Top Biden official doubts Israel can achieve 'total victory' in Gaza
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration does not see it likely or possible that Israel will achieve "total victory" in defeating Hamas in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on...
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JPMorgan pushes back on ISS recommendations on severance, independent chair
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase on Monday pushed back against recommendations made by proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) on a shareholder proposal on severance payouts and the independent board chairman. ISS had supported the proposa...
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Doping-American downhiller Johnson banned 14 months for whereabouts failures
(Reuters) - Olympic alpine skiing downhiller Breezy Johnson was hit with a 14-month ban by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on Monday for committing three whereabouts failures over a 12-month span. One of the top U.S. downhillers, Johnson has co...
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Former US military intelligence official says he resigned over Gaza war
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. military intelligence official released a letter on Monday that explained to his colleagues at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) that his November resignation was in fact due t...
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NY Fed report warns discount window stigma may never go away
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve needs to rethink how it provides swift liquidity to banks, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Monday. That's because despite many years of trying to reform the discount win...
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Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran ahead of Cannes premiere
CANNES (Reuters) - Mohammad Rasoulof, a celebrated Iranian director whose latest film is competing in the Cannes Film Festival, has fled Iran after being sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging. In a statement dated Sunday, Rasoulof said he...
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Cannes festival director laments focus on controversies rather than cinema
CANNES (Reuters) - Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux lamented on Monday an increased focus in recent years on political and social issues in the movie industry, which he said came at the expense of the actual films. "In the past, people...
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Games Global Ltd withdraws US IPO plan
(Reuters) - Games Global, the UK-based maker of online casino-styled games, withdrew its plan for an initial public offering in the United States on Monday. (Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
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Caitlin Clark era gets underway as Fever visit Sun
Caitlin Clark's WNBA career officially begins on the road Tuesday with the Indiana Fever's regular-season opener against the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn. The unprecedented flood of interest in women's basketball is expected to follow Clark fro...
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Hezbollah head says displaced Israeli northerners won't return home if Gaza war persists
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The head of powerful Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said on Monday that residents of northern Israel would not be able to return home for the start of the next school year if their government pressed on with its offensive in the ...
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