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RFK Jr running mate injects needed cash in independent's campaign
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - The role Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, will play in his White House bid is coming into focus, as the wealthy lawyer injects millions of dollars into their independent campaign and amplifies ...
Organisers of Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia cancel annual celebrations over Gaza
TUNIS (Reuters) - An annual Jewish pilgrimage to Tunisia's Djerba synagogue and celebration has been cancelled due to the war in Gaza, the head of the organising committee, Perez Trabelsi, told Reuters on Friday. Trabelsi added that the ...
Person covered in flames outside NY courthouse where Trump trial underway, says CNN
(Reuters) - A person was covered in flames outside the New York city courthouse where former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is underway, CNN reported on Friday. (Writing by Susan Heavey, editing by David Ljunggren)
UN rights chief urges states to act on slavery reparations
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief called for countries to take concrete steps on reparations for people of African descent at a U.N. meeting on Friday, adding his voice to calls for justice for slavery ...
Alberta municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists
By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Municipalities and irrigation districts in the western Canadian province of Alberta have agreed to use less water this summer to combat a severe ongoing drought, the provincial government said on Friday. Environment ...
Butler Hall Capital urges Vanda to engage in sales discussions
(Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Butler Hall Capital said on Friday it is urging Vanda Pharmaceuticals to form an independent special committee to engage with Future Pak over its takeover offer and run a full sales process. On April 17, Vanda ...
Three California police officers charged in 2021 death of man in custody
(Reuters) - California prosecutors announced involuntary manslaughter charges against three police officers for the 2021 death of a man in their custody, reversing the outcome of a previous investigation that had cleared the officers. The ...
U.S. national dies in Russian-controlled Donetsk - Russian journalist
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russell Bentley, a U.S. national, has died in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in Ukraine, Margarita Simonyan, head of Russia's state media outlet RT, wrote on Telegram on Friday. Simonyan said Bentley had been "fighting ...
US House advances $95 billion Ukraine-Israel package toward Saturday vote
By Makini Brice and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives advanced a $95 billion legislative package on Friday providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific in a broad bipartisan vote, overcoming ...
IMF committee acknowledges conflicts risk but opts against joint communique
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's steering committee failed to issue a joint communique on Friday amid disagreements over wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, opting instead for a statement from the ...