ...
Reactions to court overturning Harvey Weinstein NY rape conviction
(Reuters) - Reactions were widespread to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 New York conviction for sexual assault and rape on Thursday: DOUGLAS WIGDOR, LAWYER FOR EIGHT WEINSTEIN ACCUSERS: “Today’s decision is a major step back in ...
Amazon Prime Video to exclusively stream two NHL seasons in Canada
(Reuters) - National Hockey League (NHL) and its digital broadcast rights owner Rogers Communications on Thursday signed a deal to stream the hockey tournament's next two seasons exclusively on Amazon.com's Prime Video for Canadian audiences.
Halifax man accused of attacking mother with machete appears in court
A man accused of attacking his mother with a machete made his second appearance in Halifax provincial court Thursday. Satrajpal Singh Rai, 56, faces three charges from an April 3 incident at his Halifax apartment building: attempted murder, ...
US judge rejects Trump bid to throw out writer's $83.3 million defamation verdict
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to throw out a $83.3 million defamation verdict in favor of the writer E. Jean Carroll, who said the former U.S. president defamed her after she accused him of raping ...
Columbia University inspires national protest wave, swift response by authorities
By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien NEW YORK (Reuters) - A stalemate at Columbia University over removing a student encampment to protest Israel's war in Gaza has spawned a wave of similar demonstrations on college campuses across the U.S., but ...
Detours and delays coming as work gets underway at busy Yarmouth intersection
An underground infrastructure project will soon be getting underway at the intersection of Main, Chestnut and Vancouver streets in Yarmouth. The project involves excavation of the intersection to replace critical infrastructure that has reached the ...